Harvard Tops First U.S. News Global Universities Rank
By Janet Lorin Oct 28, 2014 12:01 AM ET 2 Comments
Harvard University led U.S. News & World Report’s first-ever global ranking of universities, as U.S. schools took eight of the top 10 slots.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in second, followed by University of California at Berkeley, according to the list of 500 schools in 49 countries released today. Stanford University was rated fourth, and two U.K. schools -- University of Oxford and University of Cambridge -- followed.
The magazine has published a ranking of U.S. institutions for three decades, where the methodology focuses on undergraduate entrance exam scores, admissions and academic reputation. The worldwide rankings look at the importance of a school’s research, global and regional reputation, international collaboration and the number of doctorates awarded, according to the statement.
“If you have a big footprint in all those areas, then you’re going to do well in this ranking,” Robert Morse, chief data strategist for the online magazine, said in an interview. “The methodologies in the two rankings are completely different and there is no overlap in the data.”
That would explain why Princeton University, which topped the magazine’s list of U.S. “best colleges” in the national category, didn’t appear on the global list.
Bloomberg.com
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