(*) Worlds Top Universities (*)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)
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*) Established:- 1861
Elected to the Association of American Universities in 1934.
77 Nobel laureates,
52 National Medal of Science recipients,
45 Rhodes Scholars, and 38 MacArthur Fellows are currently or
have previously been affiliated with the university.
University of Cambridge
*) Ranked :- Second
>> It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world.
>> The University's museums and collections also hold many treasures
which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities,
both past and present, of the University's academics and students.
Harvard University,
*) Established :- 1636,
*) Ranked:- Third
> The university houses the largest academic library in the United States.
> Harvard is America's oldest institution of higher learning, founded 140
years before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
> Harvard College was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of
Charlestown.
*) Ranked:- Fourth
>> First in England to admit students regardless of their religion and to
admit women on equal terms with men.
>> UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top three multifaculty
universities in the UK and features in the top 5 universities worldwide.
University of Oxford
*) Ranked:- fifth.
>> It is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and has served
as the home of the Rhodes Scholarship for more than a century.
>>There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in
some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned
English students from attending the University of Paris.
Imperial College London
*) Ranked:- Sixth
>> Public research university located in London, United Kingdom,
specializing in science, engineering, business and medicine.
>> Imperial College staff are frequently consulted by governments, and
also act as members of professional bodies, advise industry, and offer
informed comment to the media.
Yale University
*) Ranked:- seven
>> Produced many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents,
19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and several foreign heads of state.
>> Incorporated as the "Collegiate School", the institution traces its
roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to establish a college
to train clergy and political leaders for the colony.
>> In 1718, the College was renamed "Yale College" to honor a gift from
Elihu Yale, a governor of the British East India Company.
University Of Chicago
*) Ranked :- Eighth
>> Home to the University of Chicago Press, the largest university press in
the United States.
>> The University of Chicago is affiliated with 87 Nobel Laureates, 49 Rhodes
Scholars and 9 Fields Medalists.
>> It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation
from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated
in 1890.
Princeton University
*) Ranked:- Ninth
>> the fourth-oldest college in the United States.
>> The ambience of its earliest days is palpable in historic landmarks on campus,
most notably Nassau Hall, which in 1783 was the temporary capitol of
the United States.
>> On a per-student basis, Princeton has the largest university endowment
in the world.
California Institute of Technology(Caltech)
*) Ranked:- Tenth
>> 31 alumni and faculty winning the Nobel Prize and 66 the National Medal
of Science or Technology.
>> There are 109 faculty members who have been elected to the National
Academies.
>> In addition, numerous faculty members are associated with the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as NASA.
>> Caltech managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 billion for
its endowment in 2011.
Columbia University
*) Ranked :- Eleven
>> This University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of
New York.
>> Columbia annually administers the Pulitzer Prize and has been affiliated with
more Nobel Prize laureates than any other academic institution in the world.
University of Pennsylvania
*) Ranked:- Twelve
>> Academic life at this University is unparalleled with an undergraduate
student body of 10,000 from every U.S. state and around the world.
ETH Zurich
*) Ranked:- 13
>> 21 Noble Prize have been awarded to students or professors of the institute
in the past,the most famous is Albert Einstein in 1921,and the most recent is
Richard F.Heck in 2010.
Cornell University
*) Ranked :- 14.(New York,Ithacha)
>> Adding practical subjects to the classics and admitting qualified students
regardless of nationality, race, social circumstance, gender, or religion was
quite a departure when Cornell was founded in 1865.
>> The student body consists of nearly 14,000 undergraduate and 7,000
graduate students from all 50 states and 122 countries.
Stanford University
*) Ranked :- 15 ( Lctd b/w San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Vally)
>> Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research
and teaching institutions.
>> The University remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges
of the day and to preparing our students for leadership in today's
complex world.
Johns Hopkins University
*) Ranked :- 16.
>> After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both
teaching and research.
>> Eminent professors mentor top students in the arts and music,
the humanities, the social and natural sciences, engineering,
international studies, education,business and the health professions.
University of Michigan
*) Ranked :- 17
>> The mission of UOM if to serve the people of Michigan and the world through
pre-eminence in creating,communicating,preserving and applying knowledge art,
academic values and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the
present and enrich the future.
McGill University
*) Ranked :- 18
>> 300 buildings,more than 37,500 students,215,000 living alumni and a reputation
for excellence that reaches around the globe,has carved out a spot among the
world's great universities.
University of Toronto
*) Ranked:- 19
>> This university is dedicated to fostering an academic community in
which the learning and scholarship of every member may flourish, with
vigilant protection for individual human rights, and a resolute commitment
to the principles of equal opportunity, equity and justice.
Duke University
*) Ranked :- 20
>> The university has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a
world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge.
>> The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service
to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT).jpg)
*) Established:- 1861
Elected to the Association of American Universities in 1934.
77 Nobel laureates,
52 National Medal of Science recipients,
45 Rhodes Scholars, and 38 MacArthur Fellows are currently or
have previously been affiliated with the university.
University of Cambridge 
*) Ranked :- Second
>> It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world.
>> The University's museums and collections also hold many treasures
which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities,
both past and present, of the University's academics and students.
Harvard University, 
*) Established :- 1636,
*) Ranked:- Third
> The university houses the largest academic library in the United States.
> Harvard is America's oldest institution of higher learning, founded 140
years before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
> Harvard College was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of
Charlestown.
>> First in England to admit students regardless of their religion and to
admit women on equal terms with men.
>> UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top three multifaculty
universities in the UK and features in the top 5 universities worldwide.
University of Oxford
*) Ranked:- fifth.
>> It is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and has served
as the home of the Rhodes Scholarship for more than a century.
>>There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in
some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned
English students from attending the University of Paris.
Imperial College London 
*) Ranked:- Sixth
>> Public research university located in London, United Kingdom,
specializing in science, engineering, business and medicine.
>> Imperial College staff are frequently consulted by governments, and
also act as members of professional bodies, advise industry, and offer
informed comment to the media.
Yale University
*) Ranked:- seven
>> Produced many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents,
19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and several foreign heads of state.
>> Incorporated as the "Collegiate School", the institution traces its
roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to establish a college
to train clergy and political leaders for the colony.
>> In 1718, the College was renamed "Yale College" to honor a gift from
Elihu Yale, a governor of the British East India Company.
University Of Chicago
*) Ranked :- Eighth
>> Home to the University of Chicago Press, the largest university press in
the United States.
>> The University of Chicago is affiliated with 87 Nobel Laureates, 49 Rhodes
Scholars and 9 Fields Medalists.
>> It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation
from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated
in 1890.
Princeton University
*) Ranked:- Ninth
>> the fourth-oldest college in the United States.
>> The ambience of its earliest days is palpable in historic landmarks on campus,
most notably Nassau Hall, which in 1783 was the temporary capitol of
the United States.
>> On a per-student basis, Princeton has the largest university endowment
in the world.
California Institute of Technology(Caltech)
*) Ranked:- Tenth
>> 31 alumni and faculty winning the Nobel Prize and 66 the National Medal
of Science or Technology.
>> There are 109 faculty members who have been elected to the National
Academies.
>> In addition, numerous faculty members are associated with the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as NASA.
>> Caltech managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 billion for
its endowment in 2011.
Columbia University 
*) Ranked :- Eleven
>> This University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of
New York.
>> Columbia annually administers the Pulitzer Prize and has been affiliated with
more Nobel Prize laureates than any other academic institution in the world.
University of Pennsylvania
*) Ranked:- Twelve
>> Academic life at this University is unparalleled with an undergraduate
student body of 10,000 from every U.S. state and around the world.
ETH Zurich
*) Ranked:- 13
>> 21 Noble Prize have been awarded to students or professors of the institute
in the past,the most famous is Albert Einstein in 1921,and the most recent is
Richard F.Heck in 2010.
Cornell University
*) Ranked :- 14.(New York,Ithacha)
>> Adding practical subjects to the classics and admitting qualified students
regardless of nationality, race, social circumstance, gender, or religion was
quite a departure when Cornell was founded in 1865.
>> The student body consists of nearly 14,000 undergraduate and 7,000
graduate students from all 50 states and 122 countries.
Stanford University
*) Ranked :- 15 ( Lctd b/w San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Vally)
>> Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research
and teaching institutions.
>> The University remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges
of the day and to preparing our students for leadership in today's
complex world.
Johns Hopkins University
*) Ranked :- 16.
>> After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both
teaching and research.
>> Eminent professors mentor top students in the arts and music,
the humanities, the social and natural sciences, engineering,
international studies, education,business and the health professions.
University of Michigan
*) Ranked :- 17
>> The mission of UOM if to serve the people of Michigan and the world through
pre-eminence in creating,communicating,preserving and applying knowledge art,
academic values and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the
present and enrich the future.
McGill University
*) Ranked :- 18
>> 300 buildings,more than 37,500 students,215,000 living alumni and a reputation
for excellence that reaches around the globe,has carved out a spot among the
world's great universities.
University of Toronto
*) Ranked:- 19
>> This university is dedicated to fostering an academic community in
which the learning and scholarship of every member may flourish, with
vigilant protection for individual human rights, and a resolute commitment
to the principles of equal opportunity, equity and justice.
Duke University
*) Ranked :- 20
>> The university has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a
world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge.
>> The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service
to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
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