These five universities have all represented the best higher education in the world before, and they can also be said to be the first in the world. According to the world university rankings of different well-known institutions every year, these five universities basically occupy the top five for a long time. And, not surprisingly, these five universities will continue to occupy the forefront for a long time to come.
At present, there are four most influential ranking institutions in colleges and universities. However, each institution will refer to different data and indicators when ranking universities. Generally including but not limited to: academic reputation, academic quality, research results, resource input, social influence, degree of internationalization/influence, etc. Some will also consider alumni, professors and researchers, Nobel Prize winners and other world-renowned awards, well-known politics and other factors. The rankings of the five universities in different institutions are different, but the rankings are basically interspersed among the top five.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MIT has 6 colleges and 32 departments and is often rated as one of the best universities in the world. The school has always been famous for the teaching and research of physical science and engineering, but in modern times it has also vigorously developed other academic fields such as life science, economics, management, linguistics and so on.
By June 5438+ 10, 2020, MIT alumni, professors and researchers covered 97 Nobel Prize winners, 8 Fields Prize winners, 26 Turing Prize winners, 52 National Science Medal winners, 45 Rhodes scholars and 38 MacArthur Prize winners. At the same time, the school has a strong entrepreneurial culture, and the total profits of companies founded by alumni are equivalent to the eleventh largest economy in the world.
Harvard University is a private research university headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is rated as one of the most prestigious universities in the world because of its history, academic influence, wealth and other factors. Harvard alumni cover eight American presidents, multinational leaders and politicians; It has also trained 62 wealthy entrepreneurs and 335 Rhodes scholarship winners, the most in the United States. By the end of 10 in 2020, there were 16 1 person for Nobel Prize winners, 18 for Fields Prize winners and 14 for Turing Prize winners studying or working in Harvard.
Stanford University is a private research university, located in Stanford, California, near Silicon Valley. As of April, 20021,there are 84 Nobel Prize winners, 8 Fields Prize winners and 29 Turing Prize winners among alumni, professors and researchers in Stanford University. [Note 2] Stanford has trained many celebrities, including 30 wealthy entrepreneurs and 17 astronauts. It is also one of the institutions that train the largest number of members of the US Congress.
Cambridge University is a research university located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the fourth oldest university in the world. The alumni of Cambridge University include many famous mathematicians, scientists, economists, writers and philosophers. By the end of 2020 10, there were 12 1 Nobel Prize winners, 15 British Prime Ministers, 1 Hong Kong Chief Executive,1/Fields Prize winners and 7 Turing Awards.
Oxford University (English: Oxford University; ; Informal: Oxford University, or Oxford; ) Oxford is located in Oxfordshire, southeast England. It is a world-famous public research institute, federal university. It is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second oldest continuing higher education institution in the world. Up to now, Oxford has trained many British political celebrities and leaders, and more than 50 heads of state are also Oxford alumni.