The top three universities in 2024 were Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Cambridge University (UK) and Oxford University (UK).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded in 186 1, is located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Its main campus is built on the Charles River. It is a world-renowned top private research university, and is a member of the Patriot Union and the Global University Presidents Forum together with Georgetown University, West Point Military Academy and other top American universities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) focused on applied science and engineering in its early days. After World War II, the demand for R&D relying on American defense technology rose. During World War II and the Cold War, researchers at MIT contributed to the scientific and technological development of computers, radars and inertial navigation systems.
The engineering department of MIT is the most famous department with the largest number of applicants and the most "difficult to read". Won the American postgraduate course championship for seven consecutive years, among which electronic engineering is the most famous, followed by mechanical engineering.
University of Cambridge
Located in Cambridgeshire, England, it is a public research university with a traditional college system. He is a member of Russell University Group, Golden Triangle University, Doxbridge and G5. Cambridge University is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world. Its predecessor was an association of scholars founded in 1209.
Undergraduate students at Cambridge University usually spend three to four years. If you work after getting a bachelor's degree in three years, you can hand in your thesis in your post one year later and apply for a master's degree directly. Master of Philosophy (formerly known as Associate Doctor) is a slightly distinctive degree in Cambridge and Oxford. In Cambridge, it is mostly a one-year course plus papers.
Oxford University, located in Oxford, England, is a public research university with a traditional college system. As a member of Russell University Group, it is known as "Golden Triangle Famous School" and "G5". The specific time of the establishment of Oxford University is unknown, but the earliest teaching time recorded in the archives is 1096. Due to the strong support of the British royal family, it developed rapidly in 1 167.