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GLOBALUNIVERSITYRANKINGS

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Welcome to the Education imes & YouthInc Global University Rankings 2011.Tis intensive research exercise haspolled thousands o people in over 30countries to rank the top undergraduateuniversities worldwide. We have rankedthe top universities based on the

responses we received rom students, recruiters and aculty or a holisticperspective o the actors that play a crucial role in higher education.Tese actors range rom nancial aid to campus acilities and diversityon campus to career prospects aer graduation. It also takes into

consideration the acilities and the aculties oered. What makesthese rankings truly dierent is that we have placed equal weight onresponses given by recruiters as by students and institutes together.

Our global ranking o these institutions has thrown up someinteresting results. Te ranks o certain universities come as no surprisesince they are that good; but the exciting news pertains to the others,the gate-crashers and hidden gems, which are now part o the crme-de-la-crme o educational institutions that every student worth his


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salt wants to be a part o. Ourtoppers belong to an eliteclub rom Harvard that

towers high above the restto Stanord and MI, whichcome a close second and third,to Oxord thereaer; theseare the institutes that promptothers to rise to the challengeand to compete in suchrankings.

Tough catching up with the

1 Harvard University USA 100

2 Stanford University USA 99.83 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA 99.7

4 University of Oxford UK 99.6

5 University of Chicago USA 99.4

6 Yale University USA 99.3

7 University of Pennsylvania USA 99.2

8 Columbia University USA 99

9 Imperial College London UK 98.7

10 Cornell University USA 98.6

11 Princeton University USA 98.512 California Institute of Technology USA 98.3

13 University of Toronto Canada 98.1

14 Northwestern University USA 98

15 University of Michigan Ann Arbor USA 97.4

16 McGill University Canada 97.3

17 University of Tokyo Japan 97.1

18 University of Cambridge UK 97

19 University of Melbourne Australia 96.5

20 London School of Economics UK 96.3

21 cole Normale Suprieure France 96.2

22 Carnegie Mellon University USA 96

23 University of California Los Angeles USA 95.9

24 Brown University USA 95.5

25 New York University USA 95.3

26 University College London UK 95.2

Rank Institution Country Score

The diverserange of factors

that have beenconsidered inthis survey haveprovided uswith separaterankings thatare morespecialised,ranging fromcampusfacilities to

value for money.

YI RANKS 100 UNIVERSITIES ACROSSTHE WORLD IN AN EXTENSIVE

RESEARCH EXERCISE INVOLVINGSTUDENTS, FACULTY AND RECRUITERS

best is not an easy task, thereare universities which have metthe mark and done a great job.We see a ew not-so-amousnames among our top 100, whoare doing a antastic job withtheir curriculum and aculty,organising and buildingacilities or social activitiesand introducing innovative


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27 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 95.1

28 Duke University USA 95

29 National University of Singapore Singapore 94.9

30 University of California Berkeley USA 94.831 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India 94.7

32 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany 94.5

33 Emory University USA 94.3

34 Johns Hopkins University USA 94.2

35 Hong Kong University of Science & Tech Hong Kong 94

36 cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne Switzerland 93.9

37 IE University Spain 93.6

38 University of Copenhagen Denmark 93.5

39 University of Zrich Switzerland 93.3

40 Kings College London UK 93

41 Dartmouth College USA 92.6

42 University of British Columbia Canada 92.5

43 University of Virginia USA 92.4

44 Rice University USA 92.2

45 University of Texas at Austin United States 92.1

46 University of Sydney Australia 92

47 Universidade de So Paulo Brazil 91.8

48 Pontifcia Universidad Catlica de Chile Chile 91.6

49 Vanderbilt University USA 91.5

50 Universitt Heidelberg Germany 91

51 University of Helsinki Finland 90.8

52 Peking University China 90.5

53 Technische Universitt Mnchen Germany 90.1

54 University of Manchster UK 90

55 HEC France 89.5

56 Universidad de Buenos Aires Argentina 8957 University of Southern California USA 88

58 Australian National University Australia 87

59 University of New South Wales Australia 86.6

60 Seoul National University Korea 86.4

61 Nanyang Technological Institute Singapore 86.1

62 University of Wisconsin Madison USA 86

63 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium 85.7

Rank Institution Country Score

A LITTLE BIT MORE... Forty our current and

ormer aculty membersat Harvard University areNobel Laureates

Te Peking Universitycampus is located in theormer site o the QingDynasty royal gardens

University o Manchesteris the largest single-siteuniversity in the UK

Seoul National Universitywas the frst nationaluniversity in South Korea

Te name Oxord orOxord University isderived rom Ox-ord,which reers to a placewhere cattle could crossRiver Tames. Te cityhas been around longerthan the university

Te Edinburgh UniversityLibrary pre-dates theuniversity by three years

methods o teaching. Tey areon their way to becoming well-known brands.

On the fipside, eventhough you know it is goingto be a oregone conclusion,there is only one instituterom India that makes it tothe top 100 the IndianInstitute o echnologyMumbai. It should not be that


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64 University of Edinburgh UK 85.3

65 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill USA 85

66 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 84.3

67 Monash University Australia 8468 Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico Mexico 83

69 Fudan University China 82

70 Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands 81.8

71 cole Polytechnique France 81

72 Tsinghua University China 80

73 Tohoku University Japan 79.6

74 Uppsala University Sweden 79.3

75 University of Warwick UK 79

76 University of Auckland New Zealand 78.6

77 University of Queensland Australia 78.2

78 National Taiwan University Taiwan 78

79 Munich Business School Germany 77.8

80 University of Groningen Netherlands 77.6

81 University of Bern Switzerland 77.2

82 Georgia Institute of Technology USA 77

83 University of Adelaide Australia 76.7

84 University of Rochester USA 76.3

85 Paris Dauphine France 76

86 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 75

87 Washington University St Louis USA 74

88 Ecole Centrale de Paris France 73

89 University of Washington USA 72

90 Durham University UK 71

91 Stockholm University Sweden 70

92 Purdue University USA 69

93 University of Bristol UK 68.694 University of York UK 68

95 Utrecht University Netherlands 67

96 Pennsylvania State University USA 66

97 Boston College USA 65

98 Pompeu Fabra University Spain 64

99 University of Vienna Austria 63.5

100 University of Tel Aviv Israel 63

this survey have helped usto provide you with separaterankings that are morespecialised, ranging rom best

campus acilities to value ormoney. Separate rankingsaccording to the eld o studyare also available or studentswho have already chosen theirproessional specialisations.

For more inormation onthe methodology, turn to page34. o read more about theEducation imes & Youth IncGlobal University Rankings2011, log on to our website,www.youthincmag.com. yi

Rank Institution Country Scoreway. Tere should be room orplenty more, considering thedemographics, especially thepercentage o youth, whichmakes the major chunk o th

epopulation. Tis obviouslypaves the way or a greaterpotential or higher educationin our country. We just needthe right mindset with littleor no intererence rom thegovernment.

Te diverse range o actorsthat have been considered in


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Rank Institution Country

1 Harvard University USA2 Stanford University USA

3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA4 University of Chicago USA5 Yale University USA6 University of Pennsylvania USA7 Columbia University USA8 Cornell University USA9 Princeton University USA10 California Institute of Technology USA


1 University of Oxford UK 2

Imperial College London UK 3 University of Cambridge UK 4 London School of Economics UK 5 cole Normale Suprieure France6 University College London UK 7 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany8 cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne Switzerland9 IE University Spain10

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1 University of Melbourne Australia

2 University of Sydney Australia

3 Australian National University Australia

4 University of New South Wales Australia

5 Monash University Australia

6 University of Queensland Australia

7 University of Adelaide Australia


1 University of Tokyo Japan

2 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong

3 National University of Singapore Singapore4 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India

5 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong

6 Peking University China

7 Seoul National University Korea

8 Nanyang Technological Institute Singapore

9 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan

10 Fudan University China

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BUSINESS PROGRAMMES


1 Harvard University USA

2 Stanford University USA

3 University of Oxford UK

4 London School of Economics UK

5 University of Cambridge UK

6 Columbia University USA

7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA

8 Princeton University USA

9 National University of Singapore Singapore


ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES



2 California Institute of Technology USA3 Imperial College London UK






9 Cornell University USA

10 Georgia Institute of Technology USA

DO YOU KNOWWHAT YOU WANT TO STUDY?

ProgrammeInnovation

70 per cent o studentspolled rom our top 100universities agreed that theirteaching aculty was opento discussions, questionsand new ideas. Tis is oneo the best indicators o agood educational institute,so it is clear that most o the

best institutes encourageinteraction between thestudents and aculty.

The teaching faculty at my institution

are very receptive to discussions,

questions and new ideas

Strongly

Agree

10%

Agree

60%

Strongly

Disagree

12%

Disgree

10%

Unable

to Rate

8%

A number o students know what stream they want to pursue when they beginundergraduate studies; however, most are still unsure. While some undergraduatedegree programmes, mostly in the United States, allow you to take courses romdierent streams in your frst year beore deciding on your major, other institutesrequire you to apply directly or a specifc programme oered. Tese instituteshave been ranked according to feld o study to make your choices easier.



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3 Johns Hopkins University USA

4 Stanford University USa


6 Yale University USA

7 University of California Berkeley USA8 Imperial College London UK

9 University of Toronto Canada

10 University of Sydney Australia

PURE SCIENCES



2 Harvard University USA3 University of Cambridge UK




7 Cornell University USA




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10 University of Toronto Canada

ReceptiveFaculty

Again, 70 per cent of students

at the top 100 institutesagreed that the programmesthat they were taught wereinnovative. Education isconstantly evolving, and thebest institutes update theircurricula regularly to staydynamic and relevant.

The programmes taught in my

institute and innovative and include

company visits.

Strongly

Agree

20%

Agree

50%

Strongly

Disagree

10%

Disgree

15%

Unable to

Rate5%


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RECRUITER SATISFACTION


1 Harvard University USA2 Stanford University USA3 London School of Economics UK 4 Carnegie Mellon University USA5 Brown University USA6 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India

7 University of Oxford UK 8 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong9 University of Virginia USA10 Dartmouth College USA

VALUE FOR MONEY


1 Yale University USA2 Cornell University USA3

McGill University Canada4 London School of Economics UK 5 National University of Singapore Singapore6 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India7 Johns Hopkins University USA8 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong9 Universitt Heidelberg Germany10 University of Helsinki Finland

CAREER SERVICES


1 Stanford University USA2

Harvard University USA3 Columbia University USA4 University of Pennsylvania USA5 Carnegie Mellon University USA6 Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai India7 cole Normale Suprieure France8 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany9 University of California LA USA


InternationalDiversity

45 per cent o studentspolled elt that the genderdiversity in their classes

was insufcient. Tese topinstitutes need to do more toencourage women to take upscience and business relatedelds to encourage genderequality in society.

70 per cent students elt thattheir institutes did not providevalue or money. Te top 100institutes in our list are the mostexpensive in the world. With theongoing economic crisis, it hasbecome difcult or graduatesto nd jobs. Te institutes needto work harder to build theircareer services and internshipopportunities or students.

There is sufcient gender

diversity in my class

I feel that my institution provides

value for the money I paid.

StronglyAgree

30%

Agree

30%

StronglyDisagree

10%

Disgree

20%

Unableto Rate

10%



CAMPUS FACILITIES


1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA2 University of Oxford UK 3 Cornell University USA4 Princeton University USA5 University of Cambridge UK 6 University of Melbourne Australia

7 Duke University USA8 Dartmouth College USA9 University of Texas at Austin USA10 University of Warwick UK

STUDENT SATISFACTION


1 Harvard University USA2 Stanford University USA3

University of Pennsylvania USA4 Columbia University USA5 Imperial College London UK 6 University of Oxford UK 7 University of Cambridge UK 8 cole Normale Suprieure France9 London School of Economics UK 10 University of California LA USA

INNOVATION IN TEACHING METHODOLOGIES



2 Brown University USA3 London School of Economics UK 4 Stanford University USA5 cole Normale Suprieure France6 Dartmouth College USA7 Johns Hopkins University USA8 Columbia University USA9 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen Germany

10 IE University Spain

GenderDiversity

Value forMoney

60 per cent o students polledelt that the internationaldiversity in their classes wassucient. Internationaldiversity is a strong actor thatattracts students rom all overthe world to study at these top

institutes. In recent years, thenumbers o scholarships oferedto international studentshave been reduced and thistrend needs to be checked tomaintain a diverse classroom.

There is sufcient international

diversity in my class.

StronglyAgree

5%

StronglyAgree

5%

Agree

40%

Agree

20%

Strongly

Disagree20%

StronglyDisagree

40%

Disgree

25%

Disgree

30%

Unable toRate

10%

Unable toRate

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How did we choose institutes?

Youth Incs Research Unit (YRU)chose 500 institutes across the worldaer having discussions with students,recruiters and aculty. We also studieddomestic rankings in various countriesto nd the best institutes.

All institutes were sent identicalsurveys. We contacted currentstudents as well as local andinternational recruiters and gatheredspecic inormation about theinstitutes.

Factors considered

Recruiter Perception Identicalsurveys were sent to recruiters

worldwide. Te recruiters were asked

Methodology

Ranking

to rate the institutes that they weremost likely to recruit rom.

Diversity o Students Teinstitutes were asked to report

the total number o students oncampus and what percentage o thestudents were international andspeak two or more languages. Genderdiversity o the students was alsoconsidered.

Diversity o Faculty Teinstitutes were asked to report

the total number o aculty on campusand what percentage o the aculty wasinternational, held doctorate degreesand were accredited with their ownpublishing material. Gender diversityo aculty was also considered.

Innovation o Programmes Weconsidered the dierent ways

used to construct degree programmes.

Innovation in eachingMethodologies Institutes wereasked to select dierent teachingmethodologies that we consideredinnovative. Some o these includedcompany visits, dual or multiplemajors and course collaborationsbetween dierent departments at theinstitute. Our list was selected aersurveying students across dierentcampuses worldwide.

Value or Money Weconsidered students opinions

on whether a particular school wasperceived as value or money. We alsoasked institutes or the percentage ostudents who received some sort ounding rom the institutes.

Campus Support We askedthe institutes and the students to

select the dierent types o assistanceprovided by the student ofce or asimilar body on campus. Our list wasselected aer surveying students acrossdierent campuses worldwide.

Information reportedby recruiters

Recall of institute

where to recruit from

20%

Likelihood of

recruiting from same

institute again

20%

Satisfaction with

institute career cell

10%

50%

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Career Service We asked theinstitutes and students about

the availability and unctioning o acareer service cell and how activesuch a service was or the students.We also considered what percentage

o students were actually placedthrough the institutes careerservice cell.

Actual methodology

We sent invitations to 500 institutes.Institutes were provided a passwordusing which they could sendus their completed survey online.Tey were asked to answer questions

relating to ull time aculty, careerservice, undergraduate studentand programme inormation

by the assigned weightage. We thentotalled the score rom all actorsand sorted the scores rom highest tolowest. Te institute with the highestscore was ranked rst.

Not just numbers!Aer we received the total computedscores or the institutes, we

Extracurricular Activities onCampus We asked students i

they were encouraged by the school toparticipate in diferent extracurricularactivities on campus. We also askedthe institutes to select specicextracurricular activities that theyofer on campus.

Exchange Programmes Institutes were asked to

report the percentage o students thatopted or exchange programmes. Wealso considered the exchange studentspresent on the institutes campus.

Student Satisaction Students were asked to rate

their institutes on various actorsincluding attitude o staf andproessors, location, course contentand so on. Institutes were also asked toreport the graduation rate o studentsenrolled in the rst year.

and all the actors listed above.We contacted current students

o the institutes and asked themto rate specic statements whichwere pertaining to the actors weconsidered in this ranking.

Over 5000 recruiters were sentemails with a survey. Te recruiterlist was prepared rom the responseso the institutes and also includedinternationally well-known recruiters.Te recruiters were asked to enlistinstitutes that they were likely torecruit rom.

Te table above is a summaryo the actors and the weightage g ivento each actor when we ranked theinstitutes. Each actor was madeup o a set o questions. Te totalpercentage attributed to thatactor was based on the averagescore o the responses multiplied

subjectively analysed thedata provided by the institutes,current students and recruiters.I we ound discrepancies in thesatisaction scores and thesubjective descriptions, weomitted the data.

Institutes that did not fll out the

survey reports in time

Out o 500 institutes that werecontacted, 49 institutes did notcomplete the survey on time ordid not respond. We used publiclyavailable inormation on theseinstitutes to include them in ourranking. We also contacted currentstudents and recruiters o theseinstitutes and compared the datawe compiled with the data providedby the institutes that participated inour survey. yi

Information reported by the school

Information reported by current studentsInformation reported by recruiters

Informationreported by

the school

Informationreportedby currentstudents

Diversity of Students 3% 2%

Diversity of Faculty 3% 2%

Innovation of Programs 3% 2%

Innovation in Teaching

Methodologies

3% 2%

Value for Money 3% 2%

Campus Support 3% 2%

Career Service 3% 2%

Extracurricular Activities

on Campus

3% 2%

Exchange Programs 3% 2%

Student Satisfaction 3% 2%

30% 20%

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