There are numerous universities around the world responsible for higher education of the students both domestic and international. But there are some universities which are considered as the best in the world due to the quality of education given to the students.

By maintaining quality education they also ranked high upon the rankings of the top universities in the world and constantly evolved with time to maintain that position as one of the most prestigious institutions of education around the globe.

Many of the aspects that include during the ranking of a university includes the, Academic reputation, Employer’s reputation, Faculty per student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and International student ratio. When we look at these aspects, it is quite obvious that the universities in the western countries including US are at top of the ranking chart.

Here is the list of top-ten universities of the world.

(1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the top private research university in the northeast with in the Cambridge United States. It is ranked number one in QS Global Ranking 2021. Applicants can apply through an online application framework known as MyMIT.

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The application processing fee is US$75 and candidates submit biographical details intially. After that they had to answer short response questions and essays prior to listing and writing about four activities of specific significance to them and then had to submit information about coursework and grades they obtained.

Additional prerequisites include letters of recommendation from two professors, plus extra materials from a school counselor. The admission process is very competitive and only students with good abilities overall manage themselves to get an admission over there.

It is one of the major institute of interest for the international students across the globe. Approximately 90% of undergraduate students of MIT live in residence halls and fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups.

(2)Stanford University

Stanford university among the top universities is one of the most prestigious institute around the world by numerous major educational institutions around the world.

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Leland Stanford Junior University is a private research university in Stanford California was founded in 1885 and had maintained high standard of education over the years. It is considerd very hard indeed to get an admission over there.

A student need to maintain a higher grades along with a solid academic outlook to pass through the initial phase of admission. Some of the many famous majors including computer and information sciences, engineering, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies.

Apart from that, Stanford is home to eighteen interdisciplinary institutes, which gives students a unique opportunity to combine different areas of study to formulate their own unique programs.

(3) Harvard University

Harvard University is considered as one of the most prestigious and oldest institutions of higher education in the United states founded in 1636 along Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a few miles west of downtown Boston. It is a member of Ivy League Schools.

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It is one of the most pursued institution among the students and the reason is that Harvard students have access to courses, research institutes, and faculty mentors from all parts of the university along with world famous faculty, riched resources, and individualized instruction, it is considered as the perfect place to pursue your academic interests.

(4) University of Oxford

University of Oxford is one of the most famous universities across the globe. It is also considered as the oldest university in the english speaking world founded in 1096 in oxford, Oxfordshire, England. It is one of the most prestigious institute around the globe.

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There are about 22 thousand students in the university and about half of them are undergraduate. Fourty percent of the total students at University of Oxford are international students. A major portion of the Oxford city comprises of the university students making it the status of the city with the youngest population.

The University of Oxford doesn’t have a main campus, its structures and offices rather being spread around the medieval city center. Its colleges each have a particular character and conventions frequently going back hundreds of years. Colleges are self governing institutions to which students could apply directly.

There are four academic divisions inside Oxford University, Humanities, Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Medical Sciences; and Social Sciences. The university’s specific strength is the sciences and it is positioned number one in the world in medical field.

(5) California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

California Institute of technology is on number five in the list of top-ten universities in the world. It is a private research university located in Pasadena California founded in 1891.

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It is considered a very prominent and prestigious platform to pursue higher studies not only with in the United States but all around the world as well.

It could be understood by the fact that this institution has produced 32 Nobel Laureates with in just 123 years of its existence. The quality of education is very good here and it is quite difficult to get admission here due to very high compitative environment. Its admission rate is around 6 percent.

It has one of the best student to faculty ratio in the world with three to one which ultimately gives student the comfort regarding studies. It specializes in sciences with aim to produce high quality scientists and engineers.

(6) ETH Zurich – Swiss Institute of Technology

ETH Zurich federal institute of technology among top ten universities is at number 6 which is a public research university located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland.

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It was founded in 1854 by the Swiss Federal Government. Its mission is to educate engineers and scientists and the institute focuses exclusively on science, technology, engineering and mathematics known for its cutting edge research and innovation.

It is one of the most attractive institute for international students due to its low fee criteria and more than 22 thousand students currently studying in this prestigious institute.

(7) University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge in top ten universities is at number seven. It is a collegiate research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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It was founded in 1209 and given a royal charter by King Henry III in the year 1231. Cambridge is considered as the second oldest university in the English speaking world and the world’s fourth oldest university in terms of survival upto now.

Cambridge is one of the most reputable universities in the world and it offers undergraduate degree programs also known as Triposes in the arts and humanities, social sciences, sciences and engineering.

(8) UCL ( University College London)

University College London also known as UCL is a major public research university located in London England. It was founded in the year 1826 and was the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge which means it is one of the oldest universities in England.

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UCL currently had more than 35 thousand students from around 150 countries and over 11,000 staff. That makes the staff to student ratio very high and among the best institutes in the world.

(9) Imperial College London

Imperial College London is one of the best institute around the world ranking 9th in the QR world ranking of the universities. Imperial College London is located in South Kensington in London, England in an area known as ‘Albertopolis.

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This perhaps is the only university in the United Kingdom to focus exclusively on science, engineering, medicine and business. It has a lot of international students studying in it due to its reputation as the best of the best and this character makes it quite compitative in terms of getting an admission in Imperial College London.

(10) University of Chicago

The University of Chicago in our list of top ten universities is at number ten. It is a private research university in Chicago founded in 1890 and its main campus is located in Chicago, United States.

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As the case above, getting an admission here is also very tough due to its compitative nature. A student has to be at its very best to be enrolled by the university. Though it is not a part of the Ivy league institutes but it is compitative enough to be at that level.