1 Harvard University United States 100.0 11.6
2 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 90.6 9.6
3 University of Oxford United Kingdom 84.1 9.4
4 Stanford University United States 79.9 10.0
5 University of California, Berkeley United States 79.2 9.5
6 Johns Hopkins University United States 76.2 9.3
7 University of Tokyo Japan 75.2 6.4
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 71.2 13.8
9 Yale University United States 67.6 9.3
10 McGill University Canada 62.3 7.7
11 University of Toronto Canada 61.8 7.2
12 University of California, San Diego United States 61.7 10.2
13 Kyoto University Japan 61.5 6.5
13 University of Melbourne Australia 61.5 6.3
15 University of Sydney Australia 60.2 5.3
16 University of British Columbia Canada 60.1 6.8
17 Imperial College London United Kingdom 59.1 8.1
18 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States 58.8 9.1
19 Peking University China 57.6 3.2
20 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 57.4 5.4
21 Australian National University Australia 55.4 5.9
22 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 55.0 7.8
23 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States 53.7 12.5
24 Seoul National University Korea, South 53.3 4.5
25 Monash University Australia 53.2 5.7
26 Cornell University United States 49.6 7.8
27 Princeton University United States 48.6 10.2
28 University of Queensland Australia 47.2 5.7
29 Columbia University United States 46.6 9.1
29 Karolinska Institute Sweden 46.6 7.6
31 Duke University United States 45.8 9.4
32 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 45.3 6.3
33 University of Chicago United States 45.1 8.8
34 University of Edinburgh United Kingdom 44.5 7.6
35 University of Michigan United States 44.1 8.5
36 Osaka University Japan 43.9 7.4
37 King's College London United Kingdom 42.7 6.7
38 University of California, Davis United States 41.3 6.4
39 University of Pennsylvania United States 40.7 8.8
40 The University of Auckland New Zealand 39.8 5.6
41 Tsinghua University China 39.7 2.8
42 Heidelberg University Germany 39.6 7.0
43 University of New South Wales Australia 39.1 5.8
44 University of Washington United States 39.0 9.2
45 National Taiwan University Taiwan 37.5 4.2
45 Washington University in St. Louis United States 37.5 9.3
47 Uppsala University Sweden 36.9 7.0
48 Boston University United States 36.3 8.7
49 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland 35.9 8.1
50 University of Wisconsin-Madison United States 35.8 7.5
51 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 35.4 3.0
52 University of Alberta Canada 34.6 6.0
53 University of Bristol United Kingdom 34.3 7.2
54 University of Manchester United Kingdom 34.2 6.6
55 New York University (NYU) United States 33.7 7.9
56 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 33.5 7.1
57 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium 33.4 6.8
58 University of Zurich Switzerland 33.2 7.4
59 Fudan University China 33.1 2.8
60 McMaster University Canada 32.5 6.8
60 University of Glasgow United Kingdom 32.5 8.2
62 University of Adelaide Australia 32.4 5.3
63 Universite de Strasbourg France 31.8 6.7
64 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 31.7 6.2
64 Aarhus University Denmark 31.7 6.9
66 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Paris VI France 31.4 6.0
67 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 31.1 6.5
68 Carnegie Mellon University United States 30.8 5.9
68 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 30.8 4.8
70 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 30.7 5.0
71 Brown University United States 30.6 7.1
72 University of Helsinki Finland 30.3 7.4
72 University of Otago New Zealand 30.3 5.0
72 Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Germany 30.3 6.8
75 Leiden University Netherlands 30.1 7.7
76 University of Birmingham United Kingdom 29.9 7.1
77 University of Texas at Austin United States 29.8 6.2
77 University of Western Australia Australia 29.8 5.5
79 Northwestern University United States 29.6 7.6
79 Purdue University United States 29.6 5.6
81 University of Science and Technology of China China 29.3 3.9
82 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Korea, South 29.1 5.3
83 Université de Montréal Canada 29.0 6.4
84 Utrecht University Netherlands 28.8 6.8
85 University of California, Santa Barbara United States 28.7 7.6
86 University of Copenhagen Denmark 28.5 7.0
87 Lund University Sweden 27.8 6.8
87 Universität Freiburg Germany 27.8 6.6
89 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 27.6 3.5
90 Trinity College Dublin Ireland 27.4 6.5
91 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign United States 27.2 6.1
92 University of São Paulo Brazil 27.1 3.0
93 Nanjing University China 27.0 3.0
94 University of Minnesota United States 26.9 6.9
94 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill United States 26.9 8.5
94 University of Nottingham United Kingdom 26.9 5.8
97 King Saud University Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 26.6 1.6
98 University of Calgary Canada 26.4 6.4
99 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico 26.3 3.0
99 University of California, San Francisco United States 26.3
2 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 90.6 9.6
3 University of Oxford United Kingdom 84.1 9.4
4 Stanford University United States 79.9 10.0
5 University of California, Berkeley United States 79.2 9.5
6 Johns Hopkins University United States 76.2 9.3
7 University of Tokyo Japan 75.2 6.4
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 71.2 13.8
9 Yale University United States 67.6 9.3
10 McGill University Canada 62.3 7.7
11 University of Toronto Canada 61.8 7.2
12 University of California, San Diego United States 61.7 10.2
13 Kyoto University Japan 61.5 6.5
13 University of Melbourne Australia 61.5 6.3
15 University of Sydney Australia 60.2 5.3
16 University of British Columbia Canada 60.1 6.8
17 Imperial College London United Kingdom 59.1 8.1
18 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States 58.8 9.1
19 Peking University China 57.6 3.2
20 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 57.4 5.4
21 Australian National University Australia 55.4 5.9
22 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 55.0 7.8
23 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States 53.7 12.5
24 Seoul National University Korea, South 53.3 4.5
25 Monash University Australia 53.2 5.7
26 Cornell University United States 49.6 7.8
27 Princeton University United States 48.6 10.2
28 University of Queensland Australia 47.2 5.7
29 Columbia University United States 46.6 9.1
29 Karolinska Institute Sweden 46.6 7.6
31 Duke University United States 45.8 9.4
32 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 45.3 6.3
33 University of Chicago United States 45.1 8.8
34 University of Edinburgh United Kingdom 44.5 7.6
35 University of Michigan United States 44.1 8.5
36 Osaka University Japan 43.9 7.4
37 King's College London United Kingdom 42.7 6.7
38 University of California, Davis United States 41.3 6.4
39 University of Pennsylvania United States 40.7 8.8
40 The University of Auckland New Zealand 39.8 5.6
41 Tsinghua University China 39.7 2.8
42 Heidelberg University Germany 39.6 7.0
43 University of New South Wales Australia 39.1 5.8
44 University of Washington United States 39.0 9.2
45 National Taiwan University Taiwan 37.5 4.2
45 Washington University in St. Louis United States 37.5 9.3
47 Uppsala University Sweden 36.9 7.0
48 Boston University United States 36.3 8.7
49 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland 35.9 8.1
50 University of Wisconsin-Madison United States 35.8 7.5
51 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 35.4 3.0
52 University of Alberta Canada 34.6 6.0
53 University of Bristol United Kingdom 34.3 7.2
54 University of Manchester United Kingdom 34.2 6.6
55 New York University (NYU) United States 33.7 7.9
56 University of Amsterdam Netherlands 33.5 7.1
57 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium 33.4 6.8
58 University of Zurich Switzerland 33.2 7.4
59 Fudan University China 33.1 2.8
60 McMaster University Canada 32.5 6.8
60 University of Glasgow United Kingdom 32.5 8.2
62 University of Adelaide Australia 32.4 5.3
63 Universite de Strasbourg France 31.8 6.7
64 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 31.7 6.2
64 Aarhus University Denmark 31.7 6.9
66 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Paris VI France 31.4 6.0
67 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 31.1 6.5
68 Carnegie Mellon University United States 30.8 5.9
68 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 30.8 4.8
70 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 30.7 5.0
71 Brown University United States 30.6 7.1
72 University of Helsinki Finland 30.3 7.4
72 University of Otago New Zealand 30.3 5.0
72 Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Germany 30.3 6.8
75 Leiden University Netherlands 30.1 7.7
76 University of Birmingham United Kingdom 29.9 7.1
77 University of Texas at Austin United States 29.8 6.2
77 University of Western Australia Australia 29.8 5.5
79 Northwestern University United States 29.6 7.6
79 Purdue University United States 29.6 5.6
81 University of Science and Technology of China China 29.3 3.9
82 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Korea, South 29.1 5.3
83 Université de Montréal Canada 29.0 6.4
84 Utrecht University Netherlands 28.8 6.8
85 University of California, Santa Barbara United States 28.7 7.6
86 University of Copenhagen Denmark 28.5 7.0
87 Lund University Sweden 27.8 6.8
87 Universität Freiburg Germany 27.8 6.6
89 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 27.6 3.5
90 Trinity College Dublin Ireland 27.4 6.5
91 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign United States 27.2 6.1
92 University of São Paulo Brazil 27.1 3.0
93 Nanjing University China 27.0 3.0
94 University of Minnesota United States 26.9 6.9
94 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill United States 26.9 8.5
94 University of Nottingham United Kingdom 26.9 5.8
97 King Saud University Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 26.6 1.6
98 University of Calgary Canada 26.4 6.4
99 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico 26.3 3.0
99 University of California, San Francisco United States 26.3
| 2010 World's Best Universities: Life Sciences and Biomedicine and Medical Schools U.S.News & World Report's World's Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, identified these to be the world's top universities in 2009. |
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