
The 10 best global universities of 2022, according to U.S. News and World Report
The 10 best global universities of 2022, according to U.S. News and World Report
On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report released
its eighth annual ranking of the best global universities around the
world.
The 2022 ranking assesses
1,750 institutions from more than 90 countries across 13 different metrics,
including research reputation, faculty publications and international
collaboration.
“These rankings stand out from our other education
rankings due to their emphasis on academic research,” says Robert Morse, chief
data strategist at U.S. News in a statement. “The Best Global Universities
feature an overall ranking of more than 1,700 universities, as well as subject
rankings of additional 255 universities, for a total of 2,005 schools,
providing even more information for prospective students interested in schools
where research is a top priority.”
As in previous years, universities from the
United States dominated the ranking, claiming eight of the top ten spots —
which remain largely unchanged from the previous year with the exception of the
University of Washington, Seattle, and Cambridge University each rising one
spot. California Institute of Technology fell two spots.
However, the ranking also shines a light on topuniversities across the globe. The University of Cape Town was named the best
institution in Africa, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China was named the best
institution in Asia, The University of Melbourne was named the best institution
in Australia and The Universidade de São Paulo was named the best institution
in Latin America.
Here are the top 10 best overall global universities of 2022, according to U.S. News:
1. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts — United States
Highlight: Top-ranked university in many categories
including biology & biochemistry and economics & business.
2. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts — United States
Highlight: MIT was ranked the best university for
mathematics in the world.
3. Stanford University
Location: Stanford, California — United States
Highlight: U.S. News identified Stanford as having the
best chemistry program in the world.
4. University of California, Berkeley
A general
view of the University of California Berkeley campus including Sather Tower.
The Haas School of Business is visible in foreground and the San Francisco Bay
in the background.
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Madison/Getty Images
Location: Berkeley, California — United States
Highlight: This year, UC Berkeley was recognized for
having the second-best chemistry program.
5. University of Oxford
The U.K.
is home to three of the world’s top 10 universities, according to Times Higher
Education, including Oxford University.
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Price | Getty Images
Location: Oxford, England — United Kingdom
Highlight: Oxford was found to have the best arts &
humanities program, worldwide.
6. Columbia University
Columbia
University
Education
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Location: New York City, New York — United States
Highlight: Columbia University was recognized by U.S.
News for being among the best places to study cardiovascular systems.
7. University of Washington, Seattle
University
of Washington
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Hellstern | Getty Images
Location: Seattle, Washington — United States
Highlight: The University of Washington, Seattle was
found to have one of the world’s best clinical medicine programs.
8. University of Cambridge
Students
walk through Cambridge University in Cambridge, east of England, on March 14,
2018.
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AFP | Getty Images
Location: Cambridge, England — United Kingdom
Highlight: Cambridge’s faculty has included some of
history’s most famous mathematicians. This year, the university earned fifth
place for its mathematics program.
9. Johns Hopkins University (tie)
Johns Hopkins University
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Location: Baltimore, Maryland — United States
Highlight: Known for its medical research, Johns Hopkins was found to have the second-best infectious disease program, as well as the second-best surgical program, in the world.