U.S. News & World Report Announces 2017 Best Global Universities Rankings

– Newly expanded rankings evaluate 1,000 universities across 65 countries –

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings for more than 30 years, today released the 2017 Best Global Universities rankings. The overall rankings are the largest and most comprehensive assessment of research universities worldwide, evaluating 1,000 universities – up from 750 last year – across 65 countries.

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With 210 ranked universities, U.S. schools dominate the 2017 list and, for the first time, claim the top five spots: Harvard University leads at No. 1, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology at No. 2 and Stanford University at No. 3. The University of California—Berkeley comes in at No. 4 and California Institute of Technology rounds out the group at No. 5. 

Behind the U.S., the following countries have the most ranked institutions out of 1,000 schools on the overall Best Global Universities list:

• China: 87
• United Kingdom: 68
• Germany: 55
• France: 49

The University of Oxford, ranked No. 6 on the overall list, is the No. 1 school in the U.K. The top 5 universities in the U.K. are:

1. University of Oxford
2. University of Cambridge
3. Imperial College London
4. University of College London
5. University of Edinburgh

Best Global Universities also has rankings by country, region and subject. In the 2017 edition, U.S. News added six new country-specific rankings, including larger countries like Russia and smaller ones such as Poland and Egypt, bringing the total up to 38. Institutions are also assessed across 22 subjects.

Universities in the U.K. had the strongest showing in the following subject rankings:

• Social sciences and public health: 50 ranked universities
• Arts and humanities: 35 ranked universities
• Clinical medicine: 29 ranked universities
• Biology and biochemistry: 28 ranked universities
• Economics and business: 28 ranked universities
• Engineering: 28 ranked universities
• Plant and animal science: 28 ranked universities

The Best Global Universities methodology – which is based on Web of Science data and metrics provided by Clarivate Analytics InCites™ – weighs factors that measure a university's global and regional research reputation and academic research performance using bibliometric indicators such as publications, citations and international collaboration. Each subject ranking has its own methodology based on academic research performance and reputation in that specific area.