Top Universities in the World in 2010

ARWU vs QS vs THE

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE) are regarded to be the three most influential and widely observed international university rankings. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), commonly known as the Shanghai ranking, is a publication that was founded and compiled by the Shanghai Jiaotong University, whereas Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a company which focuses in education and overseas study. It was set up in 1990 by Wharton School MBA graduate Nunzio Quacquarelli. QS has issued the World University Rankings since 2004, in cooperation Times Higher Education. However, after the 2009 rankings, Times Higher Education (THE) took the decision to break from QS and cooperated with Thomson Reuters to provide the data for its annual World University Rankings.


20 Top Universities in the World in Year 2010

In 2010, Harvard University sits at number one followed by University of California, Berkeley based on The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Meanwhile, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranks University of Cambridge as the first position followed by Harvard University whereas Times Higher Education (THE) lists Harvard University in the first place succeeded by California Institute of Technology.

Of the top twenty universities, ARWU has positioned seventeen American universities, two British universities and one Asian university. QS has listed thirteen American universities, five British universities, one Swiss and one Australian university whereas THE has ranked fifteen American universities, three British universities, one Swiss and one Canadian university. Year 2010 top universities are still dominated by US, conclusively.