U.S. News Media Group, the nation's leading source of news analysis and service journalism, today further expanded its unparalleled collection of education content with the release of its first-ever exclusive list of the World's Best Colleges and Universities.
The World's Best Colleges and Universities rankings are based on the 2008 Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, developed by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, one of the world's leading resources for careers and education. Using a completely different methodology and ranking data than the well-known U.S. News America's Best Colleges rankings, the World's Best Colleges and Universities rates universities on factors such as the proportion of international faculty and the proportion of international students.
"With more prospective college students looking abroad to explore higher education options, we felt it was important to present to our readers a ranking that included institutions worldwide," said U.S.News & World Report Editor Brian Kelly. "By showcasing the World's Best Colleges and Universities on our education portal, we've succeeded in providing another comprehensive, one-stop resource for students and their families."
"Furthermore, today more universities than ever are competing for the brightest students, the most recognized research faculty, and coveted research dollars," said Bob Morse, Director of Data Research for U.S. News. "Through the World's Best Colleges and Universities rankings, U.S. News helps to put these global education trends into context."
Following an in-depth methodology, the World's Best Colleges and Universities list is one of the most comprehensive of its kind, and includes the following rankings: Top 200 Universities Worldwide, the Top 30 AsianUniversities, the Top 30 EuropeanUniversities, the Top 20 Canadian Universities, and the Top 20 Australian and New ZealandUniversities. The listing also includes the Top 50 global rankings in the fields of arts and humanities; engineering and IT; life sciences and biomedicine; natural sciences; and social sciences.
Of notable rank is Harvard University (Boston, Mass.), which earned the top ranking for universities overall. In addition, of the approximately 600 universities evaluated, nearly 60 American schools made the list for the Top 200 Universities Worldwide.
To determine the 2008 rankings, six distinct indicators of excellence were evaluated, including: Academic Peer Review, Employer Review, Student-to-Faculty Ratio, Proportion of International Faculty, Proportion of International Students, and Citations per Faculty Member.
Which schools made the top 200 list this year?
- Harvard University (United States)
- Yale University (United States)
- University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
- alifornia Institute of Technology (United States
For additional information on the 2008 ranking of the World's Best Colleges and Universities, please visit www.usnews.com/worldcolleges.
U.S. News Media Group
The U.S. News Media Group is a multiplatform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes U.S.News & World Report magazine. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion,the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group's signature franchises include its News You Can Use(R) brand of journalism and its "America's Best"
series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans, and more.
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS provides guidance for higher education and career choices, enabling high achievers to progress towards their leadership goals. Through our exclusive events, publications, research and interactive web tools, we link undergraduate, graduate, MBA and executive communities around the world with recruiters and education providers. Our communities include: QS TopUniversities.com, QS TopGradSchool.com, QS TopMBA.com, QS Global Workplace.com. The QS team of over 100 individuals from the four corners of the world represent the experience and goals of the achievers we aim to assist. They include internationally recognized experts in the higher and business education arena. QS operates globally from offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai, Sydney, Washington DC, Boston, and Johannesburg.
The Times Higher Education
The Times Higher Education (www.timeshighereducation.co.uk) was founded in 1971 and is the weekly magazine of universities across the world and it's the United Kingdom's most authoritative source of information about higher education. It's designed specifically for professional people working in higher education and research. It is no longer affiliated to The Times [of London].
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