The top 20 universities in the world

The 2012/13 QS World University Rankings is led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by University of Cambridge and Harvard University.

The rankings are based on data covering four areas—research, teaching and internationalization. It also currently considers over 2,000 universities, and ranks over 700. The rankings are compiled using the following six indicators: Academic reputation, Employer reputation, Faculty/student ratio, Citations per faculty, International faculty ratio and international student ratio.

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) comes in at ten and has 31 alumni and faculty winning the Nobel Prize and 66 the National Medal of Science or Technology. There are 109 faculty members who... more 
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) comes in at ten and has 31 alumni and faculty winning the Nobel Prize and 66 the National Medal of Science or Technology. There are 109 faculty members who have been elected to the National Academies. In addition, numerous faculty members are associated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as NASA. Caltech managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 billion for its endowment in 2011. less 
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