The 10 most prestigious universities in the world.

Harvard has topped the list for 13 consecutive years, according to THE's 2023 ranking of the world's most prestigious universities.

On February 13th, Times Higher Education (THE) published its ranking of the world's most prestigious universities, comprising 200 institutions.

Six out of the top ten universities are from the US, with the remainder from the UK, China, and Japan. Compared to last year, the top 10 still features familiar names, but there have been slight changes in rankings. Specifically, Tsinghua University in China rose one place to eighth, while Yale University in the US dropped to ninth.

Additionally, the top 20 includes two more representatives from Asia: Peking University, China, at number 11, and the National University of Singapore at number 19.

TT	School	Nation
1	Harvard University	America
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	America
3	Stanford University	America
4	Oxford University	Older brother
5	University of Cambridge	Older brother
6	University of California, Berkeley	America
7	Princeton University	America
8	Tsinghua University	China
9	Yale University	America
10	University of Tokyo	Japan

Looking at the countries and regions where universities are ranked, the US has 52 out of 200 representatives, the most and maintaining its top position for the past 10 years. The UK has 20 universities, ranking second, followed by China and Germany with 15 and 14 universities respectively. Vietnam has no universities in this ranking.

The World University Rankings (THE) noted the rise of universities in the Middle East this year, with seven institutions, up six from last year. Among them, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University in Saudi Arabia climbed from the 176-200 group to the 101-125 group. Two other universities from the region, three from the UAE, and one from Lebanon entered the top 200 for the first time.

Students at Stanford University, USA. Photo: Stanford University Fanpage — Students at Stanford University, USA. Photo: *Stanford University Fanpage*

THE is one of the four most prestigious and influential university ranking organizations in the world, alongside QS, ARWU, and US News.

The prestigious university rankings were first published by THE in 2011. The database for these rankings is based on expert opinions. Each person names up to 15 universities they consider best, in two criteria: Research and Teaching, with a scoring ratio of 2:1. As in 2023, nearly 38,800 academics from 166 countries and territories worldwide voted.

Doan Hung ( According to Times Higher Education )

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