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Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021
THE-World University Rankings: 2021
Times Higher Education World University Rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 include more than 1,500 universities across 93 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.


The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.


This year’s ranking analysed more than 80 million citations across over 13 million research publications and included survey responses from 22,000 scholars globally.


Trusted worldwide by students, teachers, governments and industry experts, this year’s league table provides great insight into the shifting balance of power in global higher education.


Ranking Methodology:

The performance indicators are grouped into five areas: teaching (the learning environment); research (volume, income and reputation); citations (research influence); international outlook (staff, students and research); and industry income (knowledge transfer).


More about Methodology: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/world-university-rankings-2021-methodology


THE-2021: Top 10 World Universities


Rank#1:: University of Oxford, UK


Rank#2:: Stanford University, USA


Rank#3:: Harvard University, USA


Rank#4:: California Institute of Technology, USA


Rank#5:: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA


Rank#6:: University of Cambridge, UK


Rank#7:: University of California, Berkeley, US


Rank#8:: Yale University, USA


Rank#9:: Princeton University, USA


Rank#10:: University of Chicago, USA



THE-2021: Top 10 Indian Universities


Rank#301-350:: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore


Rank#351-400:: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar


Rank#401-500:: Indian Institute of Technology Indore


Rank#601-800:: Banaras Hindu University, UP


Rank#601-800:: Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai


Rank#601-800:: University of Delhi


Rank#601-800:: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune


Rank#601-800:: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata


Rank#601-800:: Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar


Rank#601-800:: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad


For more information on ranking procedure, other university rankings and other details for the year 2021 please follow the “THE-WUR: 2021” button below.

About The Times Higher Education (THE)

Times Higher Education (THE) is the data provider underpinning university excellence in every continent across the world. As the company behind the world’s most influential university ranking, and with almost five decades of experience as a source of analysis and insight on higher education, we have unparalleled expertise on the trends underpinning university performance globally. Our data and benchmarking tools are used by many of the world’s most prestigious universities to help them achieve their strategic goals.

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