The Times October 05, 2006 Britain and America dominate list of best universities By Alexandra Frean, Education Editor Click here for the top 100 universities in the world CAMBRIDGE and Oxford now rank among the top three universities in the world, second only to Harvard in the US, according to the latest global rankings published today. Both British universities have moved up in the rankings for 2006, with Cambridge knocking the Massachusetts Institute of Technology off the No 2 position and Oxford advancing from fourth position to third. MIT is tied for fourth place with another US university, Yale. SOURCE http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2389106,00.html The university world rankings were produced by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). SEE the list of the Top 100 linked at the above site. Discussion on this board of international rankings from time to time has criticized methodology. But here, the rankings come primarily from academics ranking top departments in their own fields: "The rankings were based on a survey for the THES of 3,703 academics worldwide, who were asked to identify up to 30 universities best for research within their own field of expertise. This ensures that the rankings are topical and liable to change from year to year if institutions do not maintain research standards. "The table also includes data from 736 graduate employers from around the world, as well as the ratio of faculty to student numbers and a university’s success in attracting foreign students and internationally renowned academics." The rankings stem from blending five categories of information. But will the board favor this list above others?
