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Top Universities in the World: 662 Ranked Universities in 2026
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, United States +1•4,362 Reviews
#1
Worldwide 47 PhDs On-campus Online
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States •4,1153 Reviews
#2
Worldwide 3 PhDs On-campus
Stanford University
Stanford, United States •4,150 Reviews
#3
Worldwide 73 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom •4,1112 Reviews
#4
Worldwide 114 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom +1•4,455 Reviews
#5
Worldwide 99 PhDs On-campus Online
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States +1•4,3101 Reviews
#6
Worldwide 89 PhDs On-campus Online
California Institute of Technology - Caltech
Pasadena, United States •4,137 Reviews
#7
Worldwide 2 PhDs On-campus
Imperial
London, United Kingdom +1•4,247 Reviews
#8
Worldwide 26 PhDs On-campus Online
Princeton University
Princeton, United States •4,436 Reviews
#9
Worldwide 42 PhDs On-campus
Yale University
New Haven, United States •4,254 Reviews
#10
Worldwide 78 PhDs On-campus Online
UCL
London, United Kingdom +2•4,1115 Reviews
#11
Worldwide 14 PhDs On-campus Online
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States •4,322 Reviews
#12
Worldwide 108 PhDs On-campus Online
ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Zürich, Switzerland +1•4,243 Reviews
#14
Worldwide 19 PhDs On-campus Online
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States +1•4,343 Reviews
#15
Worldwide 75 PhDs On-campus Online
Johns Hopkins University
Bologna, Italy +3•4,643 Reviews
#16
Worldwide 95 PhDs On-campus Online
Columbia University
Manhattan, United States +1•4,4113 Reviews
#18
Worldwide 65 PhDs On-campus Online
Peking University
Beijing, China +1•4,210 Reviews
#19
Worldwide 9 PhDs On-campus
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada +7•4,1295 Reviews
#20
Worldwide 87 PhDs On-campus Online
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Beverly Hills, United States •4,280 Reviews
#21
Worldwide 85 PhDs On-campus Online
National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore •4,562 Reviews
#22
Worldwide 51 PhDs On-campus Online