Share this article on...
Contact Us
- Report errors or inaccuracies topmba@qsnetwork.com
- Contribute articles contribute@qsnetwork.com
- Advertise advertise@qsnetwork.com
Cambridge Becomes the First non-US University Ever to Head the QS World University Rankings®, in the 7th Annual Edition Published Today.
8th September 2010
Cambridge Becomes the First non-US University Ever to Head the QS World University Rankings®, in the 7th Annual Edition Published Today.
London, 08 September
Harvard, which has topped the table since 2004 drops to 2nd place
• MIT jumps to 5th from 9th, reflecting a strong performance by technology universities
• There are 22 countries represented in the Top 100 - up from 19 last year
• Over 15,000 academics surveyed including 700 university leaders
World Top 10 (press release continues onto next page)
| 2010 | 2009 | Institution Name | Country/Territory |
| 1 | 2 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 2 | 1 | Harvard University | United States |
| 3 | 3 | Yale University | United States |
| 4 | 4 | UCL (University College London) | United Kingdom |
| 5 | 9 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States |
| 6 | 5= | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| 7 | 5= | Imperial College London | United Kingdom |
| 8 | 7 | University of Chicago | United States |
| 9 | 10 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | United States |
| 10 | 8 | Princeton University | United States |
