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World University Rankings 2008 - Academic Peer Review

2008 World Rank School Name Country Peer Review
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1 University of California, BERKELEY United States 100
2 HARVARD University United States 100
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 100
4 STANFORD University United States 100
5 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States 100
6 University of OXFORD United Kingdom 100
7 PRINCETON University United States 100
8 YALE University United States 100
9 University of TORONTO Canada 100
10 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States 100
11 MCGILL University Canada 100
12 CORNELL University United States 100
13 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 100
14 University of TOKYO Japan 100
15 University of CHICAGO United States 100
16 COLUMBIA University United States 100
17 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 100
18 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 100
19 PEKING University China 100
20 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States 100
21 University of MELBOURNE Australia 100
22 KYOTO University Japan 99
23 University of MICHIGAN United States 99
24 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 99
25 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 99
26 University of SYDNEY Australia 99
27 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 98
28 MONASH University Australia 98
29 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 97
30 DUKE University United States 97
31 TSINGHUA University China 97
32 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 97
33 SEOUL National University Korea, South 97
34 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 96
35 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States 96
36 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 96
37 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 95
38 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 95
39 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 95
40 University of TEXAS at Austin United States 95
41 University of QUEENSLAND Australia 95
42 University of Illinois, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN United States 94
43 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 94
44 Ecole normale supérieure, PARIS France 93
45 University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States 93
46 KING'S College London United Kingdom 93
47 Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 92
48 BROWN University United States 92
49 BOSTON University United States 91
50 University of ALBERTA Canada 91
51 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 91
52 UPPSALA University Sweden 91
53 OSAKA University Japan 90
54 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 90
55 FUDAN University China 89
56 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 89
57 University of VIENNA Austria 89
58 Université de Montréal Canada 89
59 UTRECHT University Netherlands 89
60 LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom 88
61 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 88
62 NORTHWESTERN University United States 88
63 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 88
64 University of HELSINKI Finland 88
65 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 88
66 National TAIWAN University Taiwan 87
67 LEIDEN University Netherlands 87
68 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 87
69 HEIDELBERG University Germany 87
70 University of WATERLOO Canada 86
71 HONG KONG University of Science and Tech... Hong Kong 86
72 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 86
73 MCMASTER University Canada 86
74 The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 85
75 PURDUE University United States 85
76 TEL AVIV University Israel 85
77 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 85
78 Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 85
79 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nch... Germany 84
80 University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 84
81 TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel 84
82 University of WASHINGTON United States 84
83 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 83
84 University of WARWICK United Kingdom 83
85 LUND University Sweden 82
86 University of BOLOGNA Italy 81
87 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico 81
88 Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 80
89 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France 80
90 University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 80
91 WASEDA University Japan 79
92 HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 79
93= RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 79
93= CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 79
95 University of MINNESOTA United States 79
96 GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States 78
97 PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 78
98 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 78
99 TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan 77
100= QUEEN'S University Canada 77
100= University of BARCELONA Spain 77
102 University of SÃO PAULO Brazil 77
103 TEXAS A&M University United States 77
104 Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 76
105 AARHUS University Denmark 76
106 University of ZURICH Switzerland 76
107 NANJING University China 76
108 University of Science and Technology of ... China 76
109 SIMON FRASER University Canada 76
110 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South 76
111 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 75
112 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India 74
113 University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 74
114 OHIO STATE University United States 73
115 University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 73
116 University of DELHI India 73
117 Technische Universitaet Muenchen Germany 73
118 University of OTAGO New Zealand 73
119 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 72
120 University of LEEDS United Kingdom 72
121 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 72
122 University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 72
123 University College DUBLIN Ireland 72
124= University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 72
124= University of ADELAIDE Australia 72
126 STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 71
127 University of CALGARY Canada 70
128 INDIANA University Bloomington United States 70
129 University of GENEVA Switzerland 69
130 University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 69
131 Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany 69
132 GEORGETOWN University United States 69
133 University of ARIZONA United States 69
134 University of GHENT Belgium 68
135 University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 68
136 CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 68
137 QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia 67
138= University of OSLO Norway 67
138= University Complutense MADRID Spain 67
140 The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 67
141 YORK University Canada 67
142 University of VIRGINIA United States 66
143 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V... France 66
144 University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 66
145= University of FLORIDA United States 65
145= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 65
147 MACQUARIE University Australia 65
148 University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 65
149 Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 65
150 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II... India 64
151 DARTMOUTH College United States 64
152= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States 64
152= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 64
152= Universiti Malaya (UM) Malaysia 64
155 Ateneo de MANILA University Philippines 64
156 Universität FREIBURG Germany 64
157 CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden 64
158 University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 63
159 Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 63
160 KEIO University Japan 63
161 University of the PHILIPPINES Philippines 63
162 TOHOKU University Japan 63
163 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland 63
164 ZHEJIANG University China 63
165 KOREA University Korea, South 63
166 University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 63
167 Technische Universität BERLIN Germany 62
168 Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia 62
169= RICE University United States 62
169= University of PITTSBURGH United States 62
169= University of CANTERBURY New Zealand 62
172= University of YORK United Kingdom 62
172= University of OTTAWA Canada 62
174 NAGOYA University Japan 62
175 STOCKHOLM University Sweden 62
176 EMORY University United States 62
177 University of BASEL Switzerland 62
178 Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France 61
179 CARDIFF University United Kingdom 61
180 University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 61
181= Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 61
181= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 61
183 RMIT University Australia 60
184 University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 60
185 University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil 60
186 CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 60
187 DURHAM University United Kingdom 60
188 KTH, ROYAL Institute of Technology Sweden 59
189 ARIZONA STATE University United States 59
190 DALHOUSIE University Canada 59
191 KYUSHU University Japan 59
192 University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom 59
193 ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands 58
194 YONSEI University Korea, South 58
195 VICTORIA University of Wellington New Zealand 58
196 MICHIGAN STATE University United States 58
197= CHARLES University Czech Republic 57
197= BANDUNG Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia 57
199 Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 57
200 KOBE University Japan 57
201 City University of NEW YORK United States 57
202 University of CALCUTTA India 57
203= EINDHOVEN University of Technology Netherlands 57
203= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 57
205 Université du QUÉBEC Canada 57
206= Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 57
206= University of PISA Italy 57
208 University of COLORADO at Boulder United States 56
209 University of NOTRE DAME United States 56
210 LA TROBE University Australia 55
211 QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 55
212 KAROLINSKA Institute Sweden 55
213 University of FLORENCE Italy 55
214 Universität HAMBURG Germany 55
215 University of PADUA Italy 55
216 FLORIDA STATE University United States 55
217 Universitas INDONESIA Indonesia 54
218 HOKKAIDO University Japan 54
219 BRANDEIS University United States 54
220 Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany 54
221 University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom 54
222 Universite de Strasbourg France 54
223 Politecnico di MILANO Italy 54
224 VANDERBILT University United States 53
225= University of ROCHESTER United States 53
225= Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHIL... Chile 53
227 LAVAL University Canada 53
228 BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel 53
229= Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain 53
229= Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Malaysia 53
231 Universität STUTTGART Germany 52
232 LANCASTER University United Kingdom 52
233 RENSSELAER Polytechnic Institute United States 52
234 University of TWENTE Netherlands 52
235 University of Technology, Sydney Australia 52
236 University of BERGEN Norway 52
237 WARSAW University Poland 51
238 University of MUMBAI India 51
239 MAASTRICHT University Netherlands 51
240 CURTIN University of Technology Australia 51
241 Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 50
242 University of COIMBRA Portugal 50
243 The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong 50
244= University of VICTORIA Canada 50
244= Universität LEIPZIG Germany 50
246 University of GOTHENBURG Sweden 49
247= University of TURKU Finland 49
247= National TSING HUA University Taiwan 49
249 University of BATH United Kingdom 49
250 University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States 49
251 HELSINKI University of Technology TKK Finland 49
252 Universität BIELEFELD Germany 49
253 VIENNA University of Technology Austria 49
254 JAGIELLONIAN University Poland 49
255 CONCORDIA University Canada 49
256 University of WOLLONGONG Australia 48
257 Universität KARLSRUHE Germany 48
258 University of TSUKUBA Japan 48
259 University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 48
260 University of BONN Germany 48
261 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (I... India 47
262 Universidad de CHILE Chile 47
263 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysia 47
264= GEORGE WASHINGTON University United States 47
264= Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE I France 47
266 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochsc... Germany 46
267 CAIRO University Egypt 46
268 Universität INNSBRUCK Austria 46
269 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 46
270 NORTH CAROLINA STATE University United States 46
271= University of IOWA United States 46
271= University of PUNE India 46
273 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA... United States 46
274 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (I... India 46
275 University of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Australia 45
276 MASSEY University New Zealand 45
277 Technical University of DENMARK Denmark 45
278 MAHIDOL University Thailand 45
279 Université Paris-Sud PARIS XI France 45
280= University of READING United Kingdom 44
280= HIROSHIMA University Japan 44
282 University College CORK Ireland 44
283 CARLETON University Canada 44
284 Universität KÖLN (Cologne) Germany 44
285 University of TAMPERE Finland 44
286 University of ABERDEEN United Kingdom 44
287 University of TEHRAN Iran 44
288 University of ANTWERP Belgium 43
289 University of MANITOBA Canada 43
290 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur... India 43
291 LOUGHBOROUGH University United Kingdom 43
292 The OPEN University United Kingdom 42
293 QUEEN'S University of Belfast United Kingdom 42
294 Tecnologico de MONTERREY at MONTERREY (I... Mexico 42
295= University of HAWAII United States 42
295= LOYOLA University Chicago United States 42
297 University of NEWCASTLE Australia 42
298 University of ESSEX United Kingdom 42
299 TIANJIN University China 41
300 Ecole Normale Supérieure de LYON France 41