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World University Rankings 2008 - Natural Sciences

This table shows the 2008 ranked universities in the natural sciences.
2008 World Rank School Name Country Natural Score
Source: QS Intelligence Unit (www.topuniversities.com) 
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1 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States 100.0
2 University of California, BERKELEY United States 99.5
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 98.3
4 HARVARD University United States 96.1
5 University of OXFORD United Kingdom 92.3
6 PRINCETON University United States 91.1
7 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States 90.7
8 STANFORD University United States 88.0
9 University of TORONTO Canada 79.2
10 University of TOKYO Japan 77.2
11 CORNELL University United States 76.8
12 University of CHICAGO United States 75.2
13 KYOTO University Japan 74.4
14 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 74.3
15 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 73.7
16 PEKING University China 73.0
17 YALE University United States 72.1
18 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States 72.0
19 Ecole normale supérieure, PARIS France 68.5
20 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 67.8
21 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 66.1
22 MCGILL University Canada 63.1
23 COLUMBIA University United States 62.5
24 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 61.9
25 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V... France 60.0
26 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France 59.6
27 University of MELBOURNE Australia 58.7
28 TSINGHUA University China 57.1
29 Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 56.6
30 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 55.6
31= TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel 55.5
31= SEOUL National University Korea, South 55.5
31= National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 55.5
34 University of TEXAS at Austin United States 54.9
35 University of MICHIGAN United States 54.8
36 University of Illinois, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN United States 53.4
37= Sapienza University of Rome Italy 52.4
37= UTRECHT University Netherlands 52.4
39 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 50.2
40= OSAKA University Japan 49.5
40= Technische Universitaet Muenchen Germany 49.5
42 University of WATERLOO Canada 48.9
43 HEIDELBERG University Germany 48.3
44 University of SYDNEY Australia 48.1
45 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 48.0
46 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South 47.4
47 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 45.9
48 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nch... Germany 45.8
49 University of Science and Technology of ... China 45.5
50 National TAIWAN University Taiwan 45.1
51 University of ALBERTA Canada 44.9
52 Université Paris-Sud PARIS XI France 44.6
53= MONASH University Australia 44.4
53= NEW YORK University (NYU) United States 44.4
55 University of VIENNA Austria 44.2
56 University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States 43.9
57 TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan 43.5
58 University of QUEENSLAND Australia 43.4
59= HONG KONG University of Science and Tech... Hong Kong 43.2
59= PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 43.2
61= TEL AVIV University Israel 43.1
61= GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States 43.1
63 FUDAN University China 42.3
64= UPPSALA University Sweden 42.1
64= Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany 42.1
66 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 41.8
67 PURDUE University United States 41.7
68= LEIDEN University Netherlands 41.5
68= TOHOKU University Japan 41.5
70= Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 41.2
70= STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 41.2
72= University of HELSINKI Finland 41.0
72= DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 41.0
74 LUND University Sweden 40.9
75 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 40.7
76 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland 40.6
77= CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden 40.2
77= Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India 40.2
79 DUKE University United States 39.8
80 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 39.6
81 SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 39.4
82= Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 39.2
82= MCMASTER University Canada 39.2
82= University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 39.2
85= University of WASHINGTON United States 39.0
85= TEXAS A&M University United States 39.0
85= University of WARWICK United Kingdom 39.0
88 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 38.9
89 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 38.8
90 University of BARCELONA Spain 38.4
91 Université de Montréal Canada 38.3
92 AARHUS University Denmark 38.1
93= Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 38.0
93= University of SÃO PAULO Brazil 38.0
95 University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 37.9
96= NANJING University China 37.7
96= KTH, ROYAL Institute of Technology Sweden 37.7
98 BOSTON University United States 37.2
99 Technische Universität BERLIN Germany 37.1
100 RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 37.0
101 OHIO STATE University United States 36.9
102 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 36.8
103 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 36.7
104 University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 36.5
105 The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 36.4
106 BROWN University United States 36.3
107= HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 36.2
107= KING'S College London United Kingdom 36.2
107= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico 36.2
110 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 35.9
111= NAGOYA University Japan 35.8
111= University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 35.8
113 University of ZURICH Switzerland 35.6
114 NORTHWESTERN University United States 35.5
115 Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 35.0
116= CHARLES University Czech Republic 34.9
116= University of PISA Italy 34.9
118 University of BONN Germany 34.5
119= Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II... India 34.4
119= University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 34.4
121 Ateneo de MANILA University Philippines 34.2
122= Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain 34.0
122= University of FLORIDA United States 34.0
124 University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil 33.6
125= RICE University United States 33.4
125= VIENNA University of Technology Austria 33.4
127= University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 32.9
127= MICHIGAN STATE University United States 32.9
127= University of ADELAIDE Australia 32.9
130 University of GENEVA Switzerland 32.6
131 Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE I France 32.5
132 University of ARIZONA United States 32.3
133 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 32.2
134 University of BOLOGNA Italy 32.0
135= KYUSHU University Japan 31.8
135= Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 31.8
137 University of MINNESOTA United States 31.4
138 Universität HAMBURG Germany 31.3
139= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 30.9
139= Ecole Normale Supérieure de LYON France 30.9
139= National TSING HUA University Taiwan 30.9
139= University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 30.9
143= University of TSUKUBA Japan 30.8
143= BANDUNG Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia 30.8
145= University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 30.5
145= University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 30.5
147= JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 30.4
147= HOKKAIDO University Japan 30.4
147= University of COLORADO at Boulder United States 30.4
150 University of CALGARY Canada 30.2
151 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochsc... Germany 30.1
152 WARSAW University Poland 30.0
153 University of the PHILIPPINES Philippines 29.9
154= WASEDA University Japan 29.7
154= EINDHOVEN University of Technology Netherlands 29.7
156= University of FLORENCE Italy 29.6
156= University of GHENT Belgium 29.6
158 University Complutense MADRID Spain 29.3
159 Universite de Strasbourg France 29.1
160= QUEEN'S University Canada 28.8
160= University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 28.8
160= University of CANTERBURY New Zealand 28.8
163= Pohang University of Science and Technol... Korea, South 28.7
163= University of PADUA Italy 28.7
165 SIMON FRASER University Canada 28.6
166 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 28.5
167 JAGIELLONIAN University Poland 28.4
168= Universität STUTTGART Germany 28.3
168= Universität INNSBRUCK Austria 28.3
168= Universität KARLSRUHE Germany 28.3
171 CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 28.1
172 NOVOSIBIRSK STATE University Russia 27.9
173 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (I... India 27.8
174 Eötvös Loránd Universtiy Hungary 27.5
175= Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 27.4
175= University of OSLO Norway 27.4
175= HELSINKI University of Technology TKK Finland 27.4
178 University of LEEDS United Kingdom 27.2
179 Université PARIS VII Denis Diderot France 27.0
180 University of OTTAWA Canada 26.8
181 University of CALCUTTA India 26.6
182= University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 26.5
182= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 26.5
182= University of TWENTE Netherlands 26.5
185= University of OTAGO New Zealand 26.3
185= University of TRIESTE Italy 26.3
187 Universität LEIPZIG Germany 26.1
188 YONSEI University Korea, South 26.0
189= DURHAM University United Kingdom 25.9
189= ARIZONA STATE University United States 25.9
189= ZHEJIANG University China 25.9
192= University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 25.8
192= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 25.8
192= University of DELHI India 25.8
192= Johannes Kepler University LINZ Austria 25.8
196 DALHOUSIE University Canada 25.7
197= Universiti Malaya (UM) Malaysia 25.6
197= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 25.6
199 Johannes Gutenberg Universität MAINZ Germany 25.5
200 Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 25.4
201= Politecnico di MILANO Italy 25.3
201= Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 25.3
201= Technical University of DENMARK Denmark 25.3
204= FLORIDA STATE University United States 25.2
204= Universität FREIBURG Germany 25.2
204= Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur... India 25.2
204= NORTH CAROLINA STATE University United States 25.2
208= KOBE University Japan 25.0
208= INDIANA University Bloomington United States 25.0
210 QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia 24.9
211= Universität BIELEFELD Germany 24.8
211= University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 24.8
213= Universitá degli Studi di ROMA - Tor Ver... Italy 24.7
213= COLORADO STATE University United States 24.7
215 STOCKHOLM University Sweden 24.6
216= WAGENINGEN University Netherlands 24.4
216= University of YORK United Kingdom 24.4
218= Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 24.3
218= Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (I... India 24.3
220 Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia 24.2
221 KOREA University Korea, South 24.1
222= BRANDEIS University United States 24.0
222= RENSSELAER Polytechnic Institute United States 24.0
224= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 23.9
224= CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 23.9
226 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysia 23.8
227 QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 23.6
228 University of TRENTO Italy 23.5
229= University of TEHRAN Iran 23.4
229= HIROSHIMA University Japan 23.4
229= Technische Universität DARMSTADT Germany 23.4
229= University of BASEL Switzerland 23.4
229= City University of NEW YORK United States 23.4
229= University of ROCHESTER United States 23.4
235= University of MUMBAI India 23.3
235= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 23.3
235= University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States 23.3
238 University College DUBLIN Ireland 23.2
239= University Montpellier 2 - Sciences and ... France 23.1
239= Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany 23.1
241 BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel 23.0
242 Université du QUÉBEC Canada 22.9
243 University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom 22.8
244= University of BATH United Kingdom 22.6
244= University of GOTHENBURG Sweden 22.6
246= University of TOULOUSE III Paul Sabatier... France 22.4
246= Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Malaysia 22.4
246= University of MANITOBA Canada 22.4
246= University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom 22.4
246= MACQUARIE University Australia 22.4
251 University of PUNE India 22.3
252= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 22.1
252= KEIO University Japan 22.1
252= Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHIL... Chile 22.1
255= CURTIN University of Technology Australia 22.0
255= TOKYO University of Science (TUS) Japan 22.0
257= Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 21.9
257= ISTANBUL Technical University Turkey 21.9
257= MASSEY University New Zealand 21.9
260= University of VICTORIA Canada 21.8
260= PUSAN National University Korea, South 21.8
262 EMORY University United States 21.6
263 YORK University Canada 21.5
264 University of READING United Kingdom 21.4
265= The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 21.2
265= Universidad de CHILE Chile 21.2
265= LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom 21.2
268 University of UTAH United States 20.9
269 University of VIRGINIA United States 20.7
270= LAVAL University Canada 20.6
270= SHANDONG University China 20.6
270= QUEEN'S University of Belfast United Kingdom 20.6
270= MAHIDOL University Thailand 20.6
274 Universitat de VALENCIA Spain 20.5
275 DARTMOUTH College United States 20.3
276= National CENTRAL University Taiwan 20.2
276= VICTORIA University of Wellington New Zealand 20.2
278 IOWA STATE University United States 20.1
279= University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 20.0
279= University of JYVÄSKYLÄ Finland 20.0
281 University of COIMBRA Portugal 19.9
282 University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 19.8
283= CHIANG MAI University Thailand 19.7
283= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States 19.7
285= Université Claude Bernard LYON I France 19.4
285= BILKENT University Turkey 19.4
287= University of TURKU Finland 19.2
287= Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 19.2
287= University of ALABAMA United States 19.2
290= Universität ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG Germany 19.1
290= NORWEGIAN University of Science and Tech... Norway 19.1
290= LA TROBE University Australia 19.1
290= University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 19.1
290= KAROLINSKA Institute Sweden 19.1
295= Ruhr-Universität BOCHUM Germany 19.0
295= University of SURREY United Kingdom 19.0
297= Technische Universität DRESDEN Germany 18.9
297= Universitaet BAYREUTH Germany 18.9
297= University of BERGEN Norway 18.9
297= University of KARACHI Pakistan 18.9