Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2007 - Top 400 Universities

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2007 Rank2006 RankSchool NameCountry
Source: Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings
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1 1HARVARD UniversityUnited States
2= 3University of OXFORDUnited Kingdom
2= 4YALE UniversityUnited States
2= 2University of CAMBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
5 9IMPERIAL College LondonUnited Kingdom
6 10PRINCETON UniversityUnited States
7= 11University of CHICAGOUnited States
7= 7CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt...United States
9 25UCL (University College London)United Kingdom
10 4MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M...United States
11 12COLUMBIA UniversityUnited States
12 21MCGILL UniversityCanada
13 13DUKE UniversityUnited States
14 26University of PENNSYLVANIAUnited States
15 23JOHNS HOPKINS UniversityUnited States
16 16AUSTRALIAN National UniversityAustralia
17 19University of TOKYOJapan
18 33University of HONG KONGHong Kong
19 6STANFORD UniversityUnited States
20= 35CARNEGIE MELLON UniversityUnited States
20= 15CORNELL UniversityUnited States
22 8University of California, BERKELEYUnited States
23 33University of EDINBURGHUnited Kingdom
24 46KING'S College LondonUnited Kingdom
25 29KYOTO UniversityJapan
26 18École Normale Supérieure, PARISFrance
27 22The University of MELBOURNEAustralia
28 37ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUEFrance
29 42NORTHWESTERN UniversityUnited States
30 40University of MANCHESTERUnited Kingdom
31 35The University of SYDNEYAustralia
32 54BROWN UniversityUnited States
33= 50University of BRITISH COLUMBIACanada
33= 45University of QUEENSLANDAustralia
33= 19National University of SINGAPORE(NUS)Singapore
36 14PEKING UniversityChina
37 64University of BRISTOLUnited Kingdom
38= 29University of MICHIGANUnited States
38= 50The CHINESE University of Hong KongHong Kong
40 28TSINGHUA UniversityChina
41 31University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U...United States
42 24ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T...Switzerland
43 38MONASH UniversityAustralia
44 41University of NEW SOUTH WALESAustralia
45 27University of TORONTOCanada
46 70OSAKA UniversityJapan
47 66BOSTON UniversityUnited States
48 69University of AMSTERDAMNetherlands
49 43NEW YORK University (NYU)United States
50 46The University of AUCKLANDNew Zealand
51= 32University of TEXAS at AustinUnited States
51= 63SEOUL National UniversityKorea, South
53= 78TRINITY College DublinIreland
53= 58HONG KONG University of Science & Techno...Hong Kong
55= 84University of WASHINGTONUnited States
55= 79University of WISCONSIN-MadisonUnited States
57 73University of WARWICKUnited Kingdom
58 44University of CALIFORNIA, San DiegoUnited States
59 17LONDON School of Economics and Political...United Kingdom
60 58HEIDELBERG UniversitätGermany
61 96Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium
62 105University of ADELAIDEAustralia
63 86DELFT University of TechnologyNetherlands
64 111The University of WESTERN AUSTRALIAAustralia
65= 90University of BIRMINGHAMUnited Kingdom
65= 98Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany
67 82Technische Universität MÜNCHENGermany
68 102University of SHEFFIELDUnited Kingdom
69 61NANYANG Technological UniversitySingapore
70 85University of NOTTINGHAMUnited Kingdom
71= 111UPPSALA UniversitySweden
71= 61DARTMOUTH CollegeUnited States
73 77University of ILLINOISUnited States
74= 124University of YORKUnited Kingdom
74= 56EMORY UniversityUnited States
76 109University of ST ANDREWSUnited Kingdom
77= 88University of PITTSBURGHUnited States
77= 127PURDUE UniversityUnited States
79 111University of MARYLANDUnited States
80= 141University of SOUTHAMPTONUnited Kingdom
80= 121University of LEEDSUnited Kingdom
82 53VANDERBILT UniversityUnited States
83 81University of GLASGOWUnited Kingdom
84 90LEIDEN UniversityNetherlands
85= 60CASE WESTERN RESERVE UniversityUnited States
85= 116FUDAN UniversityChina
85= 87University of VIENNAAustria
88 176QUEEN'S UniversityCanada
89 95UTRECHT UniversityNetherlands
90= 99PENNSYLVANIA STATE UniversityUnited States
90= 118TOKYO Institute of TechnologyJapan
92 102RICE UniversityUnited States
93= 54University of COPENHAGENDenmark
93= 181Université de MontréalCanada
95 48University of ROCHESTERUnited States
96 170University of CALIFORNIA, DavisUnited States
97= 133University of ALBERTACanada
97= 145GEORGIA Institute of TechnologyUnited States
99 141CARDIFF UniversityUnited Kingdom
100 116University of HELSINKIFinland
101 139University of LIVERPOOLUnited Kingdom
102= 168TOHOKU UniversityJapan
102= 102GEORGETOWN UniversityUnited States
102= 108National TAIWAN UniversityTaiwan
105 39University of GENEVASwitzerland
106 122LUND UniversitySweden
107 211University of COLORADO at BoulderUnited States
108 155MCMASTER UniversityCanada
109 132DURHAM UniversityUnited Kingdom
110 130University of VIRGINIAUnited States
111 172MAASTRICHT UniversityNetherlands
112= 204University of WATERLOOCanada
112= 128NAGOYA UniversityJapan
114= 79University of OTAGONew Zealand
114= 126University of AARHUSDenmark
114= 75University of BASELSwitzerland
117= 141University of CALIFORNIA, Santa BarbaraUnited States
117= 64Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE...Switzerland
119 101University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAUnited States
120 219OHIO STATE UniversityUnited States
121 105University of SUSSEXUnited Kingdom
122 150TEXAS A&M UniversityUnited States
123 76Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL)Belgium
124 141University of GHENTBelgium
125 180NANJING UniversityChina
126= 105HUMBOLDT-Universität zu BerlinGermany
126= 215The University of WESTERN ONTARIOCanada
128 119Hebrew University of JERUSALEMIsrael
129 133NEWCASTLE University, NEWCASTLE Upon Tyn...United Kingdom
130= 194Technical University of DENMARKDenmark
130= 67EINDHOVEN University of TechnologyNetherlands
132= 198KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie...Korea, South
132= 93Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V...France
134 224University of ARIZONAUnited States
135 226University of FLORIDAUnited States
136 128KYUSHU UniversityJapan
137= 232INDIANA University BloomingtonUnited States
137= 195University of ABERDEENUnited Kingdom
139 282SIMON FRASER UniversityCanada
140= 198University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States
140= 109University of ZURICHSwitzerland
142= 170Eberhard Karls Universität TÜBINGENGermany
142= 187University of MINNESOTAUnited States
144 219Universität FREIBURGGermany
145 153University of BATHUnited Kingdom
146 149Freie Universität BERLINGermany
147 228University of LANCASTERUnited Kingdom
148 97WAGENINGEN UniversityNetherlands
149= 99QUEEN MARY, University of LondonUnited Kingdom
149= 154CITY University of Hong KongHong Kong
151= 147TEL AVIV UniversityIsrael
151= 123University of NORTH CAROLINAUnited States
151= 133HOKKAIDO UniversityJapan
154 165Université Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB)Belgium
155= 165University of Science and Technology of ...China
155= 152University of NOTRE DAMEUnited States
157 72Ecole normale supérieure de LYONFrance
158 140CRANFIELD UniversityUnited Kingdom
159= 130TUFTS UniversityUnited States
159= 163MICHIGAN STATE UniversityUnited States
161= 120KEIO UniversityJapan
161= 48WASHINGTON University in St. LouisUnited States
163= 92ERASMUS University RotterdamNetherlands
163= 179SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UniversityChina
165 201Universität STUTTGARTGermany
166= 138VIENNA University of TechnologyAustria
166= 266University of CALGARYCanada
168= 82MACQUARIE UniversityAustralia
168= 156Universität GÖTTINGENGermany
170 291HELSINKI University of Technology TKKFinland
171= 222Universität KARLSRUHEGermany
171= 238University of DUNDEEUnited Kingdom
173= 207University of BOLOGNAItaly
173= 232University of GRONINGENNetherlands
175= 124University of MASSACHUSETTS, AmherstUnited States
175= 284University of SAO PAULOBrazil
177= 219University College DUBLINIreland
177= 215RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer...United States
177= 448University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp)Brazil
180= 158WASEDA UniversityJapan
180= 190University of READINGUnited Kingdom
182 172Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochsc...Germany
183 197Università degli Studi di ROMA - La Sapi...Italy
184 161Université Louis Pasteur STRASBOURG IFrance
185= 239University of LEICESTERUnited Kingdom
185= 115University of TWENTENetherlands
187 252University of ANTWERPBelgium
188= 333University of CANTERBURYNew Zealand
188= 177University of OSLONorway
190 258University of SURREYUnited Kingdom
191 255RENSSELAER Polytechnic InstituteUnited States
192= 172KTH, ROYAL Institute of TechnologySweden
192= 74Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ...Mexico
194 190University of BARCELONASpain
195= 137Radboud Universiteit NIJMEGENNetherlands
195= 192QUEENSLAND University of TechnologyAustralia
197= 181KOBE UniversityJapan
197= 147CHALMERS University of TechnologySweden
199 196University of WOLLONGONGAustralia
200= 146RMIT UniversityAustralia
200= 257University of CAPE TOWNSouth Africa
202 211University of MIAMIUnited States
203= 203Technische Universität BERLINGermany
203= 111WAKE FOREST UniversityUnited States
205= 207LA TROBE UniversityAustralia
205= 206QUEEN'S University of BelfastUnited Kingdom
207 246University of IOWAUnited States
208 187BRANDEIS UniversityUnited States
209= 269University of TSUKUBAJapan
209= 239ZHEJIANG UniversityChina
209= 187Universität FRANKFURT am MainGermany
212 244HIROSHIMA UniversityJapan
213 399University of VICTORIACanada
214 178University of BERNSwitzerland
215 207University of NEWCASTLEAustralia
216 228Universität HAMBURGGermany
217 89University of LAUSANNESwitzerland
218 243TULANE UniversityUnited States
219 367University of CINCINNATIUnited States
220 224University of EXETERUnited Kingdom
221= 270ARIZONA STATE UniversityUnited States
221= 270DALHOUSIE UniversityCanada
223 161CHULALONGKORN UniversityThailand
224 165STONY BROOK UniversityUnited States
225= 277University of BERGENNorway
225= 186Universität INNSBRUCKAustria
227= 52Sciences Po PARISFrance
227= 282University of OTTAWACanada
229= 133Vrije University BRUSSELS (VUB)Belgium
229= 168GEORGE WASHINGTON UniversityUnited States
231= 93Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia
231= 158TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog...Israel
233 245POHANG University of Science and Technol...Korea, South
234 222VICTORIA University of WellingtonNew Zealand
235 156CURTIN University of TechnologyAustralia
236 484YONSEI UniversityKorea, South
237= 266LOUGHBOROUGH UniversityUnited Kingdom
237= 317University of TURKUFinland
239= 228Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHILE...Chile
239= 164SAINT-PETERSBURG State UniversityRussia
239= 261Technische Universität DARMSTADTGermany
242 213MASSEY UniversityNew Zealand
243= 150KOREA UniversityKorea, South
243= 386Technische Universität DRESDENGermany
243= 70School of Oriental and African Studies, ...United Kingdom
246= 261STOCKHOLM UniversitySweden
246= 192Universiti MALAYA (UM)Malaysia
248= 508University of ATHENSGreece
248= 248Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA...United States
248= 274NORTH CAROLINA STATE UniversityUnited States
248= 326YORK UniversityCanada
252 307University of STRATHCLYDEUnited Kingdom
253 294FLORIDA STATE UniversityUnited States
254 307University of DELHIIndia
255 274University of HAWAIIUnited States
256= 365DREXEL UniversityUnited States
256= -The HONG KONG Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong
258 239Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONASpain
259= 311University of CALIFORNIA, Santa CruzUnited States
259= 255University of Technology, SYDNEYAustralia
261 265University of UTAHUnited States
262 201University of LIEGEBelgium
263 158Universität ULMGermany
264= 276University of BUENOS AIRESArgentina
264= 232University of TASMANIAAustralia
266 -ASTON UniversityUnited Kingdom
267= 258Université Paris-Sud PARIS XIFrance
267= 353KUOPIO UniversityFinland
269 -Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I...India
270= 232Universität ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERGGermany
270= 296Universität WÜRZBURGGermany
272 -University of ESSEXUnited Kingdom
273= 277NAGASAKI UniversityJapan
273= 207STOCKHOLM School of EconomicsSweden
275 228Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE IFrance
276= 217Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitä...Germany
276= 386IOWA STATE UniversityUnited States
276= 284University of GOTHENBURGSweden
279 284Karl-Franzens-Universität GRAZAustria
280 412LAVAL UniversityCanada
281 305University of KANSASUnited States
282= 217University of ALABAMAUnited States
282= 322University of the WITWATERSRANDSouth Africa
284= 303CHIBA UniversityJapan
284= 322MAHIDOL UniversityThailand
286= 386University College CORKIreland
286= 329BEN GURION University of the NegevIsrael
286= 299WASHINGTON STATE UniversityUnited States
289 370University of TENNESSEEUnited States
290 248CHARLES UniversityCzech Republic
291 299University of SOUTH AUSTRALIAAustralia
292= 340Universität LEIPZIGGermany
292= 401University of TROMSONorway
292= 305BRUNEL UniversityUnited Kingdom
295= 314University of GEORGIAUnited States
295= 200Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV)France
297 346Universität BAYREUTHGermany
298 412University of CALIFORNIA, RiversideUnited States
299 311UMEÅ UniversitySweden
300 441DUBLIN City UniversityIreland
301= 424University of MONTPELLIER II - Sciences ...France
301= 289NORWEGIAN University of Science and Tech...Norway
303 336College of WILLIAM & MARYUnited States
304= 183VU University AMSTERDAMNetherlands
304= 424University of MANITOBACanada
306 261Universidad Autónoma de MADRIDSpain
307= -Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II...India
307= 277Universiti Sains MALAYSIA (USM)Malaysia
309= 185Universiti Kebangsaan MALAYSIA (UKM)Malaysia
309= -GRIFFITH UniversityAustralia
311 317Universität KONSTANZGermany
312= 370University of PADUAItaly
312= 386Universität DÜSSELDORFGermany
312= 329Universität BIELEFELDGermany
312= 277Universidad de CHILEChile
316 343Universität JENAGermany
317 273University of SOUTHERN DENMARKDenmark
318 407SHOWA UniversityJapan
319= 383University of TAMPEREFinland
319= 340University of WAIKATONew Zealand
319= 292Universität KÖLN (Cologne)Germany
319= 288University of NAVARRASpain
319= 266University of COIMBRAPortugal
324 407TIANJIN UniversityChina
325 326University of PISAItaly
326 450COLORADO STATE UniversityUnited States
327 252WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management -...Germany
328 383University of CONNECTICUTUnited States
329 338University of FLORENCEItaly
330 370Johannes Gutenberg Universität MAINZGermany
331= 252GUNMA UniversityJapan
331= 287JAGIELLONIAN UniversityPoland
333 431Ruhr-Universität BOCHUMGermany
334 343National TSING HUA UniversityTaiwan
335 346TOKYO Metropolitan UniversityJapan
336= 386National CHENG KUNG UniversityTaiwan
336= 482Université du QUÉBECCanada
338 416Federal University of RIO DE JANEIROBrazil
339= 321Universitat POMPEU FABRASpain
339= 354Universität of MÜNSTERGermany
341= 310Universität MARBURGGermany
341= 277Universidade Nova de LISBOAPortugal
343= 311Politecnico di MILANOItaly
343= 428University of DELAWAREUnited States
345= 333Universität des SAARLANDES Germany
345= 332GIFU UniversityJapan
345= 326WARSAW UniversityPoland
345= 410CARLETON UniversityCanada
349 307University of BRADFORDUnited Kingdom
350 343LOYOLA University ChicagoUnited States
351= 370DUBLIN Institute of TechnologyIreland
351= 437University of OREGONUnited States
351= -FLINDERS UniversityAustralia
354= -YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UniversityJapan
354= 454University of OULUFinland
356= -University of EAST Anglia (UEA)United Kingdom
356= 468National Technical University of ATHENSGreece
358= 380City University of NEW YORKUnited States
358= 360University of NEW MEXICOUnited States
360= 401University of TOULOUSE III Paul Sabatier...France
360= 270Universitas GADJAH MADAIndonesia
362= 214University of ST GALLENSwitzerland
362= 464University of SOUTH CAROLINAUnited States
364= 292Universiti Putra MALAYSIA (UPM)Malaysia
364= 468TOKYO University of Science (TUS) Japan
364= 380Universität BREMENGermany
364= 232OSAKA CITY UniversityJapan
368 404Johannes Kepler University LINZAustria
369= 264Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France
369= 258BANDUNG Institute of TechnologyIndonesia
371= 322LINKÖPING UniversitySweden
371= 350WARSAW University of TechnologyPoland
373 418University of OKLAHOMAUnited States
374= 404University of JYVÄSKYLÄFinland
374= -DEAKIN UniversityAustralia
374= 454University of TRIESTEItaly
377 450OKAYAMA UniversityJapan
378= 358Universität REGENSBURGGermany
378= 450University of KENTUCKYUnited States
380 520SUNG KYUN KWAN UniversityKorea, South
381= 172YESHIVA UniversityUnited States
381= 246University of MISSOURIUnited States
383= 370CONCORDIA UniversityCanada
383= 392Technische Universität BRAUNSCHWEIGGermany
383= 360Leibniz Universität HANNOVERGermany
386= 468NORTHEASTERN UniversityUnited States
386= 232KUMAMOTO UniversityJapan
388= 432Università degli Studi di PAVIAItaly
388= 226Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KIELGermany
390 349ISTANBUL Technical UniversityTurkey
391 432Université PARIS V DescartesFrance
392 499Universität MANNHEIMGermany
393 398Universitat de VALENCIASpain
394 478University of SIENAItaly
395 250University of INDONESIAIndonesia
396= 422GEORGIA STATE UniversityUnited States
396= 378Martin-Luther-Universität HALLE-WITTENBE...Germany
398= 497National CENTRAL UniversityTaiwan
398= 299University of the PHILIPPINESPhilippines
398= 531SOGANG UniversityKorea, South

Additional information

Vrije Universiteit AMSTERDAM
The data supplied by VU Amsterdam did not include faculty numbers for the VU Medical Center. Using 2006 citations data as a benchmark, it appears that the mapping of the citations database did not return the expected number of papers and citations - perhaps due to a volume of research being published under institution names not easily identifiable as being part of VU Amsterdam. The resolution of these issues would certainly result in a higher ranking for the university and improved performance in the Peer and Recruiter Reviews would suggest that VU Amsterdam may have maintained its Top 200 position.                                     

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