U.S. News: 2018’s best global universities

6. California Institute of Technology (U.S.)

7. University of Cambridge (U.K.)

8. Columbia University (U.S.)

9. Princeton University (U.S.)

10. Johns Hopkins University (U.S.) (tie)

10. University of Washington (U.S.) (tie)

10. Yale University (U.S.) (tie)

Africa – Top 5

1. University of Cape Town (South Africa)
2. University of Witwatersrand (South Africa)
3. University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)
4. Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
5. Cairo University (Egypt)

Asia – Top 5

1. National University of Singapore
2. Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
3. University of Tokyo (Japan)
4. Tsinghua University (China)
5. Peking University (China)

Australia/New Zealand – Top 5

1. University of Melbourne (Australia)
2. University of Sydney
3. University of Queensland Australia
4. Monash University (Australia)
5. Australian National University (tie) 5. University of New South Wales (tie)

Europe – Top 5

1. University of Oxford (U.K.)
2. University of Cambridge (U.K.)
3. Imperial College London
4. University College London
5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)

Latin America – Top 5

1. University of São Paulo (Brazil)
2. Pontificia University Católica de Chile
3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
4. University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
5. State University of Campinas (Brazil)

The Best Global Universities rankings serve the broader U.S. News mission to provide trusted information and rankings to help all students navigate their higher education options–including with the Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools and Best Online Programs rankings. For Chinese students in particular, U.S. News offers online resource centers published in Chinese to help guide prospective undergraduate and graduate students interested in studying abroad.

In addition, U.S. News is continuing to collaborate with U.S. News Global Education, a subsidiary company of Shorelight Education, to help international students and their families connect with universities.

For more information on the Best Global Universities, visit Facebook and Twitter using #BestGlobal.

Material from a press release was used in this report.

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