Education is the best provision for old age: this aphorism of Aristotle is more than relevant in our time. Therefore, those who really want to fully reveal their creative potential and gain maximum knowledge should try to enroll in higher educational institutions, where the level of academic education is maximum. Such universities can be safely attributed to the educational centers of the USA and Great Britain: we bring to your attention a list of the best universities in the world according to well-known and influential rating agencies.

TOP-10: Ranking of the best universities in the world according to European rating agencies

Name	The country	Place in the ranking:
		QS	Times Higher Education	U.S. news	shanghai rating
🇺🇸	1	5	2	4
🇺🇸	3	6	1	1
🇺🇸	2	3	3	2
🇺🇸	4	3	5	9
🇺🇸	27	15	4	5
🇬🇧	5	2	7	3
🇬🇧	6	1	6	7
🇺🇸	9	9	13	10
🇺🇸	13	7	8	6
🇺🇸	16	12	14	8

According to a number of scientific publishers, the university trains the best engineers and IT specialists in the United States. The departments of robotics and artificial intelligence are considered leading, by the way, these scientific areas also began to be studied at this educational center for the first time.

• The key buildings of the university are interconnected by one annular passage, the so-called "endless corridor". Its length is 251 meters and twice a year, in November and January, it is fully illuminated by sunlight: these days are considered holidays in the educational institution;
• It was within the walls of this university, in the famous LIII (Laboratory of Informatics and Artificial Intelligence), that the World Wide Web Consortium was created. It develops and creates unified global standards for software operating in the global information network;
• The term "hacker" was coined by the teachers of this university. "Hackers" they called students who are able to find quick and effective ways to solve problems.

The most prestigious liberal arts university in the United States. More than 20,000 students are educated there every year. Several presidents, a whole galaxy of political leaders from other countries, and many modern-day billionaires have been Harvard students: for example, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• It is the oldest university in America: it was founded in 1636;
• Harvard is home to the second largest library in the United States. It is located in a 10-storey building, four of which are underground;
• Since 1970, any commercial video and photography has been prohibited on campus. This rule applies to student dormitories, canteens and classes for classes;
• Due to the tradition that a student of an institution must pass through the main gate only twice (when entering and upon graduation), the gates of Johnston are almost always closed. By the way, breaking the tradition, that is, passing through this gate more than twice, is considered a bad omen.

It is located in the famous Silicon Valley and is considered the best private university for training IT industry specialists. The students of the university were the presidents of the United States and Peru, senators, a whole galaxy of successful businessmen and brilliant scientists.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• The founders of the search engines Google (Sergey Brin, Larry Page) and Yahoo (Jerry Yang, David Filo) were students at Stanford University;
• If we combine together the financial strength of companies founded by Stanford alumni, the resulting economy would be among the top ten strongest economies in the world;
• The campus of the university consists of 77 dormitories and was named "The Farm", as it is located on the territory of the former ranch.

One of several US universities that are considered the main forge of highly qualified engineering personnel. On the territory of the institute there is a jet propulsion laboratory, where most of the automatic systems for NASA spacecraft are developed and produced.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• The university celebrates a specific holiday - "Truancy Day". Classes are canceled on this day, and fourth-year students also come up with various traps and devices that prevent first-year students from entering the training rooms;
• California and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are long-time rivals, and students from competing universities are not averse to taunting each other. One of the most successful draws was carried out by students of the California Institute of Technology in 2005. During a commemorative event in Massachusetts, the name of the university on the front of the main building was changed with a poster. The word Massachusetts was covered by a banner that read, "Another One." Thus, new students entered "Another Technological University".

This is the only public educational institution on the list, and the California Education Center is regularly included in the list of top 10 universities. It is considered one of the best universities for training IT specialists in the world.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• Within the walls of this educational institution, an “invisible” bottle was invented: the researchers demonstrated how acoustic effects can visually hide objects;
• This is the first university to host free lectures on video hosting: on the official youtube channel you can find a variety of training courses from the most recognized teachers in the United States;
• The world's largest collection of objects related to the life and work of Mark Twain is located in the library of this particular university.

The university was allegedly founded by runaway students from the University of Oxford, who had disagreements with the inhabitants of the city of Oxford. The eternal competitor of Oxford University, with a history rich in tradition. Gives its graduates a chance to get an excellent liberal arts or technical education.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• Arriving in the town of Cambridge and asking the question “where is the university located?”, You will act rather recklessly, since each of the faculties (and there are 31 of them) are located in different parts of the city. Roughly speaking, Cambridge is a city and a university rolled into one;
• Newton and Darwin studied at Cambridge, and here they made their famous scientific discoveries;
• Each faculty has its own color scheme for study accessories and some wardrobe items: for example, for scarves;
• In Cambridge, even the worst students were celebrated with "awards". Until 1909, the student who did the worst in mathematics was given a huge wooden spoon: it was a meter long, and its handle was made in the shape of an oar.

The oldest English university, scientists do not even know the exact date of opening, according to rough estimates, the educational institution began its activities in the 11th century. It is considered, on a par with Cambridge, the most prestigious university in the UK. Many representatives of the royal dynasty and world-famous scientists studied there. The famous writers John Tolkien and Lewis Carroll were also Oxford graduates.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• In the Clarendon Laboratory, located on the territory of Oxford, there is a unique bell: it has been ringing continuously for more than 180 years. The experiment set with his participation is considered the longest in time;
• Until the beginning of the 20th century, only men studied at Oxford: women began to be accepted as students starting in 1920, and separate education was generally abolished only in the 70s of the last century;
• 25 British Prime Ministers have been students of Oxford;
• It is impossible to apply for admission to Oxford and Cambridge at the same time: this is carefully monitored. If you have chosen Oxford, then it will be possible to enter Cambridge only next year.

Compared to other representatives of the ranking, the University of Chicago was opened relatively recently - at the end of the 19th century. But over its century-old history, it has already managed to become famous for a large number of graduates who have become Nobel laureates: in terms of their number, it ranks fourth.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• Becoming a student of this educational institution is extremely difficult: the average chance of admission is only 7%;
• The university library is immediately famous for several reasons. Firstly, because of its unusual appearance: the building is made in the form of an ovoid sphere of glass. Secondly, because of its size: its vault contains about three and a half million books! Another interesting fact: it was on the territory of the library that the film "Divergent" was filmed;
• The educational institution is famous for its Nobel laureates in the field of physics. By the way, the world's first successful experiment on the splitting of an atom was carried out at the University of Chicago.

Included in the list of top 3 American universities belonging to the so-called "Ivy League". There are no business and law schools, but it graduates the best architects and engineers of a wide profile recognized around the world.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• The House hospital is the Frist Center building, which is located on the grounds of Princeton University. Albert Einstein once taught in the same building;
• Princeton University can be considered the ancestor of such a sport as American football, because it was the students of this educational institution who first played it in 1869;
• Each student at Princeton University takes an oath upon admission to uphold the "Code of Honor". Under the terms of the code, the student undertakes to behave honestly in exams, not to cheat and report any fact of violation of this rule. Not surprisingly, for most exams, teachers are simply absent from the classrooms where tests are taken.

On a note

The Ivy League includes eight of the oldest private universities in the United States. The association got its name due to the fact that this plant can be found on all old university buildings. Each training center is distinguished by the high quality of teaching knowledge, and the diplomas issued by them are recognized in almost all countries of the world.

Another representative of the Ivy League with a unique history and cultural traditions. Yale seeks to enter to study the humanities and social sciences. Five American presidents graduated from this particular educational institution.

💡 A selection of interesting facts:

• It is the first university in the world to receive its own symbol. They became a bulldog named Handsome Dan. After the death of a pet, the next dog with the same name takes its place. Biography of dogs is carefully recorded and published. To date, the official symbol of Yale University is the bulldog Handsome Dan XVIII: information about him and his predecessors can be found on Wikipedia, and the current symbol even has its own instagram page;
• The world's oldest humorous publication remains the magazine published by Yale University;
• Frisbee was invented by Yale students: empty candy boxes from the Frisbee Pie Company became the prototype of the “flying” saucers.

The best universities in the world: what is the chance to enter them and do foreign applicants have it?

The first thing we want to note is that any applicant has the opportunity to enter the best universities in the world. And it does not matter where you come from: from Russia, Ukraine or, for example, from Zimbabwe. But you need to be a really creative, extraordinary person and go through a very tough selection (according to the submitted applications, in most universities from our list, 9 candidates out of 10 are eliminated). You can increase the chances of admission by using the services of companies that provide assistance (on a paid basis) in collecting documents and data for admission to foreign universities.

Many rating agencies are engaged in determining the best universities in the world, and the results of their assessments sometimes differ significantly.

For the most objective determination of the best universities in the world, we have collected data from three world university rankings - QS, Shanghai and U.S. News.

Ratings on the basis of which the best universities in the world are determined

Best Universities in the World 2016-2017

Harvard University

- a university that has established itself as a world leader in the field of exact sciences and technologies. It is here that cutting-edge research in the field of natural sciences and engineering is carried out. MIT has given the world 80 Nobel Laureates, as well as many outstanding scientists, engineers, and public figures who have changed our lives forever.

- a truly legendary educational institution, one of the oldest in Europe. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and from the very beginning has established itself as a brilliant university. No university in the world can boast of such a number of Nobel laureates who studied within its walls as Cambridge - 88 winners of this prestigious award.

- the first educational institution opened in London. Since its inception, the university has always been at the forefront of research work. UCL alumni include the prime ministers of China and Japan, as well as Alexander Bel (inventor of the telephone), John Fleming (inventor of the vacuum tube) and Francis Crick (researcher of the structure of the DNA molecule).

Ratings of educational institutions are carried out by special statistical agencies. Moreover, the data can vary greatly, depending on many factors that they took into account. As a result, it turns out that in the statistical top 100 of the best universities in the world, for example, one university is in fifth place, and according to another rating, the same educational institution occupies the 20th line.

Therefore, for a more objective picture, we will consider the lists of three world agencies at once: QS, THE (Times Higher Education) and U.S. News. They are distinguished by their impartiality, as well as their authority. That is, we are looking for a kind of arithmetic mean, if such a concept can be applied to the ranking of the best universities in the world.

It’s worth clarifying right away that domestic institutions, alas, were not included in this list. All universities, which will be discussed, are located in North America and the UK. Yes, we have decent universities, but according to the aforementioned agencies, they are not good enough. One of the most serious Russian educational institutions - Lomonosov Moscow State University - takes only 95th place in the list of the best universities in the world (2017) (QS statistics). So our universities are not only up to the top ten, but up to the first fifty, they are still very far away and will take a long time to grow.

So, let's try to figure out which is the best university in the world, why it is so famous, what is studied in it and where to find it. The data may change from year to year, but the top three and even the top five, as a rule, are unchanged and hold the bar for a very, very long time. Let's designate the first ten educational institutions.

TOP of the best universities in the world:

1. Harvard University.
2. Cambridge.
3. Oxford.
4. Stanford.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
6. University College London.
7. California Institute of Technology.
8. Yale university.
9. Imperial College London.

And now we will analyze the most remarkable educational institutions in more detail.

Harvard University

Harvard remains the undisputed leader of the ranking, that is, the best university in the world. It was founded back in 1636 and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The average number of students, according to the university, fluctuates within 21 thousand people.

Among the other top universities in the world, Harvard has the largest endowment fund, as well as a significant number of scholarships with far-reaching paychecks. Separately, it is worth mentioning the library at the university - it's just a storehouse for anyone who suffers from knowledge and answers to their questions.

Faculties

Today's student-to-teacher ratio is seven to one. Moreover, a good half of the lectures are given for groups of no more than 20 people, which greatly increases the chances of understanding and consolidating the material received by applicants.

The best university in the world has the following faculties:

• business school;
• humanitarian sciences;
• design;
• pedagogy;
• management and management;
• right;
• healthcare;
• dentistry;
• religion;
• applied Science;
• cutting edge research.

And this is not a complete list. There are also academic specialties and departments for training specialists of various profiles. So at Harvard you can study any science, if there is a desire (and opportunities).

Graduates

Among the famous graduates of the best university in the world are the presidents of the United States (Roosevelt, Kennedy, Bush, Obama), world leaders of other countries, members of royal families (Prince Frederick of Denmark, Sheikh Sabah of Kuwait, Princess Owada of Japan, as well as businessmen Zuckerberg and Bill Gates .

University of Cambridge

Silver goes to one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe - the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1209 and is located in East Anglia (about 90 km north of London). Nearby (50 km) is the major airport Stansted.

Almost 30 thousand students from all over the world study at the university. The educational institution is distinguished by its conservatism (however, like the whole of Foggy Albion), so any applicant who gets into the walls of Cambridge becomes part of the centuries-old English traditions. This applies to clothing, matriculation ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, etc.

University faculties

When entering a university, applicants always face a serious dilemma - which college to choose. The fact is that the existing Cambridge system is strikingly different from the usual American and European counterparts.

That is, here choosing a college, which is also a faculty, you determine for yourself a lifestyle and social circle. Whichever direction you take, it has its own buildings, gyms, playgrounds, and generally separate structures that have nothing to do with other specializations.

Colleges:

• humanitarian sciences;
• biology;
• clinical medicine;
• physics;
• advanced research;
• Social sciencies.

All of them are divided into 150 faculties and departments. It is worth noting that to study at the university you need to have not only an impeccable portfolio, but a tidy sum in a bank account.

Famous Alumni

Cambridge is famous for its alumni, including such major figures as Newton, Bacon, Rutherford and Oppenheimer. Also noteworthy are major literary figures: A. A. Milne, J. B. Prisley, Cl. Art. Lewis, L. Stern and our compatriot Vladimir Nabokov.

Cambridge has given our planet the largest number of Nobel Prize winners in many fields.

Oxford University (University of Oxford)

Bronze went to another oldest university in Europe - Oxford. The educational institution was founded in 1096 and is located in Central England (100 km northwest of London). Oxford can host up to 25,000 students from all over the world.

The university is also notable for the fact that the cult film about Harry Potter was filmed on the territory of Christ Church College, and the no less legendary Alice in Wonderland was written within its walls.

List of faculties

The main direction of the university is the humanities. But since the twentieth century, the exact sciences, law, music, medicine and art have been taught at Oxford with due success. The academic year here begins in October and consists of three semesters: autumn, winter and spring. Summer, respectively, is vacation time.

There are plenty of teachers at Oxford: one lecturer can read to audiences of five or six people, which allows full use of the tutoring system. That is, the student receives from his teacher not only basic, but also specialized knowledge in an expanded volume.

Colleges:

• humanitarian sciences;
• design;
• pedagogy;
• right;
• healthcare;
• applied Science;
• cutting edge research.

Faculties, as in the case of Cambridge, are divided into colleges and function in a similar way to it.

Famous graduates

Among the famous graduates of the university, the following world figures can be distinguished: Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Lewis Carroll and John Tolkien. We must not forget our compatriots - Anna Akhmatova, Joseph Brodsky, Ivan Turgenev and Korney Chukovsky.

Stanford University

Stanford is primarily famous for its research activities. From the first years of its existence (1891), the educational institution devoted itself to the search for truth and solving the most difficult problems, in parallel, of course, teaching applicants and attracting the best of them to its ranks. The complex is located in Silicon Valley, in California, North America.

In addition, Stanford has repeatedly found itself at the top of the rankings as the best medical university in the world, thanks to innovative discoveries in this field and a large number of exceptionally competent and experienced teachers.

Faculties of Stanford

Stanford was conceived not only as a purely educational institution, but also as a practical one. That is, when other universities focused on the cultural level, Stanford systematized the data of world employment exchanges month by month and provided citizens who were exclusively “useful” to society.

University specializations:

• business and management;
• the medicine;
• earth science;
• humanitarian sciences;
• engineering;
• right;
• pedagogy;
• society.

The specific direction of each faculty was necessarily calculated from the current needs of the labor market, so Stanford graduates were 100% likely to be provided with a job. In fact, they were already employed only by choosing a specialization and passing the entrance exams.

About graduates

We owe Stanford the invention of the modem and the TCP/IP protocols. Together with other alumni, Vintov Serf and Brand Townsend made our Internet possible today. Presidents and statesmen studied at the university: US President Herbert Hoover, Senators Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein and Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor.

Businessmen also distinguished themselves by their quality education: Nike director Philip Knight, developer and father of the Pay Pal payment system Peter Thiel, two founders of the venerable Google search engine Lawrence Page and Sergey Brin, as well as Yahoo founder David Filo.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Over 150 years, MIT has produced more than 70 Nobel laureates, eight of whom are on the teaching staff of the university. More than 10,000 students study at the highest level in architecture and planning, engineering, humanities and social sciences, management, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering and applied sciences.

2. Stanford University

The university was founded by railroad magnate Leland Stanford in 1891 in memory of his son, Leland Stanford Jr., who died as a teenager in 1884. It is believed that Stanford, the most selective American university after Harvard, annually approves only 7% of applicants' applications. University graduates became the founders of such eminent companies as Hewlett-Packard and Google. Stanford is one of the three richest universities in the world. 11,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

3. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Caltech focuses on science and engineering programs in its research and teaching. About 2,300 students study here, and the teaching staff consists of 300 people. There are 31 Nobel laureates among the graduates of the institute, and in addition to teaching and research activities, the university manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (a division of NASA) and a global network of astronomical observatories and research centers.

4. Princeton University

The smallest, but far from important, university of the eminent Ivy League was founded in 1746. During this time, Princeton has produced 30 Nobel laureates. Now 5,000 bachelors and 2,500 students of postgraduate programs study at the university, and the teaching staff consists of 1,100 people.

5. University of Cambridge

Cambridge graduates occupy an important place in modern history: Newton and the laws of motion, Rutherford and the splitting of the atom, Darwin and the theory of evolution, Crick and Watson and the DNA model. Founded in 1209 by Oxford University scholars who left the institution after disagreements with the local population, Cambridge is now one of the leading universities in the world, with more than 18,000 students and 8,500 employees.

6. Imperial College London (Imperial College London)

The main activity of the university is based on research conducted at four faculties: medicine, natural sciences, engineering and business. The university was founded in 1907 as part of the University of London. The main campus is located in the museum part of London and is a combination of classic English architecture and modern design. There are 7500 employees for 14,000 students.

7. Oxford University (University of Oxford)

An eminent university that has graduated 26 British Prime Ministers, at least 30 world leaders, 12 saints and 20 Canterburg archbishops. In the 13th century, with the founding of Oxford, college education was actually created. One of the oldest universities in the world includes 38 colleges and 6 permanent residences.

8. ETH Zurich (ETH Zürich)

You don't have to be an Einstein to study at ETH - every Swiss citizen who has received a high school diploma has the right to enter the country's strongest technical university. More than 16,000 students study at 16 faculties. And the great Albert Einstein received his diploma here in 1901.

9. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Located near Hollywood with a renowned film and television school, the university is a place of attraction for all film lovers. The university has 26,000 employees and over 38,000 students. UCLA athletes consistently take first place in intercollegiate competitions.

10. University of California at Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley)

Vitamin E was invented here, the lost Scarlatti opera was found, and the flu virus was discovered. More than 20 graduates have become Nobel laureates. More than 36,000 students study at the university, of which 10,000 people are in postgraduate education programs. The university is located on the border with San Francisco.

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Vitaly Ivanov 28.08.2015

Age: 27 years old
University: Aalto University
Travel dates: September 2015
Program: Master's

Admission to a master's program in Finland with Allterra Education

The decision to go to study abroad came to me when I visited a friend who is studying in Holland. The first-hand account of my studies and the tour of the campus made a huge impression on me. After that, I decided to independently prepare a package of documents for admission to the magistracy. I chose a program that involved studying for a year in Delft, a year in Helsinki. Prepared a motivation letter, diploma, resume, received letters of recommendation, passed IELTS and sent everything to the reception. There was no certainty that I would enter, so I immediately decided that I needed to apply to several more universities. But since the preparation of documents took a lot of time and effort, I decided that this time I need to contact an educational agency.

I initially chose Allterra Education because I liked the site, which is informative and has a nice design. I called the agency and talked to Maria Lutsenko, a specialist in higher education abroad. Having gone to the first meeting, I realized that I was not mistaken. I really liked Maria's approach, her desire to understand the purpose of the training and her attentive attitude to my wishes. As a result, we decided to focus on enrolling in a master's program in Finland, as in a country with a very good IT education (also free of charge) and support for young entrepreneurs known throughout Europe. And although there was a week left before the deadline for accepting applications to Finnish universities, Maria convinced me that we would be in time, because I already had most of the documents. After the choice of universities, there was a week of intensive preparation of documents. Maria edited all my texts taking into account the specifics of the training programs and very organized and carefully prepared packages of documents for each of the universities, and there were four of them. All documents were delivered on time. Approximately three months later, answers began to come from universities. As a result, I was accepted into three universities out of four. Most of all, I wanted to enter Aalto University, and I was the first to receive a positive answer from him. I will never forget my joy :) Getting a study permit and finding housing also went smoothly, because there was no need to rush so much anymore :) Now I have two years of study at Aalto ahead of me, and I hope that they will bring me a wonderful experience and the brightest impressions.

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Ekaterina 08.09.2014

Age: 17 years old
University: University of Toronto
Travel dates: September 2014 - present

Program: Undergraduate, Faculty of Engineering

Our faculty has a reputation for being the craziest in the whole university, and it fully corresponds to this))

Today we gathered early in the morning, we were given a huge bag of gifts (mostly things with the symbols of the university and student organizations: a bottle for water, a towel, a hat, flip flops and a bunch of other things, and most importantly - a yellow helmet and a T-shirt! )

The whole day we just walked around the city and went as crazy as we could! All faculty!

First there was a concert - a small introduction from the "old" students. All are so awesome! So cheerful! Everyone says that studying is very difficult, but everyone seems to be alive)

What didn't we do! Basically, they ran around the city, played, danced) Today they didn’t feed normal food: they just handed out different pizzas and subs - sandwiches from the subway)

One of the main traditions of first-year engineers is to smear purple paint from head to toe. And you can also swim in it, which I did))))) Almost everyone did it, it was hot today: +26

It really was very cool) The paint is not toxic, but it does not wash off immediately)))) So now I am very similar to the Mystic from X-men, only purple))))))))

Then we put on our yellow helmets and paraded around the city (only the engineering department!)

It was just unreal! The university has its own police, they blocked traffic on the main streets especially for us. We just walked, chanted something, so many people gathered to look) We walked along one of the largest streets, through a huge shopping center, all the cars beeped us, and even trams))

Everyone somehow got to know each other at the same time, although after everyone was smeared with paint, it became difficult to recognize each other)

In the evening we had a short lecture, because tomorrow we will have a test (((It's just to test our skills, how ready we are: they don't give grades for it. But it's still a little sad that it's already a test (

Engineers are generally different from other students: as I understand it, it will be the hardest for us to study, we start this Thursday, although the rest are only next week, and our schedule is much busier

But on the other hand, we break away the coolest of all, although less in time)

Canada, Toronto

Cambridge university

Opens the list of the best universities in the world Cambridge. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and is the fourth oldest university in the world. The University of Cambridge is located in the UK, the city of Cambridge. The average tuition fee at this university is $20,000. About 17 thousand students study at the university, 5 thousand of which receive a second education. More than 15% of students at the University of Cambridge are foreigners.

The second place in the ranking of the best universities in the world is Harvard. Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is considered the most famous university in the United States. More than 6.7 thousand students, 15 thousand graduate students study there, and 2.1 thousand teachers work there. Graduates of this university were eight US presidents (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Barack Obama), as well as 49 Nobel Prize winners and 36 Pulitzer Prize winners. Tuition at Harvard University is $40,000.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is considered one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. An MIT record is that 77 members of the MIT community are Nobel Prize winners. The average cost of education, including accommodation, is 55 thousand dollars. More than 4,000 students and 6,000 graduate students, as well as about a thousand teachers, study at MIT.

The fourth place among the best universities in the world is occupied by Yale University. It is one of the most prestigious private universities in the world. Tuition costs an average of 37 thousand dollars. Yale University is located in the United States, Connecticut. Students from 110 countries study at the university, and more than 11 thousand people receive education every year. Five former US presidents have studied at this university, as well as many politicians, businessmen and scientists.

Most of you have probably heard of Oxford University. Oxford is one of the most famous and oldest universities in the world. More than 20 thousand students study in it, 25% of which are foreigners. There are also over 4,000 teachers in Oxford. Studying at this university will cost you an average of 10 to 25 thousand dollars, depending on the chosen specialty. Oxford also has over 100 libraries and more than 300 different student interest groups.

Imperial College London was founded in 1907 by Prince Albert. The college is located in the heart of London. About 8 thousand employees work in it, 1400 of them are teachers. 14.5 thousand students study at the Imperial College, and the average cost of education, depending on the specialty, is 25-45 thousand dollars, the medical specialty is considered the most expensive there. This college has graduated from 14 Nobel laureates.

University College London was founded in 1826. At the moment, the college ranks third in terms of the number of foreign students studying there, and the first in terms of the number of female professors. In total, more than 22 thousand students study at the college, of which almost half receive a second higher education, and 8 thousand foreign students. The average cost of education is from 18 to 25 thousand dollars. This college has graduated from 26 Nobel laureates.

The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 with donations from John D. Rockefeller. More than 2 thousand teachers work at the university, 10 thousand graduate students and 4.6 thousand students study. The university also has a library, the construction of which was spent 81 million dollars. The average cost of education is 40-45 thousand dollars. This university includes 79 Nobel laureates.

The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740 as a charitable school, became a college in 1755, and already in 1779 was the first college to be given the status of a university. In 1973, over 52 thousand students studied at the university. At the moment, more than 19 thousand students study at the university, and more than 3.5 thousand professors teach. The average cost of studying at the University of Pennsylvania is $40,000.

The Columbia University closes our top ranking of the best universities in the world. it is located in the city of New York, where it covers an area of ​​13 hectares. Columbia University was founded in 1754. Many famous people graduated from this university, including: 4 US presidents, nine judges of the Supreme Court, 97 Nobel laureates and 26 heads of other states, the list of which includes the current president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. More than 20 thousand students study at the university, half of which are girls. The average cost of education is 40-44 thousand dollars.

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