Top 20 US Universities by THES

According to the annual world university ranking by THES, a total of 20 US institutions made into the World Top 50 list:

US Rank, Institution
1 HARVARD University

2 YALE University

3 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology

4 University of CHICAGO

5 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology

6 COLUMBIA University

7 U of PENNSYLVANIA

8 PRINCETON U

9 DUKE U

9 JOHNS HOPKINS U

11 CORNELL U

12 STANFORD U

13 U of MICHIGAN

14 CARNEGIE MELLON U

15 BROWN U

16 U of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles

17 NORTHWESTERN U

18 U of California, BERKELEY

19 NEW YORK U (NYU)

20 BOSTON Uni

Source: Times Higher Education Supplement 2008

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