*content from Visual Capitalist; link to original*
Visual Capitalist has created a chart breaking down which countries have the biggest share of the world’s top 100 universities. The numbers come from the 2024 World University Rankings, obtained from Times Higher Education.
How Universities are Ranked
The Times’ top 100 measures universities on 18 performance indicators. These include teaching quality, research resources, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
Key Takeaways
- 36 of the top 100 universities are in the US. This is the most out of any other country
- Among the top 10 universities in the world, 7 are in the US and 3 are in the UK
- Oxford University takes 1st place in the overall rankings
- Stanford University, which is in 2nd place overall, is 1st for teaching
- MIT, which is in 3rd place overall, is 1st in research quality
Table of Top 100 Universities by Country
| Country | Region | Top 100 Universities |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 U.S. | North America | 36 |
| 🇨🇳 China & 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Asia & Oceania | 12 |
| 🇬🇧 UK | Europe | 11 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Europe | 8 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Asia & Oceania | 6 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Europe | 6 |
| 🇫🇷 France | Europe | 4 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Europe | 3 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | North America | 3 |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Asia & Oceania | 3 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Asia & Oceania | 2 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Asia & Oceania | 2 |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Europe | 2 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Europe | 1 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Europe | 1 |
