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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings for more than 30 years, today released the 2017 Best Global Universities rankings. The overall rankings are the largest and most comprehensive assessment of research universities worldwide, evaluating 1,000 universities – up from 750 last year – across 65 countries and regions.
With 210 ranked universities, U.S. schools dominate the 2017 list and, for the first time, claim the top five spots: Harvard University leads at No. 1, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology at No. 2 and Stanford University at No. 3. The University of California—Berkeley comes in at No. 4 and California Institute of Technology rounds out the group at No. 5.
Behind the U.S., the following countries and regions have the most ranked institutions out of 1,000 schools on the overall Best Global Universities list:
Peking University, tied at No. 53 on the overall list, is the No. 1 school in mainland China. The top 5 universities in mainland China are:
Best Global Universities also has rankings by country, region and subject. In the 2017 edition, U.S. News added six new country-specific rankings, including larger countries like Russia and smaller ones such as Poland and Egypt, bringing the total up to 38. Institutions are also assessed across 22 subjects.
Universities in mainland China had the strongest showing in the following subject rankings:
The Best Global Universities methodology – which is based on Web of Science data and metrics provided by Clarivate Analytics InCites™ – weighs factors that measure a university's global and regional research reputation and academic research performance using bibliometric indicators such as publications, citations and international collaboration. Each subject ranking has its own methodology based on academic research performance and reputation in that specific area.
This year, U.S. News slightly adjusted its overall methodology to further emphasize excellence in academic research by factoring in the total number of highly cited papers in the top 1 percent of their respective fields and the percentage of a university's total papers that are among the top 1 percent of most-cited papers.
"For over 30 years, U.S. News has helped students better understand the range of college options available to them in the U.S.," said Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News. "We take the same in-depth approach in our Best Global Universities to help students understand their college options worldwide."
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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. In addition to the Global Universities rankings, U.S. News publishes the Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools and Best Online Programs. In 2015, U.S. News debuted resource centers for prospective undergraduate and graduate students, published in Chinese, to help guide Chinese students who are interested in studying abroad. Most recently, U.S. News announced a new collaboration with Shorelight Education to help international students and their families connect with universities.
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