topuniversities.us CWUR Ranking

CWUR Rankings 2018-2019

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) is a consulting firm based in the United Arab Emirates and started publishing the CWUR ranking in 2012. This ranking is the only academic ranking that evaluates the quality of teaching, the employability of graduates, research results and the relevance of scientific work without using surveys and data provided by universities.

When the ranking was first published in 2012, the aim was to evaluate the 100 best universities in theworld. Already in 2014, the ranking was extended to the top 1000 best universities worldwide.

More Information

US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
11Harvard University2111111100
22Stanford University10321043296.7
33Massachusetts Institute of Technology311330152695.1
46University of California, Berkeley752518124892.5
57Princeton University415414699282791.9
68Columbia University161382014101091.4
79California Institute of Technology1200712781133191.0
810University of Chicago132293922181090.6
911Yale University1134123719113190.3
1013University of Pennsylvania319301611171389.7
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
1114Cornell University1428193124154089.4
1215University of California, Los Angeles586311131014589.1
1316Johns Hopkins University24159178612388.9
1418University of Michigan, Ann Arbor47386833201088.4
1519University of Washington, Seattle75220261199988.2
1620University of California, San Diego37> 100016281651688.0
1722University of California, San Francisco-> 100013452381787.7
1823Northwestern University12918445228363487.5
1924Duke University9846473620211487.3
2025New York University6440187050293587.2
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
2127University of Wisconsin–Madison6579323226301586.9
2231University of Texas, Austin10862297358582486.3
2332University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign40150276555615086.2
2433University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill205120725030332186.1
2535University of Minnesota Twin Cities131302762421352885.9
2636Washington University, St. Louis206161648146222285.8
2740Ohio State University165254703331503585.3
2841Rutgers University-New Brunswick212101357467625985.2
2942University of California, Davis82579754235393185.1
3043Pennsylvania State University374168604340415185.0
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
3147University of Maryland, College Park103480559272454284.7
3250University of Colorado Boulder13417041145111405984.4
3351University of Southern California2151114012188746684.4
3452University of Arizona1661645311196434884.3
3556Boston University57211210611375522684.0
3658Brown University955050186125858083.8
3759University of California, Irvine264> 10004213397645783.8
3862University of Florida4724851134044904383.6
3963Purdue University, West Lafayette968358949310612983.5
4064Vanderbilt University148911409563574583.4
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
4166University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center33> 1000392441513418783.3
4270University of California, Santa Barbara14959625229146806383.0
4373University of Pittsburgh187233-3425471882.9
4476Rockefeller University15> 1000147864343227582.7
4578Texas A&M University, College Station62518357859513310182.6
4679University of Virginia27131168151116958582.5
4780Emory University-19716410166556382.5
4883University of Utah16918780125105689382.3
4989University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-> 100091158104706682.0
5091Carnegie Mellon University341452131822822112981.9
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
5194Baylor College of Medicine51-> 10001411611183853
52105University of Rochester52737413922014813966
53111University of California, Santa Cruz53343> 1000454122756093
54114Arizona State University54-796111155139113114
55122Dartmouth College554817232372258185240
56128Stony Brook University56373> 100062270197115187
57129Rice University57679377407283163108
58133University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus58-> 100094234167134139
59134University of Iowa59292373212148120108151
60139Georgia Institute of Technology60282151157144117171222
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
61142Case Western Reserve University616025928018314010976
62143Indiana University Bloomington6223778133267193161163
63144Michigan State University63209281-11010614565
64151Oregon Health & Science University64-> 1000172295208111108
65153Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai65-> 1000-20214559101
66154Tufts University6610064229272212178151
67160University of Notre Dame6739730103379274286327
68167North Carolina State University68121416153170168235200
69177Iowa State University69563245134203195214222
70180University of Georgia70204337216193190165275
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
71182University of Massachusetts Medical School71-> 10009150532692200
72184University of Massachusetts Amherst72297253198289226212121
73190University of Missouri–Columbia73490190115265244261222
74191University of Alabama at Birmingham74-> 1000-198152126139
75193University of Connecticut75573417141210191211254
76194University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston76-> 1000194298238143187
77195Yeshiva University77336> 100026630522297151
78197University of Miami78-286-204174137129
79204University of Cincinnati79290195-222178167151
80210University of Maryland, Baltimore80-> 1000-253192150101
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
81217University of Illinois at Chicago81431> 1000-169149205151
82219Louisiana State University82548345-190201198108
83224University of Kansas83324270-243218180121
84235Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis84-943-250204177222
85239Wake Forest University8544573-366285231167
86244Colorado State University86307> 1000254282256216304
87245University of California, Riverside87477> 1000-328240149200
88246Virginia Commonwealth University88-> 1000189330278251304
89248Florida State University89475645-275235232139
90250Brandeis University902025166948636217405
US RankWorld RankUniversityQuality of EducationAlumni EmploymentQuality of FacultyResearch OutputQuality PublicationsInfluenceCitationsScore
91251Oregon State University91328519-294267173187
92253Wayne State University92-263-266234267163
93254University of Tennessee, Knoxville93585288-231224233240
94257University of New Mexico94-> 1000-304251174200
95259University of Kentucky95611535-227216275200
96262University of South Florida96-724-256248256174
97273University at Buffalo97233747-263221292222
98275Virginia Tech98544322-206211259363
99277Washington State University99-748174321312289460
100282University of South Carolina - Columbia100-503257334288436174

As part of the evaluation, seven objective and stable parameters are collected and weighted for the CWUR ranking:

1) Quality of teaching => Weighting = 15%.

To measure teaching quality, the number of alumni who have received significant international awards is surveyed. This figure must, of course, be set in relative relation to the size of the university in question.

 

2) Alumni’s employability => Weighting =15%.

The number of alumni who have occupied the position of CEO ́s internationally successful company after their studies is used to evaluate this key figure. This indicator is also set in relation to the size of the respective institution.

 

3) Quality ofthe university => Weighting = 15%.

The number of faculty employees who have won important international awards or prizes provides information about the quality of the university.

 

4) Research output => Weighting = 15%.

The ratio “research output” takesinto account the total number of research projects.

 

5) Value of publications => Weighting = 15%.

To assess the quality of publications, the number of research papers published in high-ranking journals is measured.

 

6) Influence of scientific work => Weighting = 15%.

The influence of a university’s publications depends on the scope and importance of the scientific journal in which the work is published.

 

7) Citations => Weighting = 10%.

If scientific publications are frequently quoted or serve as astarting point for research based on them, they have a high scientific relevance and recognition.

The methodology* employed in the ranking is explained in the following preprint:

A quantitative approach to world university rankings [PDF File, 6 pages]

*The methodology has been enhanced for the 2018/19 edition of the rankings, with research now accounting for 70% of the total score.

 

More information about the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) can be found on its website:
www.cwur.org