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The 20 Top Universities In The United States For 2019

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

What are the top universities in the United States? The list is decided by the CEOWORLD magazine university ranking which considers 7 important factors to help make a balanced comparison. These include influence, reputation, specialization, recruiters Responses and employers Feedback, which in turn help to rate and rank the top unis.

This year’s top 20 features four British universities among many recognizable American establishments and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich – (ETH Zurich, Switzerland).

Take a guess at number one!

The 20 Top Universities In The United States, 2019

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (1st)
There are 11,231 students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 8.7 students per member of staff, and International students make up 34% of them.

2. Stanford University (2nd)
Stanford University has 15,878 full time students, 7.4 students per member of staff and 23% foreign students.

3. Harvard University (4th)
There are 20,595 students at Harvard University, 9.1 students to every member of staff, and 26% of those studying come from overseas.

4. California Institute of Technology – Caltech (6th)
29% of Caltech’s 2,255 students come from overseas, while they have one member of staff to every 6.5 students.

5. Princeton University (7th)
Princeton take on 7,996 at any one time – 24% of which are from overseas. The university have 8.2 students to every member of staff.

6. University of Chicago (8th)
The University of Chicago only accept 13,562 students at any one time – 25% of which are foreign. They have 6.1 students per teacher.

7. The University of California, Los Angeles (11th)
17% of UCLA’s 39,464 students are from international, which the university having one member of staff for every 9.2 students.

8. The University of California, Berkeley (12th)
UC Berkeley only accept 36,468 students at any one time – 17% of them are from overseas, and there is one member of staff per 13.2 students.

9. Johns Hopkins University (14th)
Johns Hopkins have 16,146 full time students at any one time – 25% of which are international. They also have one member of staff per 4.6 students.

10. Cornell University (15th)
25% of Cornell’s 21,904 students are international students, and the university offers one member of staff per 9.8 students.

11. University of Pennsylvania (16th)
20% of the University of Pennsylvania’s students are international. The university accepts 20,443 students at any one time, and offers one member of staff per 6.4 students.

12. Columbia University (17th)
26,586 students study at Columbia University. 37% of them are international, and there are 6 students per single member of staff.

13. Duke University (18th)
Duke University has 15,037 students in full time education – 18% of which are international. The university has one member of staff per 4.4 students.

14. Yale University (19th)
Yale University has 12,318 students in full time education – 20% of which are international. The university has one member of staff per 5.2 students.

15. University of California, San Francisco (20th)

16. University of Michigan (21st)
The University Of Michigan has 41,831 students in full time education – 17% of which are international. The university has one member of staff per 17.0 students.

17. Northwestern University (22nd)
Northwestern University has 17,600 students in full time education – 19% of which are international. The university has one member of staff per 13 students.

18. University of California, San Diego (25th)
The University of California, San Diego has 31,687 students in full time education – 20% of which are international. The university has one member of staff per 12.9 students.

19. University of Washington (28th)
The University Of Washington has 45,476 students in full time education – 16% of which are international. The university has one member of staff per 11.3 students.

20. Rockefeller University (31st)


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