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 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD

  According to The Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008:

  Rank   University
1   Harvard University, USA
2   Yale University, USA  
3   University of Cambridge, UK  
4   University of Oxford, UK
5   California Institute of Technology, USA  
6   Imperial College London, UK  
7   University College London, UK
8   The University of Chicago, USA
9   Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA  
10   Columbia University, USA  
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA

  According to QS.com Asian University Rankings, 2009:

  Rank   University
1   The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong  
2   The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong  
3   The University of Tokyo, Japan  
4   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong  
5   Kyoto University, Japan  
6   Osaka University, Japan  
7   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea  
8   Seoul National University, South Korea  
9   Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan  
10   National University of Singapore, Singapore  
10   Peking University, China  
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN CHINA

  According to The Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008:

  Rank   University
1   The University of Hong Kong  
2   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology  
3   The Chinese University of Hong Kong  
4   Peking University  
5   Tsinghua University  
6   Fudan University  
7   University of Science and Technology of China  
8   Nanjing University  
9   Shanghai Jiao Tong University  
10   City University of Hong Kong  
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN THE MAINLAND OF CHINA

  According to netbig.com, 2008:

  Rank   University
1   Tsinghua University
2   Peking University
3   Zhejiang University
4   University of Science and Technology of China  
5   Nanjing University  
6   Fudan University  
7   Shanghai Jiao Tong University
8   Beijing Normal University
9   Harbin Insititue of Technology  
10   Nan'kai University
10   Renmin University of China  
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN USA

  According to America's Best Colleges, US News, 2009:

  Rank   University
1   Harvard University
2   Princeton University
3   Yale University
4   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4   Stanford University
6   California Institute of Technology  
6   University of Pennsylvania  
8   Columbia University
8   Duke University
8   The University of Chicago
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN UK

  According to Good University Guide, Times Online, 2009:

  Rank   University
1   University of Oxford
2   University of Cambridge
3   Imperial College London  
4   London School of Economics  
5   University of St. Andrews  
6   University of Warwick
7   University College London
8   Durham University  
9   The University of York  
10   Bristol University  

  According to The Guardian University Guide, 2009:

  Rank   University
1   University of Oxford
2   University of Cambridge
3   London School of Economics  
4   University of Warwick  
5   University of St. Andrews
6   Imperial College London  
7   University College London  
8   School of Oriental and African Studies, London  
9   University of Edinburgh
10   Loughborough University  
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN AUSTRALIA

  According to The Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008:

  Rank   University
1   Australian National University
2   The University of Sydney  
3   The University of Melbourne  
4   The University of Queensland
5   The University of New South Wales  
6   Monash University
7   The University of Western Australia
8   The University of Adelaide
9   Macquarie University
10   RMIT University  
 
 TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN CANADA

  According to Canada's Top 50 Research Universities, Research Inforsource Inc., 2008:

  Rank   University
1   University of Toronto
2   University of Alberta
3   Université de Montréal
4   The University of British Columbia  
5   McGill University  
6   McMaster University
7   Université Laval
8   University of Calgary
9   The University of Western Ontario  
10   University of Ottawa

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