Chaque année, le top du Times higher Education classe les meilleures universités dans le monde. En 2013, 13 universités françaises font partie du top 200, c’est une de plus que pour le classement 2012 mais le rang de chacune baisse.
La première université française est l’Ecole Normale Supérieure classée à la place 65. La deuxième université française est l’Ecole Polytechnique classée à la place 70.
Le top 3 du classement est occupée par 2 universités américaines et une université anglaise :
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ETABLISSEMENT PAYS
1 California Institute of Technology Etats-Unis
2 Harvard University Etats-Unis
2 University of Oxford Royaume-Uni
4 Stanford University Etats-Unis
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Etats-Unis
6 Princeton University Etats-Unis
7 University of Cambridge Royaume-Uni
8 University of California, Berkeley Etats-Unis
9 University of Chicago Etats-Unis
10 Imperial College London Royaume-Uni
11 Yale University Etats-Unis
12 University of California, Los Angeles Etats-Unis
13 Columbia University Etats-Unis
14 ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich Suisse
15 Johns Hopkins University Etats-Unis
16 University of Pennsylvania Etats-Unis
17 Duke University Etats-Unis
18 University of Michigan Etats-Unis
19 Cornell University Etats-Unis
20 University of Toronto Canada
21 University College London Royaume-Uni
22 Northwestern University Etats-Unis
23 The University of Tokyo Japon
24 Carnegie Mellon University Etats-Unis
25 University of Washington Etats-Unis
26 National University of Singapore Singapour
27 University of Texas at Austin Etats-Unis
28 Georgia Institute of Technology Etats-Unis
29 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Etats-Unis
30 University of Wisconsin-Madison Etats-Unis
31 University of British Columbia Canada
32 London School of Economics and Political Science Royaume-Uni
33 University of California, Santa Barbara Etats-Unis
34 University of Melbourne Australie
35 McGill University Canada
36 Karolinska Institute Suède
37 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Suisse
38 King’s College London Royaume-Uni
39 University of Edinburgh Royaume-Uni
40 New York University Etats-Unis
40 University of California, San Diego Etats-Unis
42 Washington University in St Louis Etats-Unis
43 The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
44 Seoul National University Corée du Sud
45 Peking University Chine
46 University of Minnesota Etats-Unis
47 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Etats-Unis
48 Australian National University Australie
49 Pennsylvania State University Etats-Unis
50 Boston University Etats-Unis
50 Tsinghua University Chine
52 Brown University Etats-Unis
52 University of California, Davis Etats-Unis
52 Kyoto University Japon
55 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Allemagne
56 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Corée du Sud
57 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong
58 University of Manchester Royaume-Uni
59 Ohio State University Etats-Unis
60 Pohang University of Science and Technology Corée du Sud
61 KU Leuven Belgique
62 Purdue University Etats-Unis
63 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Allemagne
63 University of Queensland Australia Australie
65 École Normale Supérieure France
65 Rice University Etats-Unis
67 Leiden University Pays-Bas
68 Universität Heidelberg Allemagne
69 Delft University of Technology Pays-Bas
70 École Polytechnique France
70 University of Southern California Etats-Unis
72 University of Sydney Australie
73 Erasmus University Rotterdam Pays-Bas
74 Universität Basel Suisse
74 Utrecht University Pays-Bas
76 Nanyang Technological University Singapour
77 Wageningen University and Research Center Pays-Bas
78 University of Pittsburgh Etats-Unis
79 University of Bristol Royaume-Uni
80 Durham University Royaume-Uni
80 Emory University Etats-Unis
80 Tufts University Etats-Unis
83 University of Amsterdam Pays-Bas
83 Michigan State University Etats-Unis
85 Ghent University Belgique
86 Freie Universität Berlin Allemagne
87 Technische Universität München Allemagne
88 Case Western Reserve University Etats-Unis
88 Vanderbilt University Etats-Unis
90 University of Notre Dame Etats-Unis
91 Monash University Australie
92 McMaster University Canada
93 University of California, Irvine Etats-Unis
94 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Allemagne
95 University of Rochester Etats-Unis
96 Université Pierre et Marie Curie France
97 University of Colorado Boulder Etats-Unis
98 University of Groningen Pays-Bas
98 Maastricht University Pays-Bas
100 University of Helsinki Finlande
100 University of York Royaume-Uni
102 Royal Holloway, University of London Royaume-Uni
103 University of Arizona Etats-Unis
103 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Etats-Unis
103 Stockholm University Suède
106 Eindhoven University of Technology Pays-Bas
106 University of Montreal Canada
108 University of Maryland, College Park Etats-Unis
109 University of Alberta Canada
109 Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
111 Uppsala University Suède
112 University of Sheffield Royaume-Uni
112 University of Virginia Etats-Unis
114 University of New South Wales Australie
114 Université Paris-Sud France
114 Queen Mary, University of London Royaume-Uni
117 University of Glasgow Royaume-Uni
117 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Suède
117 University of St Andrews Royaume-Uni
117 Technical University of Denmark Danemark
121 University of Sussex Royaume-Uni
121 University of Zürich Suisse
123 Lund University Suède
124 University of Geneva Suisse
125 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japon
126 University of Cape Town Afrique du Sud
126 Dartmouth College Etats-Unis
128 University of Florida Etats-Unis
129 RWTH Aachen University Allemagne
129 Trinity College Dublin Irlande
131 Radboud University Nijmegen Pays-Bas
132 Indiana University Etats-Unis
132 Université de Lausanne Suisse
132 University of Massachusetts Etats-Unis
135 Boston College Etats-Unis
136 University of California, Santa Cruz Etats-Unis
137 Lancaster University Royaume-Uni
138 Aarhus University Danemark
139 Colorado School of Mines Etats-Unis
139 University of Leeds Royaume-Uni
141 University of Warwick Royaume-Uni
142 National Taiwan University Taïwan
143 University of Utah Etats-Unis
144 Osaka University Japon
144 VU University Amsterdam Pays-Bas
146 Arizona State University Etats-Unis
146 University of Southampton Royaume-Uni
148 University of California, Riverside Etats-Unis
148 University of Exeter Royaume-Uni
150 University of Copenhagen Danemark
150 Tohoku University Japon
152 Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Allemagne
153 University of Birmingham Royaume-Uni
154 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Allemagne
155 Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble France
156 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon France
157 University of Bern Suisse
157 University of Nottingham Royaume-Uni
159 Texas A&M University Etats-Unis
160 Georgetown University Etats-Unis
161 University College Dublin Irlande
161 University of Iowa Etats-Unis
161 University of Leicester Royaume-Uni
164 University of Antwerp Belgique
164 University of Auckland Nouvelle-Zélande
164 Brandeis University Etats-Unis
164 Pompeu Fabra University Espagne
168 University of Western Australia Australie
169 University of Liverpool Royaume-Uni
170 University of Twente Pays-Bas
170 University of Vienna Austriche
172 Université Catholique de Louvain Belgique
172 Yeshiva University Etats-Unis
174 University of Delaware Etats-Unis
174 University of East Anglia Royaume-Uni
176 University at Buffalo Etats-Unis
176 Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgique
178 Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7 France
178 Stony Brook University Etats-Unis
180 Wake Forest University Etats-Unis
181 Universität Bonn Allemagne
181 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Etats-Unis
183 Iowa State University Etats-Unis
184 Northeastern University Etats-Unis
185 University of Miami Etats-Unis
185 University of Oslo Norvège
185 University of Ottawa Canada
188 University of Aberdeen Royaume-Uni
188 The University of Texas at Dallas Etats-Unis
190 Yonsei University Corée du Sud
191 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israël
191 University of Illinois at Chicago Etats-Unis
193 Mines ParisTech France
194 George Washington University Etats-Unis
194 University of Reading Royaume-Uni
196 University of Dundee Royaume-Uni
197 Florida Institute of Technology Etats-Unis
198 Newcastle University Royaume-Uni
199 Boğaziçi University Turquie
200 Tel Aviv University Israël
