Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
Rankings that are known to be scientifically sound, stable, and transparent!
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is an annual publication for ranking of global universities drafted by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, which is an independent organisation engaged in research on higher education intelligence and consultation.
The first Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was published on June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), and Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. However, since 2009, the ARWU rankings have been published and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
This annual publication of world university rankings is based on five objective indicators:
- The number of alumni and staff who accomplish Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals
- The number of well-voiced researchers selected by Clarivate Analytics
- The number of articles issued in journals of Nature and Science
- The number of articles tabulated in Science Citation Index i.e., Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index
- Per capita performance of the institution
Based on each indicator, the highest-scoring education institution is assigned with a score of 100, whereas other education institutions are calculated as a percentage of the highest score. While ARWU publishes the top 500 global universities every year based on objective indicators and third-party data, it published a list of best 1,000 global universities in 2020. ARWU ranks 2000 universities to publish the top 1,000.
Top 20 Universities in ARWU 2021
Institution |
Country |
Rank |
Rank |
Harvard University |
US |
1 |
1 |
Stanford University |
US |
2 |
2 |
University of Cambridge |
UK |
3 |
3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
US |
4 |
4 |
University of California, Berkeley |
US |
5 |
5 |
Princeton University |
US |
6 |
6 |
University of Oxford |
UK |
7 |
9 |
Columbia University |
US |
8 |
7 |
California Institute of Technology |
US |
9 |
8 |
University of Chicago |
US |
10 |
10 |
Yale University |
US |
11 |
11 |
Cornell University |
US |
12 |
12 |
Paris-Saclay University |
France |
13 |
14 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
US |
14 |
13 |
University of Pennsylvania |
US |
15 |
19 |
Johns Hopkins University |
US |
16 |
15 |
University College London |
UK |
17 |
16 |
University of California, San Diego |
US |
18 |
18 |
University of Washington |
US |
19 |
16 |
University of California, San Francisco |
US |
16 |
21 |
It is said that one primary reason for the significant influence of the ARWU rankings is that it uses a methodology which is scientifically sound, stable, and transparent. The next ARWU Ranking is expected to come out in the month of August 2022.
Source: : https://www.shanghairanking.com/news/arwu/2021
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Updated on September 23, 2021
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