Many university aspirants are all over the countries of the world, some who desire to study in the top universities out there within or away from their various countries. This latest world university rankings of the top 30 best universities in the world will guide such aspirants on which university he/she would want to apply.

This list of the best universities in the world is led by two United Kingdom universities for the first time. The University of Oxford has held on to the number one spot for the second year in a row, while the University of Cambridge has jumped from the fifth to second place.

In the united States of America, students aspiring to become lawyers flock to Harvard, engineers to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, all filled with hope and excitement for the years ahead. For many, having the right university on your resume can be the difference between cutting your teeth in a rural town and a high-paying job in New York.

Below are the best universities to study abroad in decending from The Hong Kong university to Oxford university and the countries each of these top universities are all located in.

Top 30 Best Universities In The World

30. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• Country Located : Hong Kong

29. The University of Tokyo

• Country Located : Japan

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28. Northwestern University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

27. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

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26. The University of Hong Kong

 

• Country Located : Hong Kong

25. Tsinghua University

• Country Located : China

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24. The University of Edinburgh

• Country Located : United Kingdom (U.K.)

23. King’s College London

• Country Located : United Kingdom (U.K.)

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22. University of Michigan

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

21. Duke University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

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Top 20 Universities In The World

20. The Australian National University

• Country Located : Australia

19. University of Pennsylvania

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

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18. Columbia University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

17. Johns Hopkins University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

16. Yale University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

15. National University of Singapore (NUS)

• Country Located : Singapore

14. Cornell University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

13. Princeton University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

12. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

• Country Located : Switzerland

11. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)

• Country Located : Singapore

 

Top 10 Best Universities In The World

10. ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

• Country Located : Switzerland

9. University of Chicago

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

8. Imperial College London

• Country Located : United Kingdom (U.K.)

7. UCL (University College London)

• Country Located : United Kingdom (U.K.)

6. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

5. Harvard University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

3. Stanford University

• Country Located : United States of America (U.S.A.)

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2. University of Cambridge

• Country Located : United Kingdom (U.K.)

1. University of Oxford

• Country Located : United Kingdom (U.K.)

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