The Times Higher Education Supplement, known as The Times Higher or The THES for short, is a newspaper based in London, England, that reports specifically on issues related to education. It is not affiliated with The Times newspaper, which is also based in London. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The Times is a national quality daily newspaper in the United Kingdom. ...

The THES publishes the "Times Higher World University Rankings" annually (see College and university rankings), which ranks institutions on a number of criteria, including a "peer review score", where academics from around the world nominate which universities worldwide they think are best in their field. In higher education, college and university rankings are listings of educational institutions in an order determined by any combination of factors. ...

Institutions from the United States and the United Kingdom have a virtual monopoly over the highest positions in many of the tables. The most probable reason for this is the widespread use of the English language in modern academia. This gives these institutes the ability to attract some of the best students and researchers from around the world. Elite universities in the United States also tend to be the richest in the world. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

There have also been suggestions that this bias towards English-speaking universities is due to the fact that the THES is a British institution, but another worldwide ranking of universities (based on quite different criteria) compiled by academics at Shanghai Jiaotong University in China also showed a similar bias, most likely for the reason given above.[1] (http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/top500(1-100).htm) Shanghai Jiao Tong University, (SJTU, 上海交通大學), abbreviated Jiao Da (交大), is one of the leading universities in China. ...

The Top 10 universities in various categories of the 2004 THES rankings are listed below:

Top universities overall (worldwide)

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research institution and university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts directly across the Charles River from Bostons Back Bay district. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... ETH Zurich (from its German name Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland. ...

Top universities overall (Europe only)

World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... ETH Zurich (from its German name Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often called the London School of Economics or the LSE, is one of the worlds eminent specialist universities, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious social science institution. ... Tanaka Business School, Imperial College Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ... The cadets of Polytechnique rushed to the defense of Paris against the foreign armies in 1814. ... The quadrangle at the main ENS building on rue dUlm is known as the Cour aux Ernests – the Ernests being the goldfish in the pond. ... The Monster Clothespin from Outer Space, and entrance of the EPFL The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne in Switzerland. ... The Front Quad University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... University of Manchester Motto: Cognitio Sapientia Hvmanitas Knowledge, wisdom, humanity. ...

Top universities overall (North America only)

World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research institution and university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts directly across the Charles River from Bostons Back Bay district. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ...

Top universities overall (outside Europe and North America)

The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... Peking University 博学审问慎思明辨 Peking University or Beijing University (pinyin Běijīng Dàxué), colloquially Beida (北大, pinyin běidà), is one of the most prestigious universities in China. ... The National University of Singapores (NUS) flagship campus is located in the southwest of the Republic of Singapore at Kent Ridge, bounded by the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Clementi Road, Buona Vista Road and Kent Ridge Park, with an area of approximately 1. ... The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ... Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan (京都大学 Kyōto daigaku, abbreviated to 京大 Kyōdai) is the second oldest university of Japan and one of leading national universities having a total of roughly 22,000 students. ... Monash University is one of Australias largest universities. ... The University of New South Wales is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Traditional Chinese: 香港大學; Simplified Chinese: 香港大学; pinyin: Xiānggǎng Dàxué) is an English-language medium university and the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong SAR. Its motto is the Latin phrase Sapientia et Virtus (明德格物 ), meaning wisdom and virtue or sometimes cited as Foresight & Social... The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ...

Top universities worldwide for arts and humanities

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The humanities are a group of academic subjects united by a commitment to studying aspects of the human condition and a qualitative approach that generally prevents a single paradigm from coming to define any discipline. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... Peking University 博学审问慎思明辨 Peking University or Beijing University (pinyin Běijīng Dàxué), colloquially Beida (北大, pinyin běidà), is one of the most prestigious universities in China. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often called the London School of Economics or the LSE, is one of the worlds eminent specialist universities, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious social science institution. ...

Top universities worldwide for biomedicine

See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that treat patients. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Tanaka Business School, Imperial College Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... The Johns Hopkins University is an internationally prestigious private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Karolinska Institute or Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ...

Top universities worldwide for engineering and IT

Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... Categories: Information technology ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research institution and university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts directly across the Charles River from Bostons Back Bay district. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the premier educational institutions for science and technology spread all over India . ... Tanaka Business School, Imperial College Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The National University of Singapores (NUS) flagship campus is located in the southwest of the Republic of Singapore at Kent Ridge, bounded by the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Clementi Road, Buona Vista Road and Kent Ridge Park, with an area of approximately 1. ... Peking University 博学审问慎思明辨 Peking University or Beijing University (pinyin Běijīng Dàxué), colloquially Beida (北大, pinyin běidà), is one of the most prestigious universities in China. ...

Top universities worldwide for science

What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research institution and university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts directly across the Charles River from Bostons Back Bay district. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Tanaka Business School, Imperial College Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ...

External link

• THES website (http://www.thes.co.uk/)