University rankings are conducted by various magazines, newspapers, websites, governments and academics. The three most famous are the Academic Ranking of World Universities (aka ARWU or Shanghai Ranking), the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings.
American universities have long dominated the global rankings. In Europe, the best universities are almost all British. Only Switzerland, Germany, France, Denmark and Sweden managed to get one or two universities in the top 50.
Here is a comparative table of the all European universities that appear in the global top 100 in at least one of the three rankings.
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 630"]
[TR]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD]Universities[/TD]
[TD]Country[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]ARWU[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Times[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]QS WUR[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Total Score[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]University of Cambridge[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]University of Oxford[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Imperial College London[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]ETH Zürich[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]University College London (UCL)[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]University of Edinburgh[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]107[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Karolinska Institute[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"](120)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]King's College London[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]124[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]University of Manchester[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]132[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]157[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]École Normale Supérieure[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]164[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]University of Heidelberg[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]172[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]University of Bristol[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]173[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]181[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Technical University Munich[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]53[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]190[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]London School of Economics[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Utrecht University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]207[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Leiden University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]215[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]University of Copenhagen[/TD]
[TD]Denmark[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]237[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]KU Leuven[/TD]
[TD]Belgium[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]239[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]University of Amsterdam[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]242[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]University of Paris 6[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]245[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]University of Helsinki[/TD]
[TD]Finland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]245[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]University of Zurich[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]259[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Uppsala University[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]263[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]University of Geneva[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]264[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]University of Basel[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]267[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]University of Sheffield[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]284[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]University of Groningen[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]287[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]Lund University[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]291[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]George August University of Göttingen[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]128[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]Ghent University[/TD]
[TD]Belgium[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]Freie Universität Berlin[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]109[/TD]
[TD="align: center"](293)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Aarhus University[/TD]
[TD]Denmark[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]138[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]310[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]École Polytechnique[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]312[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]Erasmus University Rotterdam[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]316[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]University of Nottingham[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]84[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]157[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]75[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]316[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]University of Birmingham[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]153[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]316[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]39[/TD]
[TD]University of Glasgow[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]319[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]40[/TD]
[TD]Wageningen University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]328[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]41[/TD]
[TD]Humboldt University of Berlin[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]94[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]126[/TD]
[TD="align: center"](330)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]42[/TD]
[TD]University of Paris-Sud (11)[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]114[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]189[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]342[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD]University of Oslo[/TD]
[TD]Norway[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]185[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]344[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]44[/TD]
[TD]University of Freiburg[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]152[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]354[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]45[/TD]
[TD]Stockholm University[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]170[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]355[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]45[/TD]
[TD]University of Warwick[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]141[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]355[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]47[/TD]
[TD]Delft University of Technology[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]365[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]48[/TD]
[TD]Durham University[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]90[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]371[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]49[/TD]
[TD]University of Southampton[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]146[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]383[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]50[/TD]
[TD]University of Leeds[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]139[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]387[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]Trinity College Dublin[/TD]
[TD]Ireland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]129[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]391[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]52[/TD]
[TD]University of St Andrews[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]401[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]53[/TD]
[TD]Maastricht University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]420[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]Moscow State University[/TD]
[TD]Russia[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]232[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]120[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]431[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]55[/TD]
[TD]University of Strasbourg[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]217[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]226[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]540[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Number of universities listed in each World Top 100 ranking by country
Note that not a single Austrian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek or Eastern European (except Russia) university made it to any of the Top 100.
American universities have long dominated the global rankings. In Europe, the best universities are almost all British. Only Switzerland, Germany, France, Denmark and Sweden managed to get one or two universities in the top 50.
Here is a comparative table of the all European universities that appear in the global top 100 in at least one of the three rankings.
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 630"]
[TR]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD]Universities[/TD]
[TD]Country[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]ARWU[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Times[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]QS WUR[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Total Score[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]University of Cambridge[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]University of Oxford[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Imperial College London[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]ETH Zürich[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]University College London (UCL)[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]University of Edinburgh[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]107[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Karolinska Institute[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"](120)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]King's College London[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]124[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]University of Manchester[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]132[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]157[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]École Normale Supérieure[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]164[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]University of Heidelberg[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]172[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]University of Bristol[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]173[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]181[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Technical University Munich[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]53[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]190[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]London School of Economics[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Utrecht University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]207[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Leiden University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]215[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]University of Copenhagen[/TD]
[TD]Denmark[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]237[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]KU Leuven[/TD]
[TD]Belgium[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]239[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]University of Amsterdam[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]242[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]University of Paris 6[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]245[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]University of Helsinki[/TD]
[TD]Finland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]245[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]University of Zurich[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]259[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Uppsala University[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]263[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]University of Geneva[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]264[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]University of Basel[/TD]
[TD]Switzerland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]267[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]University of Sheffield[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]284[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]University of Groningen[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]287[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]Lund University[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]291[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]George August University of Göttingen[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]128[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]Ghent University[/TD]
[TD]Belgium[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]292[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]Freie Universität Berlin[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]109[/TD]
[TD="align: center"](293)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Aarhus University[/TD]
[TD]Denmark[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]138[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]310[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]École Polytechnique[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]312[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]Erasmus University Rotterdam[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]316[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]University of Nottingham[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]84[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]157[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]75[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]316[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]University of Birmingham[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]153[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]316[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]39[/TD]
[TD]University of Glasgow[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]319[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]40[/TD]
[TD]Wageningen University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]101+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]328[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]41[/TD]
[TD]Humboldt University of Berlin[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]94[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]126[/TD]
[TD="align: center"](330)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]42[/TD]
[TD]University of Paris-Sud (11)[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]114[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]189[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]342[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD]University of Oslo[/TD]
[TD]Norway[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]185[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]344[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]44[/TD]
[TD]University of Freiburg[/TD]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]152[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]354[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]45[/TD]
[TD]Stockholm University[/TD]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]170[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]355[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]45[/TD]
[TD]University of Warwick[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]150+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]141[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]355[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]47[/TD]
[TD]Delft University of Technology[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]365[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]48[/TD]
[TD]Durham University[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]90[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]371[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]49[/TD]
[TD]University of Southampton[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]146[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]383[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]50[/TD]
[TD]University of Leeds[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]151+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]139[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]387[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]Trinity College Dublin[/TD]
[TD]Ireland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]129[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]391[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]52[/TD]
[TD]University of St Andrews[/TD]
[TD]UK[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]401[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]53[/TD]
[TD]Maastricht University[/TD]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]201+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]420[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]Moscow State University[/TD]
[TD]Russia[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]232[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]120[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]431[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]55[/TD]
[TD]University of Strasbourg[/TD]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]217[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]226[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]540[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Number of universities listed in each World Top 100 ranking by country
- United Kingdom : 37
- Netherlands : 17
- Germany : 13
- Switzerland : 11
- France : 9
- Sweden : 6
- Belgium/Denmark : 4
- Finland : 2
- Ireland/Russia : 1
Note that not a single Austrian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek or Eastern European (except Russia) university made it to any of the Top 100.