Let’s take a look at world university rankings from another perspective – innovation. This is where U.S. higher education is second to none. This is why you come to the USA even after Trump officially becomes President. (We know many of you may hold bad opinions of Trump due to his bigotry and racism.)
Most Innovative Universities: America Leads
Last year Reuters listed its second “Top 100: The World’s Most Innovative Universities – 2016.” In that publication, the top 5 school were all in the U.S. Furthermore, 46 of the top 100 are U.S. universities. Many top public U.S. universities were ranked within their state university systems, not the individual schools. For example, the rankings viewed all nine schools in the University of California system as one entity, not nine schools separately.
Regarding the number of schools on the top-100 most innovative list, Japan came second with nine universities, and South Korea and France, tied for the third; both of which had eight universities listed. Germany clinched the 4th place in with six universities, while the United Kingdom took 5th place with five schools. Small European countries, famous for their prestigious higher education quality beat the world’s largest country – China. Belgium and Switzerland both had three universities, and Denmark had two on the list. Israel, a tiny country in the Middle East, won 3 spots for their world-class technology advancement.
Ironically, China, with its huge population, vast territory, and tens of thousands colleges and universities, had only two schools among the top 100. They are Tsinghua University at #66 and Peking University #70,
The Reuters evaluates and ranks world universities by examining “if the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy.”
America’s Most Innovative Universities
- #1: Stanford University
- #2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- #3: Harvard University
- #4: University of Texas System
- #5: University of Washington
- #7: University of Michigan System
- #8: University of Pennsylvania
- #10: Northwestern University
- #13: University of Wisconsin System
- #14: Duke University
- #15: University of California System
- #17: University of Southern California
- #20: Vanderbilt University
- #22: University of Illinois System
- #23: Johns Hopkins University
- #24: Georgia Institute of Technology
- #25; Ohio State University
- #26: Cornell University
- #28: California Institute of Technology
- #32: Princeton University
- #33: Purdue University System
- #34: Tufts University
- #35: Oregon Health & Science University
- #36: University of North Carolina System
- #37: Indiana University System
- #39: University of Pittsburgh
- #40: University of Utah
- #41: Boston University
- #42: Columbia University
- #45: University of Colorado System
- #47: University of Chicago
- #52: University of Massachusetts System
- #54: Yale University
- #56: Emory University
- #62: State University System of Florida
- #63: University of Arizona and Board of Regents
- #65: University of Minnesota System
- #67: Baylor College of Medicine
- #72: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- #76: University of Rochester
- #80: State University of New York (SUNY) System
- #81: University System of Maryland
- #84: University of Alabama System
- #85: Case Western Reserve University
- #91: Rutgers State University
- #100: University of Virginia
For the complete list, click HERE.
Very interesting. I never thought that innovation could be simply judged. Especially using innovation to decide a school’s ranking.
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My question is: “Can students really learn creativity or innovation in a well-controlled or well-managed school?” A school is innovative does not mean its students will be the same.
Good points. We appreciate hearing your thoughts.
I think the U.S. colleges and universities are far better than those in other popular countries like Australia, United Kingdom, and Canada. If you look at the world university rankings by different media, you can know U.S. schools are superior to schools in other countries. That is why I always have my attention on schools in the United States.
By the way, this is a good post. Using innovation in rankings is an interesting and advanced thought. Thank you for collecting the information.
Good to see you back, Southdream. We hope most international students can see the innovative value in U.S. higher education and select the U.S. as their destination even Trump is in power.