Experts assessed the level of education and, based on the results, compiled a ranking of the country’s universities, which was called “100 Best Universities in Russia.”

All the best universities in Russia have already been identified.

On June 20 this year, Russian universities will open their doors and begin accepting applications from applicants. Most schoolchildren have already decided which Russian universities they will enroll in first, but if they cannot enter where they want, they will have four more attempts left, because schoolchildren can send applications to only 5 institutions.

The main thing for applicants is to decide in advance on alternate universities, if suddenly you won’t be able to enroll in the most desired one.

Our university rating, called “100 Best Universities in Russia,” will be able to help each student in selecting a university. Over the past 3 years, the first twenty places have remained virtually unchanged.

TOP 100 best universities in Russia in 2015 and 2016.

100th place: Russian New University.

099th place: Astrakhan State Technical University.

098th place: Medical Institute "REAVIZ".

097th place: Kuban State Technological University.

096th place: Kabardino-Balkarian state. University named after KhM. Berbekova.

095th place: Tyumen State. medical academy.

094th place: Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

093rd place: St. Petersburg State. Institute of Technology (technical university).

092nd place: Southwestern State University.

091st place: Perm State. national research university.

090th place: Kursk State. medical university.

089th place: Tyumen State University.

088th place: Omsk State Technical University.

087th place: Ural State University of Transport.

086th place: Tomsk State Pedagogical University.

085th place: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.

084th place: Siberian State. Aerospace University named after Academician M.F. Reshetneva.

083rd place: St. Petersburg State. University of Aerospace Instrumentation.

082 place: Altai State. Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

081st place: Saratov State. Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky.

080th place: Volgograd State. medical university.

079th place: Saratov State. University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky.

078th place: Moscow Pedagogical State. university.

077th place: Moscow State. Transport University.

076th place: Ural State. Law University.

Another 75 institutions included in the list of the best universities in Russia!

075th place: Irkutsk National Research Technical University.

074th place: Omsk State. medical university.

073rd place: Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics.

072nd place: Belgorod State. national research university.

071 place: Volgograd State University.

070th place: St. Petersburg State. University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

069th place: Izhevsk State. Technical University named after M.T. Kalashnikov.

068th place: Altai State. Technical University named after I.I. Polzunov.

067th place: Nizhny Novgorod state. Technical University named after R.E. Alekseeva.

066th place: Mordovian state. University named after N.P. Ogareva.

065th place: Samara State. university.

064th place: Moscow Automobile and Road State. Technical University (MADI).

063rd place: Kazan national. Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev-KAI.

062nd place: Kazan national. research technological university.

061st place: Belgorod State. Technological University named after V.G. Shukhova.

060th place: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

059th place: Moscow State. University of Fine Chemical Technologies named after M.V. Lomonosov.

058th place: North-Eastern Federal University M.K. Ammosova.

057th place: Altai State. university.

056th place: Voronezh State. Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko.

055th place: Ural State. medical university.

054th place: Samara State. technical university.

053rd place: Perm National Research Polytechnic University.

052nd place: Petrozavodsk State. university.

051st place: State University of Management.

TOP 50 best universities in Russia in reverse order.

050th place: National Research University "MIET".

049th place: Samara State. medical university.

048th place: South Ural State University (NRU).

047th place: Ufa State. Petroleum Technical University.

046th place: North-Western State. honey. University named after I.I. Mechnikov.

045th place: Ural State. Mining University.

044th place: Russian Chemical-Technological University named after D.I. Mendeleev.

043rd place: Moscow State. Technological University "STANKIN"

042nd place: Russian state. Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen.

041st place: Tyumen State. Oil and Gas University.

040th place: Voronezh State. university.

039th place: Far Eastern Federal University.

038th place: Moscow State. Medical and Dental University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

037th place: Moscow State. Law University named after O.E. Kutafina.

036th place: Tomsk State. University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics.

035th place: All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

034th place: St. Petersburg State. economic university.

033rd place: Russian state. humanitarian university.

032nd place: Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky.

031st place: Kazan State. honey. university.

030th place: Siberian State. honey. university.

029th place: Southern Federal University.

028th place: Moscow Aviation Institute (national research university).

027th place: Samara State. Aerospace University named after Academician S.P. Koroleva (National Research University).

026th place: St. Petersburg State. Electrotechnical University "LETI" named after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin).

Of the best 100 universities in Russia, 25 educational institutions remain!

025th place: First St. Petersburg State. honey. University named after academician I.P. Pavlova.

024th place: First Moscow State. honey. University named after I.M. Sechenov.

023rd place: Russian Economic University named after G.V. Plekhanov.

022 place: St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

021st place: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia.

020 place: Novosibirsk State. technical university.

019th place: National Research University "MPEI".

018th place: Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University.

017th place: National Research Technological University "MISiS".

016th place: Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkina.

015th place: Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

014th place: Siberian Federal University.

013 place: National Research Tomsk State. university.

012 place: Russian Academy of National Economy and State. services under the President of the Russian Federation.

011 place: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Russian universities are included in the TOP 10 best universities in the country.

010th place: Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin.

009 place: Novosibirsk National Research State. university.

008 place: Moscow State. Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

007th place: National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

006 place: St. Petersburg State. university.

005th place: National Research University Higher School of Economics.

004 place: Moscow State. Technical University named after N.E. Bauman.

TOP 3 of the 100 best universities in Russia remains unchanged!

003rd place: National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI".

002 place: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (state university).

001st place: Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

Moscow State University is in 1st place in the “TOP Universities of Russia” ranking.

Rating of medical universities in Russia 2015 and 2016.

16th place: Medical Institute "REAVIZ".

15th place: Tyumen State. medical academy.

14th place: Kursk State. medical university.

13th place: Altai State. medical university.

12th place: Saratov State. Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky.

11th place: Volgograd State. medical university.

TOP 10 best medical universities in Russia!

10th place: Omsk State. medical university.

09th place: Voronezh State. Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko.

08th place: Ural State. medical university.

07th place: Samara State. medical university.

06th place: Northwestern State. honey. University named after I.I. Mechnikov.

05th place: Moscow State. Medical and Dental University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

04th place: Kazan State. honey. university.

03rd place: Siberian State. honey. university.

02nd place: First St. Petersburg State. honey. University named after academician I.P. Pavlova.

01st place: First Moscow State. honey. University named after I.M. Sechenov.

Rating of Moscow universities 2015 and 2016

13th place: Moscow Pedagogical State. university.

12th place: Moscow State. Transport University.

11th place: Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics.

10th place: Moscow Automobile and Road State. Technical University (MADI).

09th place: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

08th place: Moscow State. University of Fine Chemical Technologies named after M.V. Lomonosov.

07th place: Moscow State. Medical and Dental University named after A.I. Evdokimov.

06th place: Moscow Aviation Institute (national research university).

05th place: First Moscow State. honey. University named after I.M. Sechenov.

04th place: Moscow State. Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

03rd place: Moscow State. Technical University named after N.E. Bauman.

02nd place: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (state university).

01st place: Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

Ranking of St. Petersburg universities 2015 and 2016

9th place: St. Petersburg State. Institute of Technology (technical university).

8th place: St. Petersburg State. University of Aerospace Instrumentation.

7th place: St. Petersburg State. University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

6th place: St. Petersburg State. economic university.

5th place: St. Petersburg State. Electrotechnical University "LETI" named after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin).

4th place: First St. Petersburg State. honey. University named after academician I.P. Pavlova.

3rd place: St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

2nd place: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

1st place: St. Petersburg State. university.

Why is it worth getting a higher education at one of the 100 best universities in Russia?

A higher education will not make you a genius, it will not help you get a good job, it will not even increase your salary, of course, if the University is not among the 100 best universities in Russia, although even the best universities will not help many, but it is worth studying.

While studying at a university, you will have free time to develop yourself and your interests. After school, it's hard to decide what you really want to do. A very rare person, most often the one who has some kind of talent, sings, draws, sees clearly what he wants. If nature has deprived you of talents, do not be discouraged, enter one of the above-mentioned universities, and there will be time for reflection.

Do you have many friends? Believe me, if you are not a sociopath, you will expand your circle of acquaintances to hundreds of people, and some of them may become your true friend for life. In any case, the experience of communicating with those who have refused degradation is very useful.

Ability to negotiate! There will be times when you will have to go to the teacher to make arrangements. No, don’t give a bribe, but agree to take the test/exam later, and put the grade in your record book now. In life, the ability to find a common language and be able to come to a compromise is important.

The dorm is like a second home. Living in a dorm is cool, although by the fifth year it gets quite boring. However, it will teach you independence. Cooking, washing and cleaning your room will become a five-minute breeze for you. The people you live with can teach you how to drink beer, or they can teach you how to write software code, it’s up to you.

And the last thing is self-esteem. A very strange plus from a diploma, but still. Especially if you received an education in one of the 100 best universities in Russia and your diploma is red, then it is doubly pleasant to be proud.

Universities from the “One Hundred Best Universities in Russia” ranking.

First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov took first place in the ranking of “Best Medical Universities in Russia”, in addition, it took 5th place in the ranking of “100 Best Universities in Moscow” and 24th place in the ranking of “100 Best Universities of Russia”!

The educational institution of Moscow State University, famous throughout our country, takes first place in the ranking of “100 best universities in Moscow”, as well as first place in the ranking of “100 best universities in Russia”!

A higher educational institution is a place where specialists and outstanding scientists are born. The issue of choosing a place to study has always been and remains extremely important for any applicant. To decide on your direction and make the right choice, we have compiled a rating that includes the best universities in Russia!

1. Moscow State University named after. M. V. Lomonosova

Moscow State University was and remains one of the most important and prestigious universities in Russia. Founded by M.V. Lomonosov back in 1755, it quickly became the main engine of Russian education. The university actively trains students in the humanities and natural sciences, as well as in the fields of law, journalism and economics. It is this Moscow university that makes the largest contribution to the development of domestic and world science. In addition to strong academic preparation, powerful teaching staff and modern teaching methods, MSU maintains active international cooperation with educational institutions in other countries, ensuring the exchange of knowledge and attracting the best personnel.

2. Moscow State Technical University named after. N. E. Bauman

MSTU im. N. E. Bauman is one of the most progressive technical universities in Russia, on the site of which in 1830 there were ordinary craft workshops. Subsequently, this institution turned from a school into a university and was named after the famous revolutionary N. E. Bauman. Today, this prestigious university educates 19,000 students in 70 educational programs. Its 4,500 professors provide an unusually high quality of training, making it the leading institution of technical education in Russia. It is worth noting that MSTU actively cooperates with foreign institutions, playing a significant role in the development of European science.

3. St. Petersburg State University

In 1724, Tsar Peter I decided to create a truly serious education in Russia. In order to keep up with the great European universities, the smartest people of that era began to teach here, including the famous academicians Miller and Lomonosov. The constant expansion of the university system has led to the fact that today this educational institution consists of 400 buildings, 30,000 students and 6,000 teachers! The scientific contribution and importance of this university can hardly be overestimated, because it gave Russia 7 Nobel laureates. In addition to educational activities, St. Petersburg State University is attentive to the issues of cultural development of students, and also takes care of their health and physical development.

4. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology is the brainchild of Nobel laureates P. Kapitsa, N. Semenov and L. Landau. The creation of these “three pillars” of Russian science has not lost its former greatness over the years. On the contrary, the institute is one of the leading technical universities in Russia, training students in various educational programs in the exact and natural sciences. MIPT has the largest ratio of students to professors, because there are 5,500 students and 80 academic teachers! The modern technological base makes it possible to conduct complex scientific experiments, the results of which can be truly revolutionary. An active system of cooperation and employment helps graduates of this institution easily find work in leading information, industrial and other companies.

5. National Research University Higher School of Economics

“Higher School of Economics” is a fairly young education that appeared in the early 1990s on the basis of MIPT. Soon, the Higher School of Economics became one of the best economic universities in Russia, providing the state with expert economists. The university successfully conducts 216 educational programs for higher education and 987 for secondary education, providing training for a huge number of specialists in a wide variety of professions. Almost 32,000 students and approximately 7,000 teachers and researchers provide insight into the enormous scale of this institution. Among the accepted values ​​of the university are: honesty, cooperation, professionalism, political neutrality and commitment to truth.

6. Moscow Energy Institute

The Moscow Energy Institute is one of the most prominent universities in the Russian Federation in the field of energy and computer science. It appeared in 1930, having experienced many changes and improvements since then. Since 1946, the educational institution began to accept foreign students, making a new round in its history. Today it still remains one of the most influential and technically equipped educational institutions of a technical orientation. More than 1,100 experienced teachers with various academic degrees teach over 14,500 students who are ready to become worthy replacements and change life in Russia for the better. MPEI has its own television center, factory, sports complex, laboratories and training centers, providing enormous opportunities for education and development.

7. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

Back in 1942, in conditions of a terrible war and devastation, the country was in dire need of a developed military complex. That is why, by government decree, the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition began to be created, which in 1953 acquired the name Moscow Engineering Physics Institute. Later, the university changed its focus from bombs, fuses and various projectiles to nuclear energy. It was within these walls that the great Andrei Sakharov and many other outstanding physicists worked. Today, thousands of students have the opportunity to study at the best nuclear institute in Russia, conduct serious scientific activities and find work in the nuclear industry.

8. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

TPU is a place of great opportunities, perfectly combining scientific innovations with the educational process. 14,000 students can fully appreciate everything that this university offers them. 1,600 qualified teachers are open for communication and knowledge transfer. A serious material base allows Tomsk Polytechnic University to provide high-quality training in both practical and theoretical parts. The educational process, filled with experiments and laboratory tests, fully meets safety requirements and is extremely effective for training future scientists and craftsmen.

9. St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University

The Polytechnic Institute was founded back in 1899. Since then, the institution has come a long way to become the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. For a long time, such great scientists as A. F. Ioffe, P. L. Kapitsa, N. N. Semenov, Zh. I. Alferov, I. V. Kurchatov, Yu. B. Khariton studied and taught within these walls. other. They made a huge contribution not only to the development of domestic science, but also to the life and work of the university itself. Thanks to the efforts of competent leadership and talented teachers, this university has been and remains an unusually prestigious and influential place for studying in Russia.

10. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

The development of domestic business, the direction of foreign state policy, and the establishment of cooperation with other countries in various fields - this is what MGIMO graduates do. This is one of the oldest and best educational institutions in Russia, producing international specialists, which appeared in 1944. Today, more than 6,000 students from both Russia and many other countries study at MGIMO. Many excellent professors, academicians and doctors have worked and are working at local departments. Thanks to friendly relations with many foreign universities, there is student exchange between institutions, which benefits education.

Every person who wants to succeed in life strives to receive a quality education. However, universities in our country, unfortunately, do not provide certificates at a level that allows you to quickly get one of the leading positions in profitable companies. Despite this, more and more of our compatriots are receiving education in, but some are trying their hand abroad. Of course, many cannot afford to pay for education, but many grants come to the rescue; if you win, you can study abroad for free. We have collected for you the best options for higher education institutions in the ranking the best universities in the world 2016 year, so that you can choose exactly what you like.

10. University of Chicago (USA)

This educational institution has a rich history: it was here that they managed to obtain the first nuclear reaction, prove that oncology can be caused by genetic inheritance, and confirm the benefits of reading for brain development. The university has more than 120 different research centers, whose services are used by large companies, so the prospect of staying to work here is very attractive, because you can repeat the feat of one of the 89 graduates who became Nobel Prize laureates. The modern foreign policy doctrine of the United States of America was also developed here.

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The main marketing trump card possessed by the university, which ranks ninth in the ranking of the best universities in the world in 2016, is the presence in the list of graduates of Albert Einstein, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921. Among the features are also unique developments, including the Large Hadron Collider, the activities of which are supervised by STI. This indicates the extremely high qualifications of specialists, thanks to which they have the opportunity to participate in advanced research of our time.

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This university gave the world many revolutionaries in science, because it was its graduates who identified the beneficial properties of vitamin C. One of the outstanding students of the college was Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin, which allowed humanity to effectively fight infectious diseases. The clip also contains 15 Nobel laureates, including the man who gave the world the hologram. If you have a predisposition to study technical or natural sciences, then Imperial College will be the best option.

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You'll be amazed at the number of activities Princeton University has, which ranks seventh in the top ten universities in the world for 2016. Regardless of the chosen industry, he has something to be proud of. It was here that the speed of light was exceeded, game theory was developed, which is the basis of a separate discipline within the framework of economic science, and advanced developments were made in the field of energy saving, allowing humanity to avoid raw materials and energy crises in the future. The most famous graduate is John Nash, the first person who was able to recognize the presence of schizophrenia and successfully cope with it. This inspired American directors to create a biographical film about the outstanding mathematician.

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There are probably no people in the civilized world who have not heard at least once in their lives about Harvard, which gave the world 8 US presidents, including John Kennedy and Barack Obama, many film stars, the founder of the era of personal computers, Bill Gates, who is also the creator the world's first social network (Facebook), which has about two billion users today. Among the former USSR natives there are also several prominent figures who graduated from Harvard: Yuri Shevchuk, Orest Subtelny, Grigory Grabovich. Anyone who wants a bright future for their child strives to provide him with an education at this university.

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The second most important technical university of our time is among the top five best institutions in the world in 2016. It is here that ideas that are constantly being introduced into everyday life, such as cybernetics and artificial intelligence, were born and continue to develop. There are a lot of laboratories at MIT, including one that develops the latest military equipment for the United States Army. The total teaching staff numbers about one and a half thousand professors, and of the eleven thousand students, 15% are foreign citizens.

4. University of Cambridge (UK)

The ranking, which includes the best universities in the world 2016, cannot do without Cambridge. This educational institution is the world leader among graduates with the Nobel Prize, there are 92 of them, most of whom made revolutionary discoveries in the field of exact sciences and natural history. Thanks to its long history, Cambridge can also boast outstanding physicists - Newton and Bacon. It is worth noting that leading experts in the field of nuclear physics work here; among the professors were also Ernest Rutherford, who proved the existence of a nucleus in an atom with a positive charge and electrons around it with a negative charge, and the creator of the world’s first atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer.

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The university that opens the top three is the cradle of the modern computer industry, because on its basis a lot of brands were born, which are now one of the largest companies in the world. It was here that Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, studied, and it was solely thanks to the ability of teachers to adequately respond to the innovative developments of their own students that he was able to achieve such success. Stanford cordially provided scientific laboratories for MasterCard, Facebook, Xerox, which allowed the giants of the IT industry to revolutionize everyday life, greatly simplifying it.

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Despite its small size compared to other contenders, it had a decisive influence on the United States space program, making possible the launch of the Hubble telescope and the Apollo lunar program. Every tenth graduate is awarded a medal for innovation from the government; the majority secure a place in the Federal Academy of Sciences by the age of thirty. 17 students were awarded the Nobel Prize, all in physics or mathematics. No other educational institution can boast of such influence on human space exploration as KTI.

1. Oxford University (UK)

Oxford is the gold medalist of the Top 10 rating and this the best university in the world 2016 year. This university serves as an example of a classical university, where humanitarian, technological and medical disciplines are equally developed. It was here that the first theories about the origin of the Universe appeared, the trajectories of galaxies were calculated and research expeditions to Mars were coordinated. An interesting fact is also the presence of its own observatory, whose employees predicted the collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda, and also discovered a planet that consists entirely of glass.

10. University of California at Berkeley

Our ranking opens with the University of California at Berkeley, which can easily be called the best public institution of higher education. It was founded in 1868 and since then has been one of the best universities for teaching science. But this does not prevent Berkeley from annually producing IT specialists, many of whom are considered the best in their field.

The University of California is famous for its graduates. The most famous among them are: Steve Wozniak (one of the founders of Apple) and Gregory Pack (actor). About 30 Nobel laureates studied at this university. The name Berkeley is also associated with Jack London. True, the famous writer was never able to complete his studies there.

9. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

This institution, which is located in the most densely populated part of Switzerland, can be called the best technical university not only in this country, but in the whole world. At first, students studied in six faculties: chemistry, mathematics, civil engineering, architecture, literature, sociology, political and natural sciences. Today this university has two campuses and an entire science city. The name of this relatively young institute is associated with the names of many Nobel laureates. The most famous of them is Albert Einstein. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology stands out among others with its relatively low tuition fees.

8. Imperial College London

Imperial College London can also safely challenge the title of the best higher education institution with a technical focus. It was founded by Prince Albert in 1907 following the merger of the mining academy, the city's trade and polytechnic colleges. Later other educational institutions were added to them. 1,300 teachers teach on a permanent basis at Imperial College London, and 10,000 students study at the same time.

This university, along with Oxford and Cambridge, is part of the Golden Triangle. Among the famous graduates of this institution, we should note Alexander Fleming and Ernst Chain (inventors of penicillin), as well as Dennis Gabor (discovered the holographic method).

7. Princeton University

This American university belongs to the so-called Ivy League. That is, to such educational institutions that not only provide the best education, but also selectively treat their applicants. Princeton University was founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey. Initially, only 10 people studied within its walls. The university was located in the Dickinson priest's house, which was located in the town of Elizabeth. The college moved to Priston only 10 years after its founding.

Today, Princeton University is one of the main educational institutions in the United States. The children of influential politicians, businessmen and scientists dream of getting into it. James Madison (US President) and Haruki Murakami (Japanese essayist) graduated from this university. Studied, but couldn't get to the diploma, the author of The Great Gatsby is Francis Scott Fitzgerald.

6. Harvard University

Of course, the well-known Harvard University could not help but be included in the list of the best universities in the world. It was founded by the English missionary John Harvard in 1636. This is one of the oldest universities in the USA. Today its structure includes 12 schools and the Radcliffe Research Institute. He, like Priston, is part of the Ivy League.

Among the most famous graduates of this university are Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Matt Damon.

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

TOP 5 universities in the world are opened by the famous MIT. The research base of this institute is famous for its developments in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence, thanks to which it ranks first among all US universities in terms of the volume of grants from the military.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded in 1861 by philosophy professor William Rogers. Unlike other American universities, MIT faculty place more emphasis on the practical application of science, which distinguishes graduates of this institution from other graduates.

At one time or another, MIT has included 80 faculty members who have received the most prestigious award in science, the Nobel Prize.

4. Cambridge University

Cambridge is one of the oldest universities on our planet. According to official documented data, it was founded in 1209 by immigrants from Oxford. Today this prestigious educational institution is a confederation of 31 colleges. Each of them has its own building, libraries and other real estate objects. Thanks to the Career Center program, every graduate of this university can easily find a job in their specialty.

The most famous graduates of the University of Cambridge are Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, and Vladimir Nabokov. This university is a leader in the number of Nobel laureates.

3. Stanford University

In third place in the list of the best universities in the world is Stanford University, which annually admits about 700 thousand students. Many graduates subsequently easily find a continuation of their career. Thus, former Stanford students were behind the founding of companies such as Google, Hewlett-Packard, Nvidia, Yahoo and Cisco Systems. The famous Apple company, whose headquarters is located next to this university, has many people from Stanford University on its staff.

As you might guess, this university pays more attention to high technologies. The university itself was founded in 1884, and its education was not divided into men and women, which was very innovative at that time. Stanford graduates: Sergey Brin (founder of Google), Kofi Annan and Philip Knight (founder of Nike).

2. Caltech

This institute, within the walls of which the series “The Big Bang Theory” takes place, is truly the most advanced university in the United States. This is surprising, since the California Institute of Technology is a small educational institution by the standards of other institutions on this list. Only 1,000 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students study there annually.

California Institute of Technology was established in 1891. It is considered to be very difficult to study in because students are given a very large amount of information in a short time. And although the list of Caltech graduates is not replete with names familiar to ordinary people, among the graduates of this university there are real celebrities in the world of science.

1. Oxford University

Of course, the most popular and famous educational institution is Oxford University, which tops our ranking of the best universities in the world. It is the oldest university. Education there began in 1096. The structure of the university consists of 38 colleges. More than 20 thousand students study there at a time, and the staff of regular teachers includes more than 4 thousand people.

At one time, Lewis Carol, Margaret Thatcher, John Tolkien and others studied at Oxford. Most of humanity's discoveries in the field of cosmology were made in Oxford.

Many rating agencies are involved in determining the best universities in the world, and the results of their assessments sometimes differ significantly.

To determine the best universities in the world as objectively as possible, we collected data from three world university rankings - QS, Shanghai and U.S. News.

Rankings based on which the best universities in the world are determined

The best universities in the world 2016-2017

Harvard University

– a university that has established itself as a world leader in the field of exact sciences and technologies. This is where cutting-edge research in the natural sciences and engineering takes place. MIT has produced 80 Nobel laureates and many outstanding scientists, engineers, and public figures who have changed our lives forever.

– a truly legendary educational institution, one of the oldest in Europe. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and has established itself as a brilliant institution from the very beginning. No university in the world can boast as many Nobel laureates who studied within its walls as Cambridge - 88 winners of this prestigious award.

- the first educational institution opened in London. Since its creation, the university has always been at the forefront of research work. UCL alumni include the prime ministers of China and Japan, as well as Alexander Bel (inventor of the telephone), John Fleming (inventor of the vacuum tube) and Francis Crick (discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule).