The Most Influential Schools in the World
Find the most influential colleges and universities in the world in nearly 25 academic disciplines
Find brilliant thinkers for your research papers and bibliographies. Using our proprietary AI program, we have ranked everyone in Wikipedia, Wikidata, Schematic Scholar, and CrossRef based on the number of citations, publications, and academically relevant web presence. This is how we find the most influential people in the world.
We then gather all the faculty and alumni associated with a college or university and attribute the people’s influence to their schools. Hence, the most influential schools are those that employ and graduate the most influential faculty and alumni.
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Policy is a school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Formerly known and operated as the Center for Public Policy & Administration, the center was elevated to a school in 2016 to reflect its expanding mission. It offers an undergraduate major in Public Policy and professional master's degrees in Public Affairs and Public Policy & Administration . In October 2019, the school announced a five-year expansion plan that included the creation of an undergraduate public policy major, which launched in the fall of 2022, as well as expa...
The State University of Feira de Santana is a public institution of higher education in Brazil, based in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia. Until the 1990s, was also the only university in this city.
The Technological University is located in Rachanbyin Village, Sittwe Township, Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Myanmar. It formerly operated as a Government Technical College . It moved to Rachanbyin Village and expanded to University level on 20 January 2007.
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Walden University
Walden University was a historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1865 by missionaries from the Northern United States on behalf of the Methodist Church to serve freedmen. Known as Central Tennessee College from 1865 to 1900, Walden University provided education and professional training to African Americans until 1925.
IHRD Thamarassery or Technical HSS Thamarassery is Technical Higher Secondary School situated in Korangad on the Thamarassery-Balussery State Highway route in Kozhikode district. It is 2 km far away from Thamarassery Town. The school is managed by the Institute of Human Resources Development and promote scientific advancement, technological progress and economic growth. The medium of institution is English. It is established in 2004.
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Satavahana University
Satavahana University is a nonprofit public university in Karimnagar, Telangana, officially recognized by the University Grants Commission of India. The university is named after the Satavahana dynasty.
The Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums , formerly known as the Indian Lac Research Institute, is an autonomous institute, established under the umbrella of Indian Council of Agricultural Research by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for advanced research on lac and other natural resins and gums. The Institute is located at Namkum, Ranchi in Jharkhand, India.
Martin University is a private college in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was founded by Fr Boniface Hardin, OSB and Jane Edward Schilling, CSJ in 1977 to serve low-income, minority, and adult learners. It is the only Predominantly Black Institution of higher education in Indiana.
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FH Münster
FH Münster, based in the Westphalian city of Münster with a second campus in Steinfurt, is a German university. It has a student enrolment of around 15,000 , making it one of the largest public universities of applied sciences in Germany. It has twelve faculties and one central scientific unit.
St. Xavier's College, Lengpui, Mizoram, India, is an undergraduate college opened in 2017. It is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Navarre Jesuit of the 16th century, who ministered in India. It is the first catholic college in Mizoram, India.
Rain Forest Research Institute is a research institute situated in Jorhat in Assam. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
Johnson University is a private Christian university with its main campus in Kimberlin Heights, Tennessee, and a second campus in Kissimmee, Florida. It is affiliated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ, a branch of the Restoration Movement.
Dahan Institute of Technology is a private university located in Xincheng District, Hualien County, Taiwan. Dahan Institute of Technology offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electronic engineering, computer science, design, and management. The institute also offers doctoral programs in engineering and design.
MES Institute of Technology and Management is a self-financing engineering college under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, established in 2009. The college is located at Kollam District near Thirumukku, Chathannoor, Kerala.
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry , known by the abbreviation Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, is a state university located in district Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. It has exclusive mandate of education, research and extension in horticulture and forestry.
Alamance Community College is a public community college in Graham, North Carolina, with a secondary campus in Burlington. It serves the area of Alamance County and was established in 1958 as part of a statewide system known as industrial education centers.
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Newcastle College
Newcastle College is a large further education and higher education college in Newcastle upon Tyne, with more than 16,000 students enrolled each year on a variety of full time, part time, and distance learning. It is the largest further education college in the North East of England and one of the largest in the United Kingdom.
Francisco de Vitoria University is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is a Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ. It is named after Francisco de Vitoria , a Spanish philosopher, theologian, and jurist.
Lakeland University is a private university with its main campus in Herman, Wisconsin. Lakeland University is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Lakeland also has seven evening, weekend, and online centers located throughout the state of Wisconsin—in Milwaukee, Madison, Wisconsin Rapids, Chippewa Falls, Neenah, Green Bay, and Sheboygan—and a four-year international campus in Tokyo.
State Pariyatti Sāsana University, Yangon is a Buddhist university located in Yangon, Myanmar, which teaches members of the Buddhist sangha, specifically in the Pitaka, Pali, Burmese language and Burmese literature, and missionary work. The university was opened on 26 June 1986.
Antioch University Santa Barbara is a private liberal arts university in downtown Santa Barbara, California. It is part of the Antioch University system that includes campuses in Keene, New Hampshire; Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio, also home to Antioch College. Antioch University has operated in Santa Barbara since 1977.
The Kazakh National Agrarian University is a leading university in Almaty, Kazakhstan that trains specialists for agriculture. History Alma-Ata Zooveterinary Institute In 1929, the Veterinary Institute was founded to train veterinarians, zoological engineers of a wide profile with specialization in astrakhan, poultry, horse breeding and other specialties. Soon the educational institution was reorganized into the Veterinary-Zootechnical Institute. In 1933, it was renamed into the Alma-Ata Zooveterinary Institute .
The University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering is one of the largest engineering schools in Canada in terms of size, international impact, and reputation. The faculty is home to 1 Canada Excellence Research Chair, 16 Canada Research Chairs, 13 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council chairs, and 5 Foundation Supported Chairs.
College of the Redwoods is a public community college with its main campus south of Eureka, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and serves three counties. It has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sites. It is one of twelve community colleges in California that offer on-campus housing for students.
Tamil Nadu Open University is an Indian institution for open and distance learning established by the government of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 2002 and is based in Chennai. The university was established by the Legislative Assembly of the government of Tamil Nadu in Act 27 of 2002 to provide access to higher education for those who had been previously unable to pursue it. It opened in 2003, was recognized by the University Grants Commission in September 2015, and is one of five universities approved to offer distance learning outside its state of establishment. it was one of 14 sta...
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Plaksha University
Plaksha University is a not-for-profit private research university located in Mohali, Punjab, India. It is businessmen and technology entrepreneurs with a mission to create a new model of higher education that combines academic excellence with industrial relevance. It is a corporate-funded technical university, which is being established under the Punjab State Private Universities Policy of 2010. It has received a Letter of Intent from the Government of Punjab.
Malaysian Institute of Art, abbreviated as MIA, was founded in 1967 as a higher art education provider and accredited by the Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education. MIA provides courses in the field of creative art and music with course contents at its own campus located at Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Compared to other arts institutions in Malaysia, they focus more on drawing, painting and other visual arts.
National Taipei University of Education is a university located in Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan that predominantly focuses on teacher training. It was established in 1895, at the beginning of the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan, as the Governor-General's Taihoku Teacher's College.
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Yunnan Minzu University
Yunnan Nationalities University is located in 121 Yi Er Yi Da Jie, Wuhua Qu, Kunming, Yunnan, China. History Formerly known as Yunnan Nationalities Institute when established on August 1, 1951, the university was founded in part to instruct government leaders to assist minority ethnic groups of Yunnan to ensure their political rights.
Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi, abbreviated as SNGS, is a NAAC A+ graded government college located in Pattambi of Palakkad district in Kerala, India. It is recognized as the Centre of Excellence in the field of higher education by the Government of Kerala.
Mandume ya Ndemufayo University is a public university in Lubango, Angola, established in 1963 named after the late Kwanyama King Mandume ya Ndemufayo. The university emerged from the dismemberment of the Lubango campus of the Agostinho Neto University in the midst of the reforms in Angolan higher education that occurred in the years 2008 and 2009.
City College is a private college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was founded in 1984 as a branch of Draughons Junior College before becoming separate in 1989. In addition to its main campus, City College has additional locations in Gainesville, Hollywood, Miami, and Orlando. The college offers ten associate degrees and three bachelor's degrees and is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
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Gaya College
Gaya College, Gaya is an public state college located in Gaya, Bihar, India. Established in February 1944 during the British Raj, it is affiliated with Magadh University, Bodhgaya and is one of the prestigious colleges in Bihar. It was previously placed under Patna University between 1944 and 1951 and then Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University from 1952 until the establishment of Magadh University in 1962.
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Indrashil University
Indrashil University is private university located in near the village Rajpur in Mahesana district, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2017 through the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2017, which also established P P Savani University, Karnavati University and Swarnim Startup & Innovation University.
Spokane Community College is a public community college in Spokane, Washington. It is part of the Community Colleges of Spokane and was established in 1963. Academics SCC offers associate degree, bachelor's degrees, and certificates. SCC's health sciences division is the largest among community and technical colleges in Washington state. The college is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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Dow Medical College
Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh. In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly formed Dow University of Health Sciences.
Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College, established in 1994, is a general degree college in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal in eastern India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences, and is affiliated with the University of Kalyani which is also located in West Bengal.
Spoon River College is a public community college in Canton, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System. Spoon River College's district comprises parts of Schuyler County, McDonough County, Mason County, and Knox County in West-Central Illinois.
Kent and Medway Medical School is a medical school based in Canterbury, Kent. It was created as a partnershp between the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University and offers around 100 places per year. Brighton and Sussex Medical School acts as the contingency school. KMMS offers five-year undergraduate programs, with a focus on specialties currently underrepresented in Kent and Medway.
Lancaster University Management School is the business school of Lancaster University in Lancaster, England. The school's history can be traced back to the establishment of departments of marketing and of operational research at the university's foundation in 1964 these and other related departments were organised into the "School of Business and Organizational Studies" in 1969. A full range of subjects are taught, ranging from undergraduate degrees to postgraduate degrees, including executive and full-time MBAs, PhDs and post-experience executive education.
Hobe Sound Bible College is a private Bible college in Hobe Sound, Florida. It is a part of the conservative holiness movement and aligned with Wesleyan-Arminian theology. History First known as Hobe Sound Bible Institute, the college was founded in 1960 under the leadership of Stephen D. Herron, a Wesleyan Methodist minister and prominent camp meeting speaker and general evangelist, the school's founder and president for 25 years. He had the vision for a conservative holiness school that would offer a quality education. Herron approached H. Robb French and Florida Evangelistic Association, n...
The Kharkov Theological Seminary was one of the oldest educational institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church, situated in the Kharkov Governorate in the Russian Empire , founded on the basis of the Kharkov Collegium for people from all classes. After the opening of the Kharkov Imperial University , the collegium was closed, and the teaching staff was transferred to the newly established seminary with a six-year term of study for persons of the clergy.
St. Lawrence College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology with three campuses in Eastern Ontario, namely Brockville , Cornwall and Kingston . It is affiliated with private Alpha College of Business & Technology in Toronto and Canadian College in Vancouver.
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid was founded as a Nuzvid, Krishna district campus of RGUKT, a state university by an act of the legislature by Andhra Pradesh government in 2008. Following the creation of Telangana, RGUKT is split and the Andhra Pradesh campuses are brought under RGUKT - Andhra Pradesh.
The Institute of Audio Research was an educational institution in New York City. Students of IAR were offered a wide variety of academic programs in the field of music production and audio engineering. Students could choose from courses in audio electronics, digital music production, mixing music, and audio processing and storage, among others. It was founded in 1969 and closed in 2017. It has resurfaced as part of Five Towns College in 2022.
Dharma Realm Buddhist University is an American private nonprofit university located in Ukiah, California, just over 100 miles north of San Francisco, in Mendocino County. It was established in 1976 by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua. It is situated in the monastic setting of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Mahayana Buddhist monastery. DRBU follows a unique variation of the Great Books model, incorporating texts from both East and West. The university has a longstanding partnership with the Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union, as well as the Dharma Realm Buddhist Asso...
