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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José Rizal University , also referred to by its acronym JRU is a private non-sectarian, non-stock coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Don Vicente Fabella, the Philippines' first certified accountant. José Rizal University is one of the schools situated in the east side of Mandaluyong, the others being the Plaridel Campus of Arellano University and Don Bosco Technical College.
Fukuoka Women's University is a public university in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1923, it was chartered as a university in 1950. Alongside Gunma Prefectural Women's University, it is one of the two public women's universities in Japan. Its abbreviated form is Fukujodai.
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Tenri University
is a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of the new religious movement Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational , enrolling 104 students, and was reorganised as a university in April 1949.
Latina University of Panama is a private university, located in Panama City, Panama. Established in 1991, it is now considered one of the largest private universities in the country. History The university has its roots in the Latina University of Costa Rica, established in Paso Canoas, Province of Puntarenas in 1989. In Panama it was inaugurated on September 4, 1991, with facilities in Panama City and David, Chiriquí. Two other facilities were later opened in Veraguas and Herrera. The College of Health Sciences was opened on September 26, 1999.
Universidad Latinoamericana is a private university in Mexico. It is part of Lottus Education, a Mexican Education Group. It offers Traditional programs, Executive Programs and Online programs for bachelor's degree, master's degree and specializations.
The Anhalt University of Applied Sciences is a vocational university with locations in Bernburg , Dessau-Roßlau and Köthen, Germany. History In the 19th century the Higher Technical Institute at Köthen provided engineers were educated with three years of study in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, and brick or ceramic art.
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University or Assas University , commonly known as Assas or Paris 2 , is a university in Paris, often described as the top law school of France. It is considered as the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris, the second-oldest faculty of Law in the world, founded in the 12th century.
The Nigerian Defence Academy is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is five years .
Penn State Berks is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. History The school traces its origins to 1927 and the establishment of a training school for workers for the Textile Machine Works, a major company in the region's textile industry. This school, which was known as the Educational Department of Textile Machine Works from 1927 to 1933 and then was the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute from 1933 to 1958, was established with the aid of the then-Pennsylvania State College. WPI occupied the original Sacred Heart Church building on Hill Road, where the McDonald's Restaurant now stands, from 1930 to 1958.
The Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation named after Prince Alexander Nevsky is a Russian military university operated by the Ministry of Defense of Russia . It is located on 14 Bol'shaya Sadovaya Street in Moscow. Since October 2017, the Commandant of the university has been Lieutenant General Igor Mishutkin.
Sri Sairam College of Engineering, formerly known as Shirdi Sai Engineering College, is an engineering institution located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. This Institution is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi .
The Vassil Levski National Sports Academy , commonly referred to as the NSA, is Bulgaria's premiere higher education institution specializing in teaching physical education. It is named after national hero Vasil Levski.
Canadian Mennonite University is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba. It has an enrolment of 1,607 students. The university was chartered in 1999 with a Shaftesbury campus in southwest Winnipeg, as well as Menno Simons College and a campus at the University of Winnipeg.
Yangon Technological University , located in Insein, Yangon, Myanmar. It is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Rangoon University in 1924, and popularly known by its former name Rangoon Institute of Technology , YTU is the country's oldest and largest engineering university, and the best engineering university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree programs in engineering disciplines to nearly 8000 students.
West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private college in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It has an enrollment of about 900 students from 35 U.S. states and 26 countries. The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is currently affiliated with the United Methodist Church. West Virginia Wesleyan College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
University College South Denmark is a university college in the southern part of Denmark. It offers bachelor courses in various disciplines and has approximately 5,900 students and 700 employees. History University College South Denmark was founded in 2011, when University College South and West Jutland University College were merged. University College South was formed on 1 January 2008, replacing the former CDE Sønderjylland and had offices in Esbjerg, Kolding, Haderslev, Aabenraa, and Sønderborg.
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science is a funeral service program based in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Notable alumni James Huberty – Perpetrator of the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre.John J. Hafer – Maryland state senator
Georgetown College is a private Christian college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1787, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers 38 undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in education. It offers degrees in areas of visual and performing arts, math and sciences, humanities, language and culture, business, medicine and healthcare, and others.
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Damanhour University
Damanhour University is located in Damanhour, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. Originally a satellite campus of Alexandria University, it was granted independent university status in 2010. External links Official Website.
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Eternal University
Eternal University is a private university inHimachal Pradesh established by an Act of the state legislature of Himachal. It is located in the educational campus popularly known as Baru Sahib- The Valley of Divine Peace.
Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and was one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and the first Catholic women's college in Ohio.
The National University of La Pampa is an Argentine national university, situated in the city of Santa Rosa, capital of La Pampa Province. See also Science and Education in ArgentinaArgentine Higher Education Official SiteArgentine Universities
Grenoble Ecole de Management is a French graduate business school . The consular institution was founded in 1984 in Grenoble, in the Auvergne-Rhone Alpes region, by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Grenoble.
Vermont Technical College was a public technical college in Vermont. Its main residential campuses were located in Randolph Center and Williston. In addition, there were regional campuses distance sites, and nursing campuses in locations throughout the state.
Besat Institute of Higher Education of Kerman is one of centers of higher education in Kerman, this university operates under the supervision of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran. Honors First place in robotics Khwarizmi Festival
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences is public medical school located in Shahrud, the capital of Shahrud County, in the Iranian province of Semnan. External links
Persian Gulf International Education Center is a branch of Islamic Azad University located in Arvand Free Zone, Khouzestan, Iran. the Islamic Azad Universities are chains of private universities headquartered in Tehran, Iran. The certificates issued by this university are recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The University of Bojnord is a public university located in Bojnord, Iran. As the grand university of the province, university of Bojnord was established on October 2005 at the center of North Khorasan, Bojnord, in order to fulfill its main mission of educating young people in different levels and fields of study in line with the programs approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.
Zand Institute of Higher Education also known as Zand University is an educational establishment in Iran. It was established by virtue of the 1994 Law of non–governmental and non-profitable universities and institutions through the efforts of ten professors from the University of Shiraz. Zand institute of higher education is governed according to educational regulations of the High Council of Cultural Revolution and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the latter endorsing its credential degrees. Like many other universities and institutes affiliated with the Ministry, it admits ...
Shahid Beheshti Teachers Training College is a college in Mashhad dedicated to training teachers for Iran education system. It has been named after Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, an Iranian clergyman who was very influential in Iran Revolution.
Golpayegan University of Engineering , also known as Golpayegan Faculty of Engineering and Technology, is a small faculty of engineering with limited branches in some fields of engineering and only in undergraduate and graduate level in Golpayegan, Isfahan Province, Iran. In the first academic year, 2000 - 2001, 50 students have been admitted in 2 majors including Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering. The University places emphasis on introducing students to actual working experiences through projects with local industrial companies. Since its foundation some new majors are added to the university’s program.
Mazandaran University of Science and Technology is a private university in Babol, Iran. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology has always been one of the top three non-profit universities in the country since its establishment.
Montazeri Technical University of Mashhad also known as Mashhad Institute of Technology is one of the oldest and largest public technical university in Iran under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and Technical and Vocational University. At the end of June 2013, Montazeri Technical University of Mashhad was introduced as "The nation's premier center of Technical college among 167 colleges in Iran".
University of Judicial Sciences and Administrative Services , also known as University of Judicial Sciences, is an Iranian university established in 1979, pursuant to Article 35 of the Rules of Justice Act, to meet justice needs in the areas of legal, judicial and administrative services.
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Damghan University
Damghan University, also written as The University of Damghan , is a university in the city of Damghan in Semnan province of Iran. Its most popular programs are in the fields of Basic Science. History The university was founded by dedicated citizens of Damghan under the leadership of late Professor Mohammad Masoud Mansouri. The school was named Rasool Akram in honor of the Islamic prophet, Mohammad.
Modesto Junior College is a public community college in Modesto, California. It is part of Yosemite Community College District along with Columbia College. MJC, and Columbia College, belong to the California Community College system along with 112 other public community colleges. The college has two campuses in Modesto. The East Campus is the original campus while the West Campus is the larger of the two. Courses are provided in general education, lower-division transfer programs, occupational and developmental education.
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas is an institution of higher education in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Since its establishment in 1967, the university has been known for preparing qualified and experienced specialists for the oil and gas industries. However, it has expanded to offer education in economics, management and law that is directly related to the needs of energy industry.
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Shenzhen Polytechnic
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Kadir Has University
Kadir Has University, also known as KHAS, is a foundation university in Fatih, Istanbul, established in 1997 by , the late Turkish industrialist and philanthropist. Kadir Has University has six faculties: Faculty of Art and Design; Faculty of Communication; Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences; Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Faculty of Law; and Faculty of Management. Kadir Has University is a research university, which aims to generate high quality research as well as students with competencies of highest standards by developing a new model of education that is application- and project-based.
Jashore Medical College is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2010. It is located at Horinar Beel near Chanchra New Bus Terminal in Jashore District. It provides 5 year MBBS degree and it offers all the opportunities of advanced medical science. One-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognized by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.
Trevecca Nazarene University is a private Nazarene liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1901. History TNU was founded in 1901 by Cumberland Presbyterian minister J. O. McClurkan as the "Pentecostal Literary and Bible Training School". Part of the Pentecostal Alliance, it started offering bachelor's degrees in 1910, and the school's name was changed to Trevecca College for Christian Workers in 1911, after Trevecca College in Wales. The school was located in downtown Nashville until 1914, when it was moved to East Nashville on Gallatin Road. In 1917, the campus suffered a disastrous fire, and its students and faculty temporarily transferred to Ruskin Cave College.
The University of Medical Technology, Mandalay , located in Patheingyi, Mandalay, is one of three institutions of higher learning specialized in paramedical science in Myanmar. The university offers four-year Bachelor of Medical Technology degree programs for Health Informatics, Physiotherapy, Medical Imaging Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology. The university accepts 250 students a year.
New Jersey City University is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, and known as Jersey City State College for 40 years of its history, New Jersey City University consists of the School of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of Professional Studies. NJCU enrolls over 8,500 students and is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.
The Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls is the FIRST pharmacy Higher Education institution in the United Arab Emirates, established in 1992 by Dubai philanthropist Haji Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah. In 2005, it won the Dubai Quality Appreciation Programme award for education presented by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. The Dubai Pharmacy College offers Bachelor of Pharmacy, B.Pharm and Masters in Pharmacy, M.Pharm program in Clinical Pharmacy. DPCG was founded with a vision to educate girls of the Emirate to successfully and confidently meet the dynamic challenges in the healthcare in an Islamic ambience.
Alfonso X el Sabio University is a private university in the Community of Madrid, Spain. The number of enrolled students amounts to 8,500 The UAX offers its students the option of carrying out a university exchange in one of more than 150 universities. UAX's academic programs operate on a semester calendar beginning in late September and ending in June.
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology , commonly referred to as CUET, is a public engineering and technological research university in Bangladesh located in Raozan Upazila under Chittagong District. Established in 1968 as Engineering College, Chittagong and gained autonomous graduate school status in 2003, this university is a state funded institution, maintaining special emphasis on teaching and research of engineering, technology, architecture and planning under five faculties and seventeen academic departments.
The Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College , is an American Bar Association-approved private law school in Portland, Oregon. The law school received ABA approval in 1970 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1973.
The University of Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the Fredericksburg Teachers College, the institution was named Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washington, mother of the first president of the United States, George Washington. The General Assembly of Virginia changed the college's name to the University of Mary Washington in 2004 to reflect the addition of graduate and professional programs to the central undergraduate curriculum, as well as the establishment of more than one campus.
