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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North Greenville University is a private Baptist liberal arts college in Tigerville, South Carolina. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
Kyushu Kyoritsu University is a private university in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, established in 1965. External links Official website
The Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta, often simply abbreviated as "LUMSA", is a private Roman Catholic university founded in 1939 in Rome. It is the second-oldest university in Rome after Sapienza.
The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon or INSA Lyon is a French grande école and engineering school. The university is located on the La Doua – LyonTech campus, in a cluster of science and technological universities and Grandes Écoles. La Doua is located in Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon.
Gratz College is a private Jewish college in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origins to 1856 when banker, philanthropist, and communal leader Hyman Gratz and the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia joined to establish a trust to create a Hebrew teachers college. Gratz is a graduate college located in a suburban setting, with fully online courses.
The Birmingham School of Law is a state-accredited law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1915 by Judge Hugh A. Locke, a judge of the Chancery Court and president of the Birmingham Bar Association, the Birmingham School of Law offers a part-time program of study in which graduates receive the Juris Doctor degree.
Clinton Community College is a public community college in Plattsburgh, in Clinton County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York . CCC is a residential campus that has 1,376 undergraduates with an average class size of 16. Located on Lake Champlain, it is an hour south of Montreal, Quebec and across the lake from Burlington, Vermont.
Ufa State Petroleum Technological University is a technical university in the city of Ufa. In October 1941, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas was evacuated from Moscow to Ufa. However, in November 1943 the Gubkin University was returned to Moscow. On 4 October 1948, the Ufa Petroleum Institute emerged on the basis of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. On 22 November 1993, Ufa Petroleum Institute was renamed to Ufa State Petroleum Technological University.
Popular Medical College is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2010. It is located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college. It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.
Goshen College is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana. It was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, and is affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has an enrollment of 749 students. While Goshen maintains a distinctive liberal Mennonite worldview and Mennonites make up 30 percent of the student body, it admits students of all religions.
Chengdu Sport University is a sports university in the southwest of the downtown district of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The university is administered by the national State General Administration of Sports and the Sichuan provincial government.
The National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture is an art university in Kyiv, Ukraine specialising in visual arts and architecture. It has departaments of painting, sculpture, illustration, graphic design, stage design, architecture, Art conservation, art management.
Eastern Florida State College, formerly Brevard Community College, is a public college in Brevard County, Florida. It is a member of the Florida College System and has campuses in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as a Virtual Campus.
Housatonic Community College is a public community college in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system. HCC grants associate degrees and also has certificate programs.
West Ukrainian National University, WUNU founded in 1966. It is located in the city of Ternopil, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Previously: Ternopil National Economic University , Ternopil Academy of National Economy
Trocaire College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 1958 by the Sisters of Mercy, Trocaire College offers degrees in healthcare, business, and technology. It has an extension site in Williamsville, New York. Total enrollment across both locations is approximately 1,300 students.
Fukui Prefectural University is a public prefectural university founded in 1992 in Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It has undergraduate faculties in economics, biotechnology, marine bioscience, and nursing and social welfare sciences. There are graduate programs in economics and business administration, bioscience and biotechnology, and nursing and social welfare science.
The State University of Management is a public university in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1919. Its rector is Ivan Vasilyevich Lobanov. There are more than 250 professors and 12 academics and members of the Russian Academy of Sciences working at the university.
BA School of Business and Finance is one of the leading, self-financing business schools in Latvia. It was founded in 1992 as a Banking College under the Bank of Latvia and received accreditation in 1997
The Latvian Academy of Culture is a higher education establishment in Latvia offering various bachelor's, magister and doctoral degree programmes on cultural subjects. The academy was founded in 1990 and is located in the Latgale Suburb of Riga.
Nilamber-Pitamber University is a state university located in Medininagar, Jharkhand, India. Colleges Constituent colleges G.L.A. College, MedininagarJ. S. College, MedininagarY.S.N.M. College, MedininagarS.S.J.S.N. College, GarhwaDegree College, Manika, LateharModel Degree College, Garhwa
Handong Global University is a private evangelical four-year university located in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. Overview The student body numbers about 4,000, from more than 30 different countries and international programs, both available at graduate level.
Changzhi Medical College is a university in Shanxi, China under the authority of the provincial government.
Presbyterian College is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina. History Presbyterian College was founded in 1880 by William Plumer Jacobs. He had served as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Clinton since 1864 and founded the Thornwell Orphanage. Originally called Clinton College, its first class graduated in 1883. In establishing PC, his "tree of knowledge", Jacobs' goal was to educate young people for lives of service to church and society, and thereby be, in his words, "epistles to Christ's honor and glory".
Bluefield University is a private Baptist university in Bluefield, Virginia. It offers 22 majors and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The campus is about from the state line between Virginia and West Virginia. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Bluefield University merged with Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine medical school system located at the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte is a public Brazilian university funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Formally established on December 18, 1960, it includes 60 departments providing over 70 different undergraduate courses, as well as a number of graduate programs.
The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts formerly known as North Adams State College is a public liberal arts college in North Adams, Massachusetts. It is part of the state university system of Massachusetts. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Originally established as part of the state's normal school system for training teachers, it now offers programs leading to Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees, as well as a Master of Education track.
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University of Petra
University of Petra is a private university in Amman, Jordan. The University offers the Bachelor and Master Program, and it has more than 33 nationalities from Arab and foreign countries. The University is located on the airport road and features a green campus as well as facilities such as workplaces, laboratories and studios. It offers an applied education.
The University of Science and Technology Beijing , formerly known as Beijing Steel and Iron Institute before 1988, is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First Class University Plan.
Oakton College is a public community college with campuses in Des Plaines, Illinois and Skokie, Illinois. It was established in 1969 in Morton Grove, Illinois and moved to its current locations in 1980.
Sadat Academy for Management Sciences is an Egyptian Public Academy under the authorization of the Ministry of State for Administrative Development founded in Egypt in 1981. Its headquarters in Maadi , including The Faculty of Management Sciences , and The Research and Information Center , SAMS branch in Ramsis street in Cairo, has the Training Center and Managerial Consultation Center.
Anhui University of Chinese Medicine is a comprehensive public university based in Hefei, Anhui province, China. The university provides programmes in traditional Chinese medicine as well as in the fields of technology, engineering, management and economics.
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine is a national university in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, founded in 1974. External links Official website
The National University of Lesotho, the main and oldest university in Lesotho, is located in Roma, southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The Roma valley is broad and is surrounded by a barrier of rugged mountains which provides magnificent scenery. The university enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The governing body of the university is the council and academic policy is in the hands of Senate, both Council and Senate being established by the Act.
Nalbari Medical College and Hospital is an Indian medical college with an attached hospital located in Nalbari, Assam, that started functioning in 2023. Background The college operates under the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam. It is recognised by National Medical Commission and affiliated with Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati. Currently the college has an intact capacity of 100 undergraduate students, from the academic year 2021–22.
Fukuoka Prefectural University is a public university in Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan, established in 1992. External links Official website
Nishikyushu University is a private university in Kanzaki, Saga, Japan. The school was established in 1968.
Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is the largest of nine state universities in Massachusetts. Including its off-campus sites in New Bedford, Attleboro, and Cape Cod, BSU has the fourth-largest campus of the 29 institutions in the Massachusetts Public Higher Education System. BSU's sports teams are called the Bears. Its school colors are crimson, white, and black.
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Reykjavík University
Reykjavík University is the largest private university in Iceland with approximately 3,300 students. It is chartered by the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Icelandic Industries, and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers.
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Iran Bethel School
Iran Bethel School was a school in Tehran, established by an American Presbyterian missionary organization for girls in 1874. It was the precursor to the Damavand College. History The Iran Bethel School opened in 1874 as a girls primary school. It later expanded to a middle school and high school . The school initially only enrolled European and Iranian Christian students, until 1888. In the early years of the school they did not charge tuition and provided free board and clothing to students, but by the early 20th century they started to change policy. Other schools started by the Presbyteri...
AISECT University, Jharkhand is a private university located in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India. The university was established in 2016 by the AISECT Foundation through the AISECT University Act, 2016. It offers various diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Thiel College is a private college in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is one of the smallest colleges or universities in the region with about 100 full-time and part time faculty members.
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies is located in the northern part of Nagasaki, Japan. It offers four-year degrees in English and in French, Korean, British and American English, German, and Japanese for foreign students. Participation in the degree-seeking programs is open to students from around the world. A level of Japanese language ability is necessary. The university also organizes two short-term programs for students who are in Japan as study abroad students: the Japan Studies in Nagasaki Program and the Nagasaki International Communications Studies Program. The JASIN Program i...
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Rissho University
Rissho University, one of the oldest universities in Japan, was founded in 1580, when a seminary was established as a learning center for young monks of the Nichiren shu. The university's name came from the Rissho Ankoku Ron, a thesis written by Nichiren, a prominent Buddhist priest of the Kamakura period. Rissho University enrolls approximately 11,900 students. It has 14 undergraduate departments and 6 graduate school research departments on two separate campuses.
Hangzhou Normal University Medical College is a university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. It has grown out of the former Hangzhou School of Zhejiang Medical University which was founded in 1979. In 1994, the school was renamed Hangzhou Medical Junior College. In 2000, it combined with Hangzhou Nursing School . In July 2001, it was merged into Hangzhou Teachers College. In March 2007, it was renamed Hangzhou Normal University Medical College as Hangzhou Teachers College was renamed Hangzhou Normal University.
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Shujitsu University
Shujitsu University is a private university in Okayama, Okayama, Japan. The predecessor of the school, women's school, was founded in 1904, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1953. In 1979 it became a four-year women's college. Adopting the present name in 2003, it became a co-ed college in 2004.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, also known as RMLNLU or NLU Lucknow is a public law school and a National Law University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute undergraduate and post-graduate legal education, later in 2006 it was renamed as RMLNLU to give a NLU touch to its name . It is one among the 26 NLUs across India and the only one in Uttar Pradesh. It is among the top 10 National Law Universities / Law colleges in India.
Stratford University was a private university based in Virginia. Founded in 1976, Stratford delivered online, classroom, and blended online/classroom programs. It closed at the end of the Fall 2022 semester after losing its accreditation.
