The Most Influential Schools in the World
Find the most influential colleges and universities in the world in nearly 25 academic disciplines
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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 Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico was a university founded on 21 September 1551 by Royal Decree signed by Charles I of Spain, in Valladolid, Spain. It is generally considered the first university founded in North America and second in the Americas .
Örebro University is a state university in Örebro, Sweden. The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of Uppsala University, and became an independent state university college in 1977, Örebro University College . The university college also incorporated three other existing educational institutions in Örebro: the teaching seminar, the sports college and the social work college . Örebro University College was granted the privileges of a university by the Government of Sweden in 1999, becoming the 12th university in Sweden.
Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, issued a firman calling for its creation on 29 August 1917. It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile Kingdom of Hyderabad. It was the first Indian university to use Urdu as a language of instruction, although with English as a compulsory subject. As of 2012, the university hosts 3,700 international students from more than 80 nations.
The University of Antwerp is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is UAntwerp. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, which makes it the third-largest university in Flanders. The University of Antwerp is characterised by its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach. It was founded in 2003 after the merger of three smaller universities.
Colorado State University is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agricultural College, and in 1935 was renamed the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1957, the Colorado General Assembly approved its current name, Colorado State University.
The West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences is a public state veterinary university in West Bengal, India. It was established on 2 January 1995 by an Act of the West Bengal legislature. It imparts education and training in veterinary and animal sciences, dairy sciences, and fishery sciences.
The University of Montenegro Faculty of Civil Engineering is one of the educational institutions of the University of Montenegro. Its building is located in Podgorica, at the University campus. History The Faculty grew out of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Due to the growing need for educated civil engineering workers in Montenegro, especially after the 1979 earthquake that struck the country, the Faculty of Civil Engineering was officially established on July 2, 1980, as part of the "Veljko Vlahović" University .
The University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola is a public university in North Macedonia. Headquartered in Bitola, it also has faculties in Prilep, Ohrid, Veles, Kichevo and Skopje. It was founded on 25 April 1979, but the name of St. Clement of Ohrid was not given until late 1994. As of 2018–19 school year, a total of 4,139 students are enrolled at the university.
The University of Montenegro Faculty of Political Science is one of the educational institutions of the University of Montenegro. The building is located in Podgorica and is shared with the university's faculty of law. The faculty is Montenegro's leading educational institution in political science.
The University of Maribor is Slovenia's second-largest university, established in 1975 in Maribor, Slovenia. It currently has 17 faculties. History The university's roots reach back to 1859, when a theological seminary was established with the encouragement of Maribor bishop and patriot Anton Martin Slomšek. More faculties were established during the late 1950s and early 1960s; the faculties of economics, business, and technology in 1959, agronomy and law in 1960, and pedagogy in 1961. The university's opening ceremony occurred on 19 September 1975. 1970s was a decade of exponential rise in n...
The University of Montenegro Faculty of Fine Arts is one of the educational institutions of the University of Montenegro. The Faculty is located in Cetinje, in the building of the former Russian embassy to Montenegro.
The University of Montenegro Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology is one of the educational institutions of the University of Montenegro. Its building is located in Podgorica, at the University campus.
The University of Montenegro Faculty for Sport and Physical Education is one of the educational institutions of the University of Montenegro. Its building is located in Nikšić. History The Department for Physical Culture existed in Nikšić since 1963, as part of the Teaching Faculty . In the academic year 2008/2009, the Faculty for Sport and Physical Culture was officially opened.
The University of Montenegro Music Academy is one of the educational institutions of the University of Montenegro. The Academy is located in Cetinje, in the building of the former British embassy to Montenegro.
Roskilde University is a Danish public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part of Roskilde. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences.
Tongji University is a national public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China and is part of the Double First Class University Plan, Project 985, and Project 211.
The University of Brescia is an Italian public research university located in Brescia, Italy. It was founded in 1982 and is branched in 4 Faculties. The University of Brescia was officially established in 1982 with three Schools: Medicine and Surgery, Engineering, Economics and Business. However, the creation phase lasted nearly two decades, so the first attempts to open university courses in Brescia go back to the 1960s.
The Institute of Cancer Research is a public research institute and a member institution of the University of London in London, United Kingdom, specialising in oncology. It was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital and joined the University of London in 2003. It has been responsible for a number of breakthrough discoveries, including that the basic cause of cancer is damage to DNA.
The University of the Basque Country is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially it was made up of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of Sarriko , Medicine and Sciences . Following the General Law of Education , the Nautical School , the School of Business Studies of Bilbao and the Technical Schools of Engineers joined in, until it grew into the complex of thirty centers that compose it presently.
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the fourth largest university in Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Joseph.
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine is a medical institute from Kolkata, India dedicated in the field of tropical disease. It was established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology at the Calcutta Medical College. It was, till 2003, affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Now it is under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Florida State University (FSU) was established in 1851. With a student enrollment of about 41,500, FSU is the second-largest university in the state, after the University of Florida. FSU is made up of 16 colleges and nine professional schools, as well as over 110 institutes, laboratories, and research centers, which altogether offer more than 360 programs of study. The university also offers some 60 online course programs for distance learners. The Florida state legislature has been designated FSU a “preeminent research university.” The university is perhaps best known for its College of Criminology and Criminal Justice and for the FSU Film School.
Habiganj Agricultural University is a public agricultural university in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh, established in 2020. It is located at Vadoi, Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Habiganj. History On 24 December 2019, the Cabinet of Bangladesh approved Habiganj Agriculture University Act, 2019 to establish the Habiganj Agricultural University.
The University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" is a university located in Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli, in the region of Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 1998 and is organized in seven faculties, which before then were part of the University of Turin.
Gadjah Mada University is a public research university located in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Officially founded on 19 December 1949, Gadjah Mada University is one of the oldest and largest institutions of higher education in the country, and has been credited as one of the best universities in Indonesia. In the 2023 QS World Universities Ranking, UGM is ranked 1st in Indonesia and 231st in the world.
Kansai Medical University is a private university in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1928, and it was chartered as a women's medical college in 1947. In 1954 it became coeducational.
Fujita Health University is a private university at Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1964 by Dr. Keisuke Fujita, and it was chartered as a university in 1968. Fujita Health University Hospital is the largest single medical facility in Japan with 1,376 beds .
Birzeit University is a public university in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as charitable organization. It is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and located in Birzeit, West Bank, near Ramallah. Established in 1924 as an elementary school for girls, Birzeit became a university in 1975.
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg , commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The university has its roots in the mining industry, as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general. Founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines in Kimberley, it is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation.
FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry , established in 2001, is a private college of medicine and dentistry located in Shadman, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The college is part of the Fatima Memorial System, accredited by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and registered with the World Health Organization, Avicenna Directories and International Medical Education Directory. It is affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Lahore.
The Technische Universität Darmstadt , commonly known as TU Darmstadt, is a research university in the city of Darmstadt, Germany. It was founded in 1877 and received the right to award doctorates in 1899. In 1882, it was the first university in the world to set up a chair in electrical engineering. In 1883, the university founded the first faculty of electrical engineering and introduced the world's first degree course in electrical engineering. In 2004, it became the first German university to be declared as an autonomous university. TU Darmstadt has assumed a pioneering role in Germany. Com...
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University is a university in Fez city, Morocco, which was founded in 1975. It is named for Mohammed ben Abdallah. See also List of universities in Morocco External links
Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology is an accredited private, higher educational institution in Somalia. JUST was established in 2011. Faculties The university has currently the following faculties:
Technische Hochschule Lübeck is a technical university of applied sciences located in the hanseatic city of Lübeck in northern Germany. The university was renamed in 2018 and was formerly known as “Fachhochschule Lübeck ” respectively "Lübeck University of Applied Sciences”. There are 35 degree programs, with 21 Bachelor's degree programs and 14 Master's degree programs. 5,164 students are studying at the university, including 1,655 women .
The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu is a public university in Sibiu, Romania. It is named after the philosopher, poet, and playwright, Lucian Blaga. It was founded in 1990 with five schools: Letters, History and Law, Medicine, Food and Textile Processing Technology, Engineering and Sciences.
École nationale supérieure de chimie de Rennes a French engineering College created in 1919. The school trains engineers in chemistry. Located in Rennes, the ENSCR is a public higher education institution. The school is a member of the University of Rennes 1.
Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe. It is also the oldest non-military technical university in Europe.
The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine of the University of Colombo is the graduate school that provides specialist training and board certification of medical doctors in Sri Lanka. The only type of its kind, it is similar to the prestigious Royal Medical Collegess of the United Kingdom.
National Chung Hsing University is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, a research-led university alliance in Taiwan.
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Toho University
Toho University is a university in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. History The two brothers Yutaka Nukada and Susumu Nukada founded the Imperial Women's Medical College in Ōmori, Tokyo, the location of the present-day Faculty of Medicine, with their own money in 1925 and then established the Imperial Women's Medical and Pharmaceutical College and the Imperial Women's College of Science. They aimed at improving scientific education for women in such fields as medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and science. After World War II the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Science moved to Funabashi, Chiba.
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Meijo University
Meijo University is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and it has two other campuses in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It had two faculty members who were Nobel laureates as of 2021.
Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City. The university's undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, Katz School of Science and Health, and Sy Syms School of Business—offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern–Centrist–Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa of Torah Umadda , combining academic education with the study of the Torah. While the majority of students at the university identify as Modern Orthodox, many students, especially at the Cardozo School of Law, the Sy Syms School of Business, and the Ferkauf Graduate School of...
The University of Porto is a Portuguese public research university located in Porto, and founded on 22 March 1911. It is the second largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students, after the University of Lisbon, and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal.
The University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed head of the advisory council.
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute is a postgraduate medical institute located in New Delhi, India, and supported by the University of Delhi. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India takes care of its endowment. It has been categorized as one of the constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. The institute's teaching focuses on chest diseases as well as their treatment. The institute is maintained under the statute XX of the University.
The University of Sunderland is a public research university located in Sunderland in the North East of England. Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901. It gained university status in 1992. It now has campuses in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong, and has about 27,000 students.
Tianjin Normal University is a public research university founded in 1958 in Tianjin, China. In 2017–2018, Chinese University Alumni Association ranks Tianjin Normal University 3rd in normal universities in north China.
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BITS Pilani
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani is a deemed university in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. It focuses primarily on higher education and research in engineering and sciences. BITS Pilani is one of the first six institutes in India to be granted Institute of Eminence status. According to 2012 data, BITS Pilani has an acceptance rate of 1.47%, making it one of the most exclusive technical universities in the world.
Yokohama City University is a public university, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2013, YCU has two faculties with a total of around 4,850 students, 111 of whom are foreign. YCU also has four campuses and two hospitals . YCU is a member of the Port-City University League , and a core member of the Japanese University Network in the Bay Area . In 2017, YCU has been ranked #16th among "world's best small universities" in 2016-2017 , ranked at 23rd among life sciences institutes in Japan .
The University of Idaho is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The University of Idaho was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963. Its College of Law, established in 1909, was first accredited by the American Bar Association in 1925.
