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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Kyushu International University is a private university in Yahata Higashi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. The roots of the university can be found in the "Kyushu Law School", which was founded in 1930. The direct predecessor to the school, "Yahata University", was established in 1950, and it adopted the present name in 1989.
Edmondson Junior College was a two-year for-profit college in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that closed in July 1992. It was owned by Phillips College, Inc. As of 1993, Phillips owned and operated approximately 30 career and technical schools in the United States.
Kobe Shoin Women's University is an all-women's private university in Nada Ward of Kobe, in western Japan. It was founded by visiting missionaries in 1892. It is a four-year university offering courses across multiple faculties, with an annual enrollment of about 2,500 students. Additionally, the university has a graduate school offering graduate qualifications at Masters and Doctoral level in psychology and linguistics.
The ARCH College of Design and Business is a design College in Jaipur , India. It was set up in 2000 under the management of the Arch Educational Society. Undergraduate Degree Courses Bachelor of Design – 4 Years Affiliated to University of RajasthanB.Des Fashion DesignB.Des Interior DesignB.Des Communication DesignFashion Designing CourseDigital Marketing CourseFashion Designing Diploma Courses in JaipurFashion Designing Courses in Jaipur
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Yazd University
Yazd University is a public research university in Yazd, Iran. It is a major state-funded research center in central Iran and the academic center of Yazd province and was the first comprehensive institute of higher education established after the 1979 Islamic revolution. It is also the principal heir to the former University College Yazd . Yazd University is considered to be among the top 10 comprehensive universities in Iran and it is among 200 best world's young universities. The university was founded in 1989 by a merger of several older institutions and grew rapidly over the years. Its main campus is located in Safaeeyeh.
Laramie County Community College is a public community college in Laramie County, Wyoming, with campuses in Cheyenne and Laramie and outreach centers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and in Pine Bluffs. LCCC was established in 1968.
Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal was established by the Government of Haryana at Anjanthali Village in Nilokheri sub-district of Karnal district of India. It is 21 km north of Karnal on NH1 leading to Ambala.
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Papal Seminary
The Papal Seminary in Pune, India, is a Catholic educational institute whose primary function is training priests. Overview The seminary trains students from three particular churches in India: the Latin Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. , it caters to the formation of about 160 seminarians per year from most of the dioceses of India.
Universidad del Azuay is an Ecuadorian university located in the Province of Azuay, its campus are in the city of Cuenca and in the parish of Baños. The university was founded in 1968 as part of the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil in the city of Cuenca under the name of the "Institute of Philosophy and Educational Sciences". It was authorized by the Holy See on May, 1969.
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem is a yeshiva in the Lower East Side of New York City. One of the oldest yeshivas in the city, MTJ was once led by Moshe Feinstein. A second campus, known as Yeshiva of Staten Island, is located in Staten Island, New York. The suburban campus contains a high school, college, post-college facilities and a dormitory.
Southwestern Community College is an American public community college with its main campus in Creston, Iowa. It also has centers in Red Oak, Iowa, and Osceola, Iowa. In addition to an arts and sciences program, SWCC offers career and technical education degrees and certificates.
Wesley Degree College is a co-educational, grant-in-aid Christian Minority College affiliated to the Osmania University established in 1984 with a student body of around 1000 students. It offers courses like Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science. There is also a post graduate college in the same campus which provides courses like MBA and MCA.
Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology is a college and center of higher technical education and research offering graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral level research programs located in Chandigarh.
Western Wyoming Community College is a public community college in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Western offers certificates, associate degrees, and a bachelor's degree. The college students are known as the Mustangs.
The Pithapur Rajah's Government College, is autonomous institution located in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been recognized as the 'College with Potential for Excellence' by the University Grants Commission in 2010.
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Chuka University
Chuka University is a public university in the Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The university is situated approximately 186 km from Nairobi along the Nairobi-Meru highway, in a rural setting on the eastern slopes of Mt. Kenya at an altitude of approximately 2,000 meters above sea level. Chuka University is within Chuka/Igamba-ng'ombe Constituency, Tharaka-Nithi County.
Porter and Chester Institute is a for-profit technical school with nine locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts in the United States. Porter and Chester Institute features 10 different career programs.
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IIT Bhubaneswar
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is a public technical university established by the government of India in 2008, located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The institute admits a students for bachelor's, master's programs via JEE Advanced and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering respectively. The permanent campus at Argul, Khordha District was inaugurated by the current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi on 24 December 2018. The area of research are on science, engineering and humanities.
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Hackney College
Minnan Normal University, ' previously known as Zhangzhou Normal University is a public university located in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. Location Zhangzhou Normal University is located in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, a city on the west coast of the Taiwan Straits.
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Putian University
Putian University is a public university located in Putian, Fujian, China. External links Main Putian University website
KLE Technological University, formerly known as B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology , colloquially the BVB College, is a private university in Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka, India. It was upgraded to a university under the KLE Technological University Act, 2012. The school was founded by the KLE Society, Belgaum, in 1947.
Senri Kinran University is a private university in Suita, Osaka, Japan, established in 2003. External links Official website
P P Savani University is a private university located in Dhamdod, Kosamba, Surat district, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2017 through the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2017, which was passed in March 2017 and also established Swarnim Startup & Innovation University, Karnavati University and Indrashil University. The university is accredited by NAAC B++. The first convocation was held in 2020.
Whatcom Community College is a public community college in Bellingham, Washington, in Whatcom County. Established in 1967, Whatcom has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1976.
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies is a First Nations-operated post-secondary institution offering training and educational programs in Saskatchewan, Canada. Campus As of 2021, SIIT has three campuses, nine Career Centres, two mobile job connection and training units, and over 35 community learning sites throughout the province.
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University , formerly North Orissa University , is a public university in the regional city of Baripada in the state of Odisha, India. This university mainly provides higher education through on-campus as well as distance education modes. It aims to provide job-oriented technical courses.
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Shwebo University
Shwebo University is a public liberal arts university located in Shwebo, Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's, master's degree program in common liberal arts, sciences. History Shwebo University was established as Shwebo Regional College, an affiliated college of Mandalay College in 1977. It is also named as Shwebo College in 1980, Shwebo Degree College in 1999. In 2011, it became Shwebo University.
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Shaheed Benazirabad or SBBUVAS is Public Degree-awarding Institution located at Nawabshah, Pakistan. Location The main Campus of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Veterinary And Animal Science University was located in Sakrand City, district Shaheed Benazirabad. Recently government plan to upgrade it but land can't available in the surrounding area then government shifting or establishing it in new area out of city near Aliabad Cadet College Road Nawabshah.
Miami Ad School is a private for-profit portfolio school headquartered in Miami, Florida. The school was founded by Ron and Pippa Seichrist in 1993 in Miami Beach. It has locations in four U.S. cities and affiliate schools in eight other countries.
Jaipur National University , established on 22 October 2007, is a private university located in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India. Founded through an ordinance passed by the Government of Rajasthan.
Eastern Oklahoma State College is a public community college in Wilburton, Oklahoma. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The school has a branch campus in McAlester and teaching sites in Antlers and Idabel. The enrollment at 2000 was 1,918.
Miami International University of Art & Design was a private, for-profit art school in Miami, Florida. It was owned and operated by the non-profit Education Principle Foundation . The university was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and was a member of the Art Institutes system of schools. All Art Institute schools closed on September 30, 2023.
The Asian Institute of Maritime Studies is a merchant marine college in Pasay, Philippines that provides highly technical learning in terms of maritime education. It is one of the top performing maritime schools in the Philippines. It was founded in 1993 by Captain Wilijado P. Abuid along with his friends.
Al-Jamiatul Arabia Lil Baneena Wal Banaat Haildhar , popularly known as the Haildhar Madrasa is the first Qawmi madrasa having Female Branch in Bangladesh. The madrasah is founded by Allama Abdul Malek Halim.
Haflong Government College, established in 1961, is a general degree college situated at Haflong town of Dima Hasao district, Assam. This college is affiliated with the Assam University. Departments
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University of Dublin
The University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dublin. It was founded in 1592 when Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College as "the mother of a university", thereby making it Ireland's oldest operating university. It was modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but unlike these other ancient universities, only one college was established; as such, the designations "Trinity College" and "Uni...
The Technical University of British Columbia was a special-purpose university in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, that operated from 1999 until 2002, when it was closed by the British Columbia government. Its students and programs were transferred to Simon Fraser University to become the core of SFU Surrey and the School of Interactive Arts and Technology.
Rogers State University is a public university in Claremore, Oklahoma. It also has branch campuses in Bartlesville and Pryor Creek. History The institution that is now RSU has gone through several stages, from its foundation as a state-sponsored preparatory school to its transition to a military academy, and finally to its current incarnation as a four-year regional university.
Karlsruhe's University of Music is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of Franz Philipp, who led the school from 1924 to 1942.
The University of West Los Angeles is a private, for-profit law school and business school in Los Angeles, California. It maintains two campuses, one in Inglewood and one in Woodland Hills . History UWLA was founded in 1966 by Henry Blunt and three other Culver City High School educators. The School of Law received approval from the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California in 1978. The San Fernando Valley College of Law , co-founded as an independent school by Leo L. Mann and Joseph P. Lamont in 1962, was acquired and merged into UWLA in 2002.
INTEC Education College , formerly known as the Centre for Preparatory Studies or Pusat Pendidikan Persediaan , Overseas Preparatory Programme or Program Persediaan Luar Negeri , and the International Education Centre International Education College .
Charing Cross Hospital Medical School is the oldest of the constituent medical schools of Imperial College School of Medicine. Charing Cross remains a hospital on the forefront of medicine; in recent times pioneering the clinical use of CT scanning, reflective of its position as one of the most important neuroscience centres in London; and advances in oncology and chemotherapy. Students of the medical school have benefited from this expertise, with many taking a research interest in these areas during their training.
Daehan Theological Seminary is a seminary providing training for prospective members of South Korea's Presbyterian clergy. The campus is located in Anyang City, Gyeonggi province. The current president is Lee Seon .
Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin was established in September 1974 by the Kwara State Government. The College is located in the ancient city of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. History The College started as School of Education and was administered by the then Kwara State College of Technology . The College was subsequently changed to an Advanced Teachers' College. By 1976, the College was completely detached from Kwara College of Technology and formally named Kwara State College of Education to be sited in Oro. The College moved to a temporary site in Ilorin and was affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
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Fife College
Fife College is a further and higher education college in Fife, Scotland. Campuses The college's main campuses are located in Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy with smaller campuses in Leven, and Rosyth. The college also operates community learning centres across Fife.
Landmark College is a private college in Putney, Vermont, designed exclusively for students who learn differently, including students with a learning disability , ADHD, autism or executive function challenges.
The Islamic Institute of Toronto is a non-profit Islamic educational institute in Toronto, Canada. History The IIT was established in 1996. In 2005 the IIT joined other Canadian imams in denouncing terrorism. In 2013 the IIT helped fund a Muslim prayer space at Emmanuel College.
Ecumenical Christian Centre was founded in 1963 by M. A. Thomas. ECC is located in Whitefield in Bengaluru on a campus. Background The Ecumenical Christian Centre was established in 1963 by the late Rev. Dr. M. A. Thomas with the vision to promote "unity among all humankind and creation". ECC primary concern is to empower people from different faith communities to lead harmonious life with dignity. Dr. M A Thomas, founded ECC and built it as one of the internationally renowned resource centre, which caters to the need of people from all walks of life to engage in meaningful dialogues...
