The 2020 U.S. News Global University Rankings are out today!
The U.S. News Global University Rankings were launched in 2014 in response to the globalization of higher education, aiming to provide students worldwide with a scientifically based reference for choosing ideal universities globally.
The 2020 U.S. News Global University Rankings cover the top 1,500 institutions across 81 countries/regions, up from 1,250 institutions in 75 countries last year.
Let's take a look at this year's ranking methodology:
Global academic reputation: 12.5%
Regional academic reputation: 12.5%
Publications: 10%
Books: 2.5%
Conferences: 2.5%
Normalized citation impact: 10%
Total citations: 7.5%
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited: 12.5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited: 10%
International collaboration: 5%
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field: 5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers: 5%
Percentage of publications with international collaboration: 5%
Compared to the U.S. university rankings, the global rankings place greater emphasis on each institution's academic research performance and its global and regional academic reputation. The indicators above also highlight the importance of research capabilities in the global rankings, especially in citation and publication metrics, which account for a large share of the weighting.
Let's take a look at the 2020 U.S. News Global University Rankings~
Top 50 Global Universities
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This year's top 10 remains the same as last year: Harvard successfully defends its throne, firmly holding the top spot. Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Oxford, and Caltech still occupy the top six, with no ranking changes. Cambridge, which was 7th last year, drops to 9th, while Columbia and Princeton each rise one spot. The University of Washington remains at 10th.
Among the top ten, eight are from the U.S. and two from the UK, further demonstrating the strength of British and American universities.
In the top 20, aside from Oxford (5th), Cambridge (9th), University of Toronto (18th), and Imperial College London (20th), all other universities are from the U.S.
Notably, the University of California system shines in this ranking, with four campuses in the top 20: UC Berkeley (4th), UCLA (14th), UC San Francisco (15th), and UC San Diego (19th).
In summary, among the top 20, 16 are U.S. universities; among the top 30, 20 are U.S. universities; and among the top 100, 44 are U.S. institutions, still holding a dominant position.
Rankings are still for reference only and should not be the sole basis for university applications. During the school selection process, CheersYou（清柚教育） advises students to also consider factors such as curriculum, school location, campus life, and cost of attendance. Use rankings as a supplementary tool to conduct lateral comparisons in specific areas among schools of interest, rather than simply measuring the quality of a school by its rank.
