UniversityExplorer

Explore 20 of the worlds top universities. Search, compare, and browse by country.

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Featured Universities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA
USA · Private · Founded 1861

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
USA · Private · Founded 1885

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
USA · Private · Founded 1636

University of Cambridge

Cambridge
UK · Public · Founded 1209

University of Oxford

Oxford
UK · Public · Founded 1096

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA
USA · Private · Founded 1891

About this directory

UniversityExplorer is a hand-curated directory of 20 leading research universities in 11 countries, chosen with reference to the major global league tables (QS, THE and ARWU). Each profile gives the city and country, founding year, whether the institution is public or private, its approximate student enrolment, and a short note on what it is known for. The data is maintained by hand rather than pulled from a live API, and enrolment figures are rounded from each university's most recent published totals, so treat them as approximate.

See the full list on the rankings page, browse universities by country, put two institutions side by side with the compare tool, or search by name, city or country above.