About UniversityExplorer

UniversityExplorer profiles 20 of the worlds top universities with details on location, founding year, student body, and specializations. Search, compare, and explore by country.

The directory is curated by hand with reference to the QS, THE and ARWU world rankings; it is not a live feed. Founding years are the dates each university gives for its establishment (for the oldest institutions, such as Oxford, this is the earliest evidence of teaching). Student numbers are approximate total enrolment from the most recent published figures.

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