The QS World University Rankings
2015/16 result is now out. According to
the result release by the QS’s, no
Nigerian university is in the first 700
higher institutions of learning in the
world and the first 18 in Africa
This is the 12th edition of QS’s annual
ranking of the world’s top universities,
which uses six performance indicators
to assess institutions’ global reputation,
research impact, staffing levels and
international complexion.
QS’s release sees the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) retain the
top spot in the QS World University
Rankings® for the fourth year running,
with Harvard University climbing two
places to rank second, followed by the
University of Cambridge and Stanford
University in joint third.
Of the top 18 universities ranked in
Africa, none is in Nigeria.
However, South Africa has nine
institutions while Egypt has five. Ghana,
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have one
institution each.
In Africa, the University of Cape Town,
South Africa, is ranked first on the
continent and 171st in the world. The
Stellenbosch University, South Africa, is
rated second in Africa and 302nd in the
world. The University of the
Witwatersrand is the third on the
QS’s release sees the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) retain the
top spot in the QS World University
Rankings® for the fourth year running,
with Harvard University climbing two
places to rank second, followed by the
University of Cambridge and Stanford
University in joint third.
Of the top 18 universities ranked in
Africa, none is in Nigeria.
However, South Africa has nine
institutions while Egypt has five. Ghana,
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have one
institution each.
In Africa, the University of Cape Town,
South Africa, is ranked first on the
continent and 171st in the world. The
Stellenbosch University, South Africa, is
rated second in Africa and 302nd in the
world. The University of the
Witwatersrand is the third on the
continent and 331st globally.
Also on the Africa’s top list are The
American University in Cairo, Egypt,
345th position in the world; Cairo
University, Egypt, 501-550; Rhodes
University, South Africa, 501-550;
University of Pretoria, South Africa,
501-550; University of Kwazulu-Natal,
South Africa, 551-600; and the University
of Johannesburg, South Africa, 601-650,
respectively.
Other institutions on the African ranking,
which also share same points range of
701+, are the Ain Shams University,
Egypt; Al Azhar University , Egypt;
Alexandria University, Egypt; Makerere
University, Uganda; North-West
University, South Africa; University of
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; University of
Ghana; University of Nairobi, Kenya; and
the University of the Western Cape,
South Africa.
On the global scale, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, United States,
scored 100 per cent to retain its top spot
in the QS rankings for the fourth year
consecutively. Harvard University (US)
climbed two places to rank second,
followed by the University of Cambridge
(United Kingdom), and Stanford
University (US) in joint third.
The MIT came first in the 2012 global
rating – a position which Harvard and
Cambridge universities had once
occupied – and has remained there ever
since.
Harvard University came second with
98.7 per cent. The University of
Cambridge and the Stanford University
jointly held the third position with 98.6.
The fifth is the California Institute of
Technology, US, 97.9; University of
Oxford, UK, sixth, 97.7; UCL (University
College London), UK, seventh, 97.2;
Imperial College, London, UK, eighth,
96.1; ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology, Switzerland, ninth, 95.5;
and the University of Chicago, US, 10th,
94.6.
The report said, “The primary aim of the
QS World University Rankings is to help
students make informed comparisons of
leading universities around the world.
Based on six performance indicators,
the rankings are designed to assess
universities in four areas: research,
teaching, employability and
internationalisation.
“Each of the six indicators carries a
different weighting when calculating the
overall scores (see below). Four of the
indicators are based on ‘hard’ data, and
the remaining two are based on major
global surveys – one of academics and
another of employers – each the largest
of their kind.”
The reports said the universities were
placed on 40 per cent scale of academic
reputation; employer reputation, 10 per
cent; student-to-faculty ratio, 20 per
cent; citations per faculty, 20 per cent;
international faculty ratio, five per cent;
and international student ratio, five per
cent.
The report added, “A total of 82
countries are represented in the QS
World University Rankings this year, with
the largest shares claimed by the US
(154), UK (71), Germany (43) and France
(41). Japan has 38 entries; Australia, 33;
China, 30; Canada and Italy, 26 apiece;
Brazil, 22; and Russia 21.
“After the US, UK, Switzerland and
Singapore, the highest entry is claimed
by Australia, with the Australian
National University in joint 19th. France
makes its first appearance with the
École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris) in
23rd place, followed by Canada’s McGill
University in 24th. China’s top entrant,
Tsinghua University, climbs 22 places to
rank 25th while the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology
gains 12 positions to reach 28th. See the
full list Here
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continent and 331st globally.
Also on the Africa’s top list are The
American University in Cairo, Egypt,
345th position in the world; Cairo
University, Egypt, 501-550; Rhodes
University, South Africa, 501-550;
University of Pretoria, South Africa,
501-550; University of Kwazulu-Natal,
South Africa, 551-600; and the University
of Johannesburg, South Africa, 601-650,
respectively.
Other institutions on the African ranking,
which also share same points range of
701+, are the Ain Shams University,
Egypt; Al Azhar University , Egypt;
Alexandria University, Egypt; Makerere
University, Uganda; North-West
University, South Africa; University of
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; University of
Ghana; University of Nairobi, Kenya; and
the University of the Western Cape,
South Africa.
On the global scale, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, United States,
scored 100 per cent to retain its top spot
in the QS rankings for the fourth year
consecutively. Harvard University (US)
climbed two places to rank second,
followed by the University of Cambridge
(United Kingdom), and Stanford
University (US) in joint third.
The MIT came first in the 2012 global
rating – a position which Harvard and
Cambridge universities had once
occupied – and has remained there ever
since.
Harvard University came second with
98.7 per cent. The University of
Cambridge and the Stanford University
jointly held the third position with 98.6.
The fifth is the California Institute of
Technology, US, 97.9; University of
Oxford, UK, sixth, 97.7; UCL (University
College London), UK, seventh, 97.2;
Imperial College, London, UK, eighth,
96.1; ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology, Switzerland, ninth, 95.5;
and the University of Chicago, US, 10th,
94.6.
The report said, “The primary aim of the
QS World University Rankings is to help
students make informed comparisons of
leading universities around the world.
Based on six performance indicators,
the rankings are designed to assess
universities in four areas: research,
teaching, employability and
internationalisation.
“Each of the six indicators carries a
different weighting when calculating the
overall scores (see below). Four of the
indicators are based on ‘hard’ data, and
the remaining two are based on major
global surveys – one of academics and
another of employers – each the largest
of their kind.”
The reports said the universities were
placed on 40 per cent scale of academic
reputation; employer reputation, 10 per
cent; student-to-faculty ratio, 20 per
cent; citations per faculty, 20 per cent;
international faculty ratio, five per cent;
and international student ratio, five per
cent.
The report added, “A total of 82
countries are represented in the QS
World University Rankings this year, with
the largest shares claimed by the US
(154), UK (71), Germany (43) and France
(41). Japan has 38 entries; Australia, 33;
China, 30; Canada and Italy, 26 apiece;
Brazil, 22; and Russia 21.
“After the US, UK, Switzerland and
Singapore, the highest entry is claimed
by Australia, with the Australian
National University in joint 19th. France
makes its first appearance with the
École Normale Supérieure (ENS Paris) in
23rd place, followed by Canada’s McGill
University in 24th. China’s top entrant,
Tsinghua University, climbs 22 places to
rank 25th while the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology
gains 12 positions to reach 28th. See the
full list Here
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