University

Nation and type of university

Ranking in world university rankings (2010) by the Times Higher Education

Ranking in the academic ranking of world universities (2010) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Harvard University (Harvard)

Private university in the United States

1

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Private university in the United States

3

4

Yale University (Yale)

Private university in the United States

10

11

University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley)

Public university in the United States

8

2

University of Cambridge (Cambridge)

Public university in the United Kingdom

6

5