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Surprises in World Rankings 2008 |
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With more stringent measures in place, in the world rankings, Universities have jostled for favourable positions. What is remarkable though is the emergence of countries like Australia and Japan . Along with Hong Kong , China and Singapore , the Asia-Pacific region has become a force to reckon with academically. Likewise Europe with France , Germany and Switzerland have all contributed substantially to the Top 200 pool. |
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No in Top 50 |
No in Top 200 |
% of Universities
in Top 200
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USA |
20 |
57 |
2% |
Total of 4 year Pub & Pvt institutions taken at 2474 |
| UK |
8 |
32 |
19% |
Total No of Higher education institutions taken at 168 |
| Australia |
6 |
12 |
31% |
Total No of Universities taken at 39 |
| Canada |
3 |
11 |
12% |
Total No of Universities taken at 92 |
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Major movements in World rankings |
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US |
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Rutgers , State university of New Jersey from 215 to 177
Rennsaeler Polytechnic from 255 to 191
Indian University , Bloomington from 232 to 137
University of Florida from 226 to 135
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MIT from 4 to 10
UC, Berkeley from 8 to 22
Washington University at St. Louis from 48 to 161 |
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UK |
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University of Aberdeen from 195 to 137
University of Leicester from 239 to 185
University of Surrey from 258 to 190
University of Lancaster from 228 to 147 |
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Queen Mary University of London from 99 to 149
London School of Economics from 17 to 59 |
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CANADA |
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Simon Fraser University from 282 to 139
University of Western Ontario from 215 to 126 |
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University of Toronto from 27 to 45 |
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AUSTRALIA |
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The University of Adelaide from 105 to 62 |
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RMIT from 146 to 200
Macquarie University from 82 to 168 |
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