Columbia University Named 6th Best In The World: U.S. News

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — Columbia University has been named one of the 10 best institutions in the world, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

The publication on Tuesday released its 2022 Best Global Universities list, which ranks more than 1,700 schools in dozens of countries based on academic research and reputation.

Overall, more than 90 countries are represented on the 2022 list.

"These rankings stand out from our other education rankings due to their emphasis on academic research," Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. The rankings help provide "even more information for prospective students interested in schools where research is a top priority."

Here's how Columbia ranked among the 1,750 best universities in the world:

• New York State Ranking: 1
• Global Ranking: 6

Columbia has educated students in Morningside Heights for more than 250 years. It's the oldest higher learning institution in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.

In 2020, it had just over 31,000 students enrolled at all levels of the university.

Here are the other New York schools that were ranked among the top 100.

• Cornell University: 22
• New York University: 30
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: 57
• Rockefeller University: 89

At 271, the United States has the most universities in the overall ranking, followed by these countries:

• China: 253
• Japan: 93
• United Kingdom: 89
• Germany: 70

To determine which schools make the list, U.S. News analyzes data and metrics provided by global analytics company Clarivate, including student-to-faculty ratio and number of degrees awarded.

Researchers then weigh factors that measure a university's global and regional research reputation, as well as academic research performance. The overall ranking includes indicators such as publications, citations and international collaboration. Each subject ranking has its own methodology based on academic research performance in that specific area.

Read more about the Best Global Universities methodology.

Here are the top five universities in the world, according to U.S. News.

1. Harvard University
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Stanford University
4. University of California Berkeley
5. University of Oxford