For the third year in a row, UC Berkeley in California has taken the top spot in ShanghaiRanking’s natural sciences and mathematics category in the ARWU-FIELD 2016.
The ranking results reveal the 200 best universities for physical sciences and maths in 2016.
All of the top six universities are in the United States, with one UK university, one Japanese university, one Swiss university and another American university completing the top 10.
Oxford and Cambridge are the UK’s highest ranked universities, at positions 13 and seven respectively.
The top university in Asia is the University of Tokyo in eighth place, followed by another Japanese university – the University of Kyoto – just outside the top 20.
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In total, 27 countries are represented in the science and maths ranking. Although none feature in the top 20, China’s universities are second only to the United States for the highest number of universities in the ranking overall.
For students looking to study physics, chemistry, maths or related subjects, opportunities to attend a top university are spread all over the world; there is a fairly even spread of top-200 universities across Europe, Americas and Asia/Pacific regions.
Five broad subject rankings were released on Thursday 8 September 2016 (Beijing time) as part of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
The ranking methodology uses a number of indicators to rank 200 universities for each of the five disciplines. These indicators include alumni prize-winners and research publications in top journals.
Top universities for Natural Sciences and Mathematics: ARWU-FIELD 2016
World Rank |
Institution |
Country |
Region |
1 |
USA |
Americas |
|
2 |
USA |
Americas |
|
3 |
USA |
Americas |
|
4 |
USA |
Americas |
|
5 |
USA |
Americas |
|
6 |
USA |
Americas |
|
7 |
UK |
Europe |
|
8 |
University of Tokyo |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
9 |
ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich |
Switzerland |
Europe |
10 |
USA |
Americas |
|
11 |
USA |
Americas |
|
12 |
USA |
Americas |
|
13 |
UK |
Europe |
|
14 |
France |
Europe |
|
15 |
USA |
Americas |
|
16 |
USA |
Americas |
|
17 |
USA |
Americas |
|
18 |
University of Chicago |
USA |
Americas |
19 |
University of Michigan |
USA |
Americas |
20 |
USA |
Americas |
|
21 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
22 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
23 |
USA |
Americas |
|
24 |
UK |
Europe |
|
25 |
France |
Europe |
|
26 |
USA |
Americas |
|
27 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
USA |
Americas |
28 |
USA |
Americas |
|
29 |
UK |
Europe |
|
29 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
31 |
USA |
Americas |
|
32 |
Saudi Arabia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
33 |
Denmark |
Europe |
|
34 |
USA |
Americas |
|
35 |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
Switzerland |
Europe |
36 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
36 |
UK |
Europe |
|
36 |
USA |
Americas |
|
39 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
40 |
USA |
Americas |
|
41 |
Switzerland |
Europe |
|
42 |
USA |
Americas |
|
43 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
44 |
USA |
Americas |
|
44 |
Israel |
Asia/Pacific |
|
44 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
47 |
USA |
Americas |
|
48 |
USA |
Americas |
|
49 |
Pennsylvania State University |
USA |
Americas |
50 |
Purdue University |
USA |
Americas |
51-75 |
UK |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Russia |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Nanyang Technological University |
Singapore |
Asia/Pacific |
51-75 |
Singapore |
Asia/Pacific |
|
51-75 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
51-75 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
USA |
Americas |
51-75 |
USA |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
Israel |
Asia/Pacific |
|
51-75 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
51-75 |
University College London |
UK |
Europe |
51-75 |
USA |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
Switzerland |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Canada |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
USA |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
USA |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
University of Maryland, College Park |
USA |
Americas |
51-75 |
USA |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
France |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Canada |
Americas |
|
51-75 |
UK |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Netherlands |
Europe |
|
51-75 |
Israel |
Asia/Pacific |
|
51-75 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
76-100 |
France |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
USA |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
USA |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
USA |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
France |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
France |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
76-100 |
Canada |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
USA |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
76-100 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
South Korea |
Asia/Pacific |
|
76-100 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
76-100 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
Ohio State University |
USA |
Americas |
76-100 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
76-100 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
USA |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
Finland |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
University of Notre Dame |
USA |
Americas |
76-100 |
UK |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
USA |
Americas |
|
76-100 |
University of Wuerzburg |
Germany |
Europe |
76-100 |
France |
Europe |
|
76-100 |
Sweden |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Denmark |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
China-hk |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
Dalian University of Technology |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
101-150 |
Netherlands |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Belgium |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
India |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
USA |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
France |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
Saudi Arabia |
Asia/Pacific |
101-150 |
King's College London |
UK |
Europe |
101-150 |
South Korea |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
South Korea |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
USA |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
USA |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
Netherlands |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
Sweden |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
China-hk |
Asia/Pacific |
101-150 |
UK |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
101-150 |
Université libre de Bruxelles |
Belgium |
Europe |
101-150 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
France |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
UK |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
USA |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
UK |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Netherlands |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
USA |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
Austria |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
USA |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
UK |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
UK |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Brazil |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
UK |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
USA |
Americas |
101-150 |
Canada |
Americas |
|
101-150 |
Austria |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
Switzerland |
Europe |
|
101-150 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Arizona State University |
USA |
Americas |
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
France |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Colorado State University |
USA |
Americas |
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Saudi Arabia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Japan |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
National Taiwan University |
China-tw |
Asia/Pacific |
151-200 |
China-tw |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Pohang University of Science and Technology |
South Korea |
Asia/Pacific |
151-200 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
China-hk |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa |
USA |
Americas |
151-200 |
China-hk |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
University of New Mexico |
USA |
Americas |
151-200 |
University of Queensland |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
151-200 |
UK |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
USA |
Americas |
151-200 |
Norway |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
University of Pittsburgh |
USA |
Americas |
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
Germany |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Australia |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
Italy |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
Spain |
Europe |
|
151-200 |
USA |
Americas |
|
151-200 |
VU University Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Europe |
151-200 |
China |
Asia/Pacific |
|
151-200 |
South Korea |
Asia/Pacific |
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