An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that Scotland has the highest density of the World's Top-500 universities in the United Kingdom. AllAboutUni.com is an independent, global and interactive website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures).
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University click here. Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include highly cited researchers, articles indexed in major citation indices and staff winning Nobel Prizes.
The WorldҀs Top-500 universities (2008) are mainly located in Europe (n=210; 40%), the Americas (n=190; 40%) and the Asian/Pacific region (n=100; 20%) (click here). There are 42 (8%) universities located in the United Kingdom (UK), representing 20% of the universities in Europe.
The top-10 universities in the UK (click here) are: University of Cambridge (ranked 4th in the world), the University of Oxford (10th), University College London (22nd), Imperial College London (27th), The University of Manchester (40th), University of Edinburgh (55th), University of Bristol (61st), University of Sheffield (77th), KingҀs College London (81st) and University of Nottingham (82nd).
The UK has the highest number of universities in the WorldҀs Top-500 universities (42) compared to the other European countries: Germany (40), France (23), Italy (22), the Netherlands (12), Sweden (11) and Spain (9). In the ranking of Europe's Top-10 universities, five are located in the UK and in the Top-25 universities, 9 are located in the United Kingdom (click here).
The UK universities are located in following regions: England (34), Scotland (5), Wales (2) and Northern Ireland (1). An interesting difference is that universities in Scotland are much older than in the other three regions: the median age of the Scottish universities is 513 years (range 127-598) compared to 101 years (range 39-912) in England and 107 years (range 88-125) in Wales.
In order to make a comparison with other industrialized countries, AllAboutUni.com calculates the number of universities in the WorldҀs Top-500 (2008) per one million inhabitants. The overall number of universities per million inhabitants in industrialised countries is 0.5. An earlier assessment found that small countries in Western Europe (Sweden (1.2), Finland (1.1) and Switzerland (1.0)) (click here) and New Zealand (1.2) have the highest number of universities per million inhabitants.
The number of universities in the WorldҀs Top-500 universities that are located in the UK is 0.7 per million inhabitants, which compares favourably with other large industrialized countries: Canada (0.6), Germany (0.5), United States (0.5), France (0.4), Italy (0.4) and Japan (0.2). For the four regions of the United Kingdom, the numbers are as follows: Scotland (1.0), England (0.7), Wales (0.7) and Northern Ireland (0.6).
Conclusions:
Within the UK, Scotland has a much higher density of top universities compared to England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland also performs very well compared to other industrialised countries and the number of Scottish universities per million inhabitants is one of the highest in the world.
Summary:
An assessment carried out by AllAboutUni.com found that Scotland has the highest density of top universities in the United Kingdom. In addition, the assessment found that Scotland has one of the highest densities of top universities per million inhabitants in the world.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Scotland Has Highest Density of World's Top-500 Universities in the U.K.
Monday, December 15, 2008
What Makes a Top University?
A number of assessments carried out by AllAboutUni.com indicate that the general characteristics of a top university are the following: being based in North America or Europe, being in an area where other top universities are clustered, having a large endowment and being a private institution. AllAboutUni.com is an independent, global and interactive website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures).
The analysis is based on a ranking of the WorldҀs Top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (click here). Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 ranking published on 15 August 2008.
Location
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the WorldҀs Top-500 universities are mainly located in Europe (n=210; 40%) and the Americas (n=190; 40%) (click here). In the Americas, 95% of the universities are located in the United States (84%; n=159) and Canada (11%; n=21).
Clustering
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that in both the United States (US) and Europe there is a clustering of the worldҀs top universities. In the US, 36% (57 out of 159) of universities - more than one in three - are located in just five States: New York (15), California (13), Texas (13), Massachusetts (9) and Pennsylvania (7) (click here). In Europe, more than one in three (36%) of the Top-25 universities are located in United Kingdom (click here).
Public - Private
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that 70% of the World's Top-10 universities are private institutions, suggesting that at the very top of the rankings private universities perform better than public universities (click here). In the WorldҀs Top-25 universities, there is a lower predominance of private universities, with 11 out of 25 universities being private (click here).
Endowment
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the WorldҀs Top-25 universities have accumulated a massive amount of endowment wealth (a total of $170 billion) and the private universities in the US have accumulated more wealth than the public universities (click here). A large university endowment supports the operating budget of a university (for example, a third of Harvard UniversityҀs operating budget comes from endowment income).
Age
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the age of a university was not associated with being in the World's Top-25 universities (click here). Two good examples of 'young' universities achieving a high ranking are Stanford University (established in 1891 and ranked 2nd) and the University of California - San Diego (established in 1960 and ranked 14th).
Other factors
Other factors that will determine the ranking of a university include: the university infrastructure (campus, facilities, etc.), the working conditions (academic salaries, academic freedom, etc.), the levels of funding (public and private funding) and the quality of life in the region where the university is located.
Conclusion
A series of AllAboutUni.com assessments has identified a number of general characteristics that help make a top university. The very strong performance of private universities in the World's Top-10 universities (7 out of 10) suggests that private universities are better able manage the different factors and etablish a top university.
The analysis is based on a ranking of the WorldҀs Top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (click here). Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 ranking published on 15 August 2008.
Location
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the WorldҀs Top-500 universities are mainly located in Europe (n=210; 40%) and the Americas (n=190; 40%) (click here). In the Americas, 95% of the universities are located in the United States (84%; n=159) and Canada (11%; n=21).
Clustering
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that in both the United States (US) and Europe there is a clustering of the worldҀs top universities. In the US, 36% (57 out of 159) of universities - more than one in three - are located in just five States: New York (15), California (13), Texas (13), Massachusetts (9) and Pennsylvania (7) (click here). In Europe, more than one in three (36%) of the Top-25 universities are located in United Kingdom (click here).
Public - Private
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that 70% of the World's Top-10 universities are private institutions, suggesting that at the very top of the rankings private universities perform better than public universities (click here). In the WorldҀs Top-25 universities, there is a lower predominance of private universities, with 11 out of 25 universities being private (click here).
Endowment
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the WorldҀs Top-25 universities have accumulated a massive amount of endowment wealth (a total of $170 billion) and the private universities in the US have accumulated more wealth than the public universities (click here). A large university endowment supports the operating budget of a university (for example, a third of Harvard UniversityҀs operating budget comes from endowment income).
Age
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the age of a university was not associated with being in the World's Top-25 universities (click here). Two good examples of 'young' universities achieving a high ranking are Stanford University (established in 1891 and ranked 2nd) and the University of California - San Diego (established in 1960 and ranked 14th).
Other factors
Other factors that will determine the ranking of a university include: the university infrastructure (campus, facilities, etc.), the working conditions (academic salaries, academic freedom, etc.), the levels of funding (public and private funding) and the quality of life in the region where the university is located.
Conclusion
A series of AllAboutUni.com assessments has identified a number of general characteristics that help make a top university. The very strong performance of private universities in the World's Top-10 universities (7 out of 10) suggests that private universities are better able manage the different factors and etablish a top university.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
All About Universities..
Life at college is probably the most 'fun' period of anyone's life. Learning, fun, excitement and enjoyment with your classmates is an experience of a lifetime. Revisit and share your college experiences by uploading photographs and submitting reviews.
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Five reasons to share photos and review your college/university:
1. Helps future students around the world
2. It only takes five minutes!
3. It's fun and it's free!
4. Your independent feedback matters
5. It can be very therapeutic!
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