Meet the World's Top 10 Universities 2019

We're counting down the top 10 universities from QS World University Rankings 2019. Number 10, UCL, University College London. UCL was the first university to be founded in London and also claims to be the UK's first university to admit women. Number 9, University of Chicago. Famous worldwide for its academic achievements, UChicago is also the planned home for the Barack Obama Presidential Centre, which is due to open in 2021. Number 8, Imperial College London. Focusing mainly on the fields of science, engineering and technology, Imperial College London's main campus is located in the South Kensington area of the British capital. Number 7, ETH Zurich. The only entry on our list to be located outside of the UK and the US, ETH Zurich can be found in Switzerland's largest city. Number 6, University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge is known for its historical and picturesque campus, as well as its huge contribution to learning over the last 800 years. It's the second oldest university in the English-speaking world, second only to... Number 5, University of Oxford. Oxford marks the third corner of the UK's prestigious golden triangle of elite learning, along with Cambridge and London. Number 4, California Institute of Technology. Caltech's six academic divisions have always focused on science and technology. The university also manages and operates NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Number 3, Harvard University. Founded in 1636 by English Minister John Harvard, this Ivy League university is the oldest higher education institution in the United States. Number 2, Stanford University. Located in the state of California, Stanford was initially modelled on the US's great eastern universities, such as Cornell and Harvard. Look how far it's come. Number 1, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT takes the top spot for another year! As of 2018, a staggering 91 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with the institution, whether as researchers, faculty members, or alumni. Congratulations MIT! Want to know where your university ranks? Get the full results now.