Time released its ranking of the “World’s Top Universities,” and the DMV’s public and private universities are well represented. Nine area colleges made the inaugural list.
In the list of the top 500 public and private colleges from across the globe, Maryland’s Johns Hopkins University ranked the highest, coming in at No. 12. The top Virginia school was the University of Virginia at No. 47, while DC’s top university was Georgetown University at No. 117.
The list also included Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, and George Mason University in Virginia; University of Maryland and University of Maryland, Baltimore in Maryland; and George Washington University in DC. Below are the rankings for all the region’s top universities.
- No. 12: Johns Hopkins University
- No. 47: University of Virginia
- No. 95: University of Maryland
- No. 117: Georgetown University
- No. 142: George Washington University
- No. 211: Virginia Commonwealth University
- No. 216: Virginia Tech
- No. 364: George Mason University
- No. 436: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Time created the list of World’s Top Universities in partnership with Statista R. The ranking considered institutions that were 3 years or older, offer bachelor’s degrees, and enroll more than 2,000 students. Universities were shortlisted if they either had at least one of the highly cited researchers among their faculty, are among the most renowned and frequently mentioned institutions, or applied through the open call to action on time.com.
Once the criteria was set, the analysis considered academic capacity and performance, innovation and economic impact, and global engagement of each university.
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