9 PA Universities Among The Best In The World, U.S. News Says

PENNSYLVANIA — Nine universities in Pennsylvania have landed among a new ranking of the best universities world.

The new ranking by U.S. News and World Report features more than 2,000 schools in dozens of countries. Schools were included and sorted based on academic research, reputation, number of publications and books, conferences, impact of citations from studies, and other factors.

The following Pennsylvania schools made it. The number corresponds to their global ranking:

15. University of Pennsylvania
45. University of Pittsburgh
84. Pennsylvania State University
118. Carnegie Mellon University
309. Temple University
352. Drexel University
405. Jefferson University
917. Lehigh University
966. Villanova University
1758. Duquesne University

Overall, 95 countries are represented on the 2023 list.

"The Best Global Universities rankings offer prospective students a valuable resource for exploring higher education options outside of their home country," Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. "Over the past nine years, these rankings have expanded to include more schools and more subjects, while maintaining a consistent focus on institutions that prioritize academic research."

This year’s list ranked an additional 250 schools, up from 1,750 last year.

Colleges in the United States secured four of the top five spots on the 2022 list. Harvard University came in at No. 1, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California - Berkeley at No. 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Rounding out the top five is the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford.

This year, the United States had 280 universities in the overall ranking, surpassed only by China’s 338 universities. Other countries with the most schools on the list include:

• Japan: 105
• United Kingdom: 92
• India: 81

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 also used 13 separate ranking factors and focused on each institution’s research performance.

Read more about the Best Global Universities methodology.

U.S. News also added five additional subject metrics for 2023, according to a release, including artificial intelligence, education and educational research, meteorology and atmospheric sciences, and water resources.

See this full list of this year’s Best Global Universities.