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IMES Higher Education (THE) revealed its World Reputation Rankings 2018 — the definitive list of the world’s most

universities — recently. The annual list, compiled from a globally representative survey of more than 10,000 senior academics, highlights the Top 100 most powerful global university brands.

The United States continues to dominate, with Harvard University taking the top spot for the eighth consecutive year, and 43 other US institutions making the Top 100.

The Top 20 comprises 13 American universities, four from the United Kingdom, two from China and one from Japan.

THE editorial director of global rankings, Phil Baty, said: “This new data from more than 10,000 leading scholars across the world demonstrates that the US remains the global higher education superpower by a long, long way — it claims close to half of the world’s top 100 university brand names.

“What is particularly striking is that the US has actually strengthened its position in the world, with more top 100 institutions and top institutions moving up the rankings this year — despite fears that the US is suffering a ‘Trump slump’ in terms of its global reputation. While we have seen evidence that some international students are seeing the US as a less attractive option, with declining applications, this data from the global academic community suggests the top US universities remain the most highly regarded in the world by a mile.”

Asia Pacific sees 23 institutions placed across the Top 100, with China and Japan most strongly represented. China has six institutions in the Top THE editorial director of global rankings RAnk 2017 InsTITuTIOn

PHIL BATY