The University of Chicago is among the world’s top universities, according to a new report from Time Magazine, ranking above Ivy League schools like Harvard, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, with five other Illinois schools also appearing on the global list.
The ranking, released Jan. 28, places emphasis on “where students are likely to achieve the greatest success and contribute most to society.” The report also recognizes that the top universities are most accessible to those from high-income families, resulting in a lack of socioeconomic diversity.
“The pattern is clear,” editors wrote. “The world’s most influential universities serve society’s most privileged families.”
According to the report, schools had to be older than three years, offer bachelor’s degrees and enroll more than 2,000 students in order to be considered. In addition to academic capacity; innovation and global economic impact; the report also took into account schools with “highly cited researchers,” and ones the publication considered “among the most renowned and frequently mentioned institutions.”
Universities were also shortlisted if they applied to be in the report through Time’s open call to action, the report said.
More details on Time’s methodology can be found here.
In total, 500 global institutions were ranked. The school that ranked No. 1 overall was the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
The University of Chicago ranked at No. 5, between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at No. 4, and Harvard University at No. 6.
In the Midwest, the University of Michigan landed at No. 9, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked at No. 20. Michigan State University also made the top 100, at No. 85. Northwestern University in Evanston ranked at No. 99.
The full list of Midwest and Illinois schools, and where they rank on the global list, is below.
No. 5: University of Chicago
No. 9: University of Michigan
No. 20: University of Wisconsin-Madison
No. 85: Michigan State University
No. 85: Northwestern University
No. 105: Purdue University
No. 151: University of Illinois Chicago
No. 235: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
No. 266: Illinois Institute of Technology
No. 338: Southern Illinois University
No. 427: Indiana University
The full report from Time can be found here.
