British universities have slipped down the latest international rankings, with only Cambridge making it into the top five institutions in the world – taking joint third place in a list dominated by big American universities. American universities have dominated the Top Ten in the latest World University Rankings, leaving UK Universities behind in the race to become the most desirable study location. According to the QS World University Rankings, universally regarded as the most definitive of its kind, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) maintained its position as the best University in the world, with Harvard following behind in second, two places up from its previous position, pushing the UK"s University of Cambridge down to third place. The rankings are based on a combination of academic quality and affordability, which is measured by how much students pay for their courses. The University of Oxford and the University College London (UCL) have taken a slide; both were ranked joint fifth last year, but Oxford has fallen to sixth with UCL coming in seventh. King"s College London has dropped three places, from last year"s 16th, to 19th in the rankings for 2015.
American universities have dominated the Top Ten in the latest World University Rankings, leaving UK Universities behind in the race to become the most desirable study location. According to the QS World University Rankings, universally regarded as the most definitive of its kind, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) maintained its position as the best University in the world, with Harvard following behind in second, two places up from its previous position, pushing the UK"s University of Cambridge down to third place. The rankings are based on a combination of academic quality and affordability, which is measured by how much students pay for their courses. The University of Oxford and the University College London (UCL) have taken a slide; both were ranked joint fifth last year, but Oxford has fallen to sixth with UCL coming in seventh. King"s College London has dropped three places, from last year"s 16th, to 19th in the rankings for 2015.