American universities have reached the Top Ten in the latest World University Rankings , leaving UK Universities behind in the race to find 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 UK has managed to uphold four Universities " position in the Top Ten in the world . ’s reputation as a world class centre for education. The University of Oxford and the University College London ( UCL ) have taken a slide ; both were ranked joint fifth last year , but Oxford has dropped to sixth with UCL coming in seventh . King"s College London has dropped two places , from last year"s 16th , to 19th in the rankings for 2015 .
American universities have reached the Top Ten in the latest World University Rankings , leaving UK Universities behind in the race to find 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 UK has managed to uphold four Universities " position in the Top Ten in the world . The University of Oxford and the University College London ( UCL ) have taken a slide ; both were ranked joint fifth last year , but Oxford has dropped to sixth with UCL coming in seventh . King"s College London has dropped two places , from last year"s 16th , to 19th in the rankings for 2015 .