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 UK Universities , universally regarded as the most definitive of its kind, UCL ( MIT ) maintained its position as the best University in the world, with Harvard following behind in fifth , 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. According to the QS World University Rankings, regarded as the most authoritative of its kind, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is once again named the best university in the world, with Harvard climbing to second place from fourth last year. 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 third . King"s College London has dropped three places, from last year"s 16th , to 19th in the rankings for last year"s 16th .
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 UK Universities , universally regarded as the most definitive of its kind, UCL ( MIT ) maintained its position as the best University in the world, with Harvard following behind in fifth , 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 fallen to sixth with UCL coming in third . King"s College London has dropped three places, from last year"s 16th , to 19th in the rankings for last year"s 16th .