Durham and Warwick are new entries in the world ’ s top 100 universities , with Oxbridge rivalling Harvard , it has been revealed . The UK now has 12 UK universities listed in the Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings - up from 10 last year and nine in 2013 - the second highest of any individual country . The rankings also show that Oxbridge rates higher than prestigious US universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) and Stanford . Scroll down for video . New entries : Durham University ( pictured ) and Warwick entered the top 100 for the first time . The institutions have helped cement the UK ’ s position among the ‘ global elite ’ in higher education . Only the US has more entries in the top 100 , with 43 . Germany has the next most with six . The results show that for the fifth year in a row there is an elite group of six US and UK ‘ super brands ’ , the authors suggested , which are ‘ head and shoulders above the rest ’ . Harvard took first place again , followed by Cambridge which has moved up from fourth , and Oxford , which has risen from fifth to third . Taking fourth place was MIT , down two on last year , while Stanford fell two places to fifth and University of California , Berkeley remained in sixth . Other UK universities in the top 100 include Imperial College London , which falls one place to 14th , University College London , which is up eight places to 17th , and the London School of Economics and Political Science which has moved from 24th to 22nd . Soaring up the rankings are Edinburgh , which has moved from 46th place to 29th , and King ’ s College London , which has gone from 43rd to 31st . Manchester takes the 50th position and Bristol – which had dropped out the rankings last year - and the London Business School are in the 91-100 band . Top : Harvard was named number one , but Cambridge and Oxford came second and third respectively . Warwick and Durham are two new entrants to the top 100 in the 81-90 band . Across the world , London and Paris have the highest number of prestigious universities in the world . Each have five universities in the top 100 . But there are concerns that other areas of the UK – beyond the Oxbridge-London ‘ golden triangle ’ – are losing out . Phil Baty , editor of Times Higher Education Rankings , said : ‘ This has been a good year for the UK , with the South East ‘ golden triangle ’ of London , Oxford and Cambridge cementing its position at the heart of higher education ’ s global elite , drawing in talent and investment from across the world. ’ 1 Harvard , U.S. 2 Cambridge , UK . 3 Oxford , UK . 4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology , U.S. 5 Stanford , U.S. 6 University of California , Berkeley , U.S. 7 Princeton , U.S. 8 Yale , U.S. 9 California Institute of Technology , U.S. 10 Columbia , U.S . He added : ‘ It must be a concern for the many English regions that so many of our top institutions are concentrated in London and the South East . ‘ England ’ s top six institutions ( and seven of all 11 English universities in the ranking ) are all in the Oxbridge-London ‘ golden triangle ’ , and these institutions will continue to draw in the leading talent from England and beyond , supply the most desirable graduates into the local workforce and attract the lion ’ s share of business investment . It is a virtuous circle as success breeds future success . ‘ Leeds and Sheffield universities both dropped out of the top 100 a few years ago , and there is no place for the flagship universities of major cities including Birmingham and Liverpool . ‘ There is a risk that if resources for universities become even more scarce after the election , whoever wins , the rich of the South East will keep getting richer at the expense of the rest of the country. ’ Business Secretary Vince Cable added : ‘ Our reforms have helped to ensure British universities are some of the best funded in the world and even more competitive for excellence – second only to the United States . ‘ However , other nations are hot on our heels , which is why we have taken steps to secure the reputation of our institutions by enabling them to have a sustainable income stream and removing student number controls from the next academic year to increase quality and accessibility. ’ The rankings are based on a survey of about 10,000 academics in 142 countries . They were asked to nominate up to ten of the best institutions in the world for teaching and research .
There are now 12 UK institutions in the the list of world 's best universities . Only the U.S. has more entries , while third place Germany has just six . Oxford and Cambridge are the only non-American universities in top ten .