University By Continent

Total University Based On courses In World

There are total 12911(approx) officially recognized/accredited Colleges or other higher education institutions in World
Below is the count of universities offering a different course in the world

Areas Of Study	University Count
Total University In World	12911
Arts & Humanities	6451
Business & Social Sciences	6913
Language & Cultural	3088
Medicine & Health	4127
Engineering	4559
Science	6754
Universities Offering All Course	1452

Top 100 University Of World

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Top 5 Universities in North America

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1861. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in cambridge, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university

Harvard University Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1636. Harvard University is located in cambridge, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university

Stanford University Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1885. Stanford University is located in stanford ..., california, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university

University of Washington Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1861. University of Washington is located in seattle ..., washington, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university

California Institute of Technology Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1891. California Institute of Technology is located in pasadena, california, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university

Top 100 Universities in North America

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Top 5 Universities in Latin America

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported Founded in 1941. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro is located in rio de janeiro, rio de janeiro, brazil is a Non-Profit higher education university

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1551. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is located in mexico city, mexico city, mexico is a Non-Profit higher education university

Universidad de Chile Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1842. Universidad de Chile is located in santiago, region metropolitana de santiago, chile is a Non-Profit higher education university

Universidad Nacional de Colombia Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1867. Universidad Nacional de Colombia is located in bogota, bogota, colombia is a Non-Profit higher education university

Tecnológico de Monterrey Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1943. Tecnológico de Monterrey is located in monterrey, nuevo leon, mexico is a For-Profit higher education university

Top 100 Universities in Latin America

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Top 5 Universities in Europe

University of Oxford Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1096. University of Oxford is located in oxford, south east england, united kingdom is a Non-Profit higher education university

University of Cambridge Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1209. University of Cambridge is located in cambridge, east of england, united kingdom is a Non-Profit higher education university

The University of Edinburgh Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1582. The University of Edinburgh is located in edinburgh, scotland, united kingdom is a Non-Profit higher education university

University College London Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1826. University College London is located in london, london, united kingdom is a Non-Profit higher education university

CentraleSupélec Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1829. CentraleSupélec is located in ch??tenay-malabry, ile de france, france is a Non-Profit higher education university

Top 100 Universities in Europe

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Top 5 Universities in Asia

East China Normal University Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1951. East China Normal University is located in shanghai, shanghai, china is a Non-Profit higher education university

Peking University Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1898. Peking University is located in beijing, beijing, china is a Non-Profit higher education university

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1952. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics is located in chengdu, sichuan, china is a Non-Profit higher education university

National University of Singapore Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1905. National University of Singapore is located in Singapore, singapore, singapore is a Non-Profit higher education university

Tsinghua University Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1911. Tsinghua University is located in beijing, beijing, china is a Non-Profit higher education university

Top 100 Universities in asia

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Top 5 Universities in Africa

University of Pretoria Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1908. University of Pretoria is located in pretoria, gauteng, south africa is a Non-Profit higher education university

University of Cape Town Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1918. University of Cape Town is located in cape town, western cape, south africa is a Non-Profit higher education university

University of the Witwatersrand Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1922. University of the Witwatersrand is located in johannesburg, gauteng, south africa is a Non-Profit higher education university

University of Nairobi Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1970. University of Nairobi is located in nairobi, nairobi, kenya is a Non-Profit higher education university

University of Johannesburg Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 2005. University of Johannesburg is located in johannesburg, gauteng, south africa is a Non-Profit higher education university

Top 100 Universities in Africa

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Top 5 Universities in Oceania

The Australian National University Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1946. The Australian National University is located in canberra, australian capital territory, australia is a Non-Profit higher education university

The University of Melbourne Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1853. The University of Melbourne is located in melbourne, victoria, australia is a Non-Profit higher education university

The University of Queensland Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1909. The University of Queensland is located in st lucia, queensland, australia is a Non-Profit higher education university

The University of New South Wales Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1949. The University of New South Wales is located in sydney, new south wales, australia is a Non-Profit higher education university

The University of Adelaide Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1874. The University of Adelaide is located in adelaide, south australia, australia is a Non-Profit higher education university

Top 100 Universities in Oceania