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For the first time in 14 years, the best university in the world isn't in America

For the first time, an American college didn't crack the top two in a ranking of the best universities in the world.

  • Times Higher Education ranks world universities annually.
  • This year, Harvard was dethroned from the top spot.
  • Oxford University and Cambridge University came in first and second.

For the first time in 14 years, an American college didn't crack the top two in a ranking of the best universities in the world, according to tTimes Higher Education

United Kingdom-based Oxford and Cambridge Universities came in No.1 and No. 2, respectively.

Read below to see the top 10 universities in the world:

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10. University of Pennsylvania (tie)

Location:

Students: 20,361

Number of students per faculty member: 6.5

10. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (tie)

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Location:

Students: 19,233

Number of students per faculty member: 14.6

9. University of Chicago

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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Students: 13,525

Number of students per faculty member: 6.2

8. Imperial College London

Location:

Students: 15,857

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Number of students per faculty member: 11.4

7. Princeton University

Location: Princeton, New Jersey

Students: 7,955

Number of students per faculty member: 8.3

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6. Harvard University

Location:

Students: 29,326

Number of students per faculty member: 8.9

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Location:

Students: 11,177

Number of students per faculty member: 8.7

3. Stanford University (tie)

Location: Stanford, California

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Students: 15,845

Number of students per faculty member: 7.5

3. California Institute of Technology (tie)

Location:

Students: 2,209

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Number of students per faculty member: 6.5

2. University of Cambridge

Location: Cambridge, England

Students: 18,389

Number of students per faculty member: 10.9

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1. University of Oxford

Location: Oxford, England

Students: 20,409

Number of students per faculty member: 11.2

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