2015 Best Global Universities
Best Universities Worldwide
Colleges across the world are working to prepare students to compete in a global workforce. Read about some of the international populations and initiatives of the top 20 Best Global Universities, ranked by U.S. News based on their academic reputations and research performance.
20. Duke University
In the U.S., Duke University offers its students a wide range of opportunities for studying abroad. One program, DukeEngage, pays for students to do community service for one of 78 nations for eight weeks, according to the university's website.
19. University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania, located in the U.S., has an international student and scholar services department that provides international students with the assistance they need with immigration and adapting to Philadelphia and campus life.
18. University of California--San Diego
Located in the U.S., the University of California--San Diego offers students a variety of short- and long-term opportunities to study abroad.
17. Yale University
Yale University, located in the U.S., has a center for international and professional experience, which provides every undergraduate who receives financial aid with the opportunity and funding to study, work or research abroad, according to the university's website.
14 (tie). University of Washington
Nearly 10 percent of the University of Washington's undergraduate student body is international, according to the school's website. The University of Washington is located in the U.S.
14 (tie). University of Toronto
In Canada, the University of Toronto enrolls international students from more than 150 countries, according to the university's website.
14 (tie). University of Michigan
Based in the U.S., the University of Michigan teaches more than 65 languages, according to the university's website.
13. Princeton University
Princeton University offers counseling and support services to students who are suffering as a result of international disasters, according to Princeton's website. The school is located in the U.S.
12. Imperial College London
Imperial College London offers programs that allow Ph.D. students to split their time between the campus in the United Kingdom and schools in Asia, according to the school's website.
11. Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University, located in the U.S., has more than 3,000 international students from more than 121 countries, according to the university. Students have the opportunity to study abroad in nearly 30 countries.
10. Columbia University
Based in the U.S., Columbia University has eight global centers that handle a variety of research initiatives around the world, according to the university's website.
9. University of Chicago
The University of Chicago, based in the U.S., brings students and scholars from around the world to live and study together in a diverse residential community known as International House.
8. University of California--Los Angeles
At the University of California--Los Angeles in the U.S., international students make up more than 11 percent of the student population.
7. California Institute of Technology
In the U.S., students at the California Institute of Technology can choose from several European and Australian study abroad opportunities, according to the school's website.
6. University of Cambridge
Based in the United Kingdom, the University of Cambridge does extensive research on global issues, which includes its research initiative on global food security, according to its website.
5. University of Oxford
More than 60 percent of graduate students and 17 percent of undergraduate students at the United Kingdom's University of Oxford are international students, according to the university's website.
4. Stanford University
Approximately half of each graduating class studies abroad during their undergraduate career at Stanford University in the U.S., according to the school's website.
3. University of California--Berkeley
Located in the U.S, the University of California--Berkeley hosts international students from more than 120 nations, according to the school's website.
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Most of the international students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. are graduate students, according to the school's website.
1. Harvard University
Located in the U.S., Harvard University offers more than 250 study abroad programs for students, according to the university's website.
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Briana Boyington is an education Web producer at U.S. News. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at bboyington@usnews.com.
