The latest ranking shows how the geography of global higher education is changing. The first three places among universities outside the United States are occupied by Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College in London, England. Oxford holds the eleventh year in a row. However, the competition from Asia is becoming more and more prominent: Tsinghua University in China rose to fourth place, ahead of the leading universities in continental Europe, and Peking University won sixth place. Singapore is represented by the National University of Singapore in seventh place and Nanyang Technological University in 12th place. China increased the number of universities in the world's top 200 from 13 to 17. Australia maintains a strong position: the University of Melbourne shares 15th place, the University of Sydney ranks 29th, Monash 37th, and the University of Queensland 45th.

The latest ranking shows how the geography of global higher education is changing. The first three places among universities outside the United States are occupied by Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College in London, England. Oxford holds the eleventh year in a row. However, the competition from Asia is becoming more and more prominent: Tsinghua University in China rose to fourth place, ahead of the leading universities in continental Europe, and Peking University won sixth place. Singapore is represented by the National University of Singapore in seventh place and Nanyang Technological University in 12th place. China increased the number of universities in the world's top 200 from 13 to 17. Australia maintains a strong position: the University of Melbourne shares 15th place, the University of Sydney ranks 29th, Monash 37th, and the University of Queensland 45th.