THE 100 Under 50 universities 2014

Higher education serves as the foundation of most careers. As such, it’s critical for students to gain a thorough understanding of what’s on offer and choose the study path that best suits their individual needs and ambitions. Since its establishment in 2010, the Times Higher Education rankings have emerged as an invaluable resource for students on the search for an opinion that matters.
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1
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Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech)
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South Korea
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1
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2
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
|
Switzerland
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2
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3
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
|
South Korea
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3
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4
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
|
Hong Kong
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4
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5
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Nanyang Technological University
|
Singapore
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8
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6
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Maastricht University
|
The Netherlands
|
6
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7
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University of California, Irvine
|
United States
|
5
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35.4%
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8
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Université Paris-Sud
|
France
|
10
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9
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Université Pierre et Marie Curie
|
France
|
9
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10
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Lancaster University
|
United Kingdom
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14
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11
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University of California, Santa Cruz
|
United States
|
11
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48.6%
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12
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University of Warwick
|
United Kingdom
|
13
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12.9%
|
13
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Pompeu Fabra University - Barcelona
|
Spain
|
25
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|
13
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University of Illinois at Chicago
|
United States
|
19
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71%
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15
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The University of Texas at Dallas
|
United States
|
15
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52%
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16
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Universität Ulm
|
Germany
|
N/A
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17
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Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7
|
France
|
17
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17
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City University of Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong
|
18
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19
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University of Calgary
|
Canada
|
23
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|
20
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Universität Konstanz
|
Germany
|
20
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21
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University of Milan-Bicocca
|
Italy
|
23
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|
22
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University of Essex
|
United Kingdom
|
29
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|
23
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Autonomous University of Barcelona
|
Spain
|
22
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|
24
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Simon Fraser University
|
Canada
|
26
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|
24
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
|
Sweden
|
33
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|
26
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Université Montpellier 2
|
France
|
32
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|
27
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Sharif University of Technology
|
Iran
|
47
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|
28
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The University of Newcastle
|
Australia
|
40
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|
29
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Brunel University London
|
United Kingdom
|
44
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|
30
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
|
Hong Kong
|
34
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31
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Bilkent University
|
Turkey
|
39
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|
31
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Queensland University of Technology
|
Australia
|
26
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|
33
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University of Wollongong
|
Australia
|
43
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|
34
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Macquarie University
|
Australia
|
36
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|
34
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University of Bath
|
United Kingdom
|
34
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|
36
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Medical University of Vienna
|
Austria
|
49
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|
37
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State University of Campinas
|
Brazil
|
28
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|
37
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University of Southern Denmark
|
Denmark
|
38
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|
39
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Umeå University
|
Sweden
|
29
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|
40
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National Sun Yat-Sen University
|
Taiwan
|
37
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|
41
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Koç University
|
Turkey
|
31
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|
42
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Plymouth University
|
United Kingdom
|
53
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|
42
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National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
|
Taiwan
|
45
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|
44
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University of Waikato
|
New Zealand
|
46
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|
44
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University of Tsukuba
|
Japan
|
49
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|
46
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Linköping University
|
Sweden
|
51
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|
47
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University of Technology, Sydney
|
Australia
|
83
|
|
48
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University of Crete
|
Greece
|
53
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|
49
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University of South Australia
|
Australia
|
48
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|
49
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Universität Bayreuth
|
Germany
|
40
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|
51
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Universität Bielefeld
|
Germany
|
40
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|
52
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Heriot-Watt University
|
United Kingdom
|
63
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|
53
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University of Eastern Finland
|
Finland
|
61
|
|
54
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
|
France
|
57
|
|
55
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Aalborg University
|
Denmark
|
71
|
|
56
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University of Stirling
|
United Kingdom
|
61
|
|
57
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George Mason University
|
United States
|
59
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65.8%
|
58
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Autonomous University of Madrid
|
Spain
|
52
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|
59
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Deakin University
|
Australia
|
66
|
|
60
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Murdoch University
|
Australia
|
57
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|
60
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University of Hertfordshire
|
United Kingdom
|
75
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|
60
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
|
Germany
|
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63
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University of Surrey
|
United Kingdom
|
71
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|
64
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UiT The Arctic University of Norway
|
Norway
|
56
|
|
65
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
|
United States
|
60
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61%
|
66
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University of Rovira i Virgili
|
Spain
|
79.5%
|
|
67
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Universität Duisburg-Essen
|
Germany
|
69
|
|
67
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National University of Ireland, Maynooth
|
Ireland
|
74
|
|
69
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Charles Darwin University
|
Australia
|
77
|
|
70
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Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
|
Austria
|
64
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|
71
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Loughborough University
|
United Kingdom
|
65
|
|
71
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King Abdulaziz University
|
Saudi Arabia
|
68
|
|
73
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Florida International University
|
United States
|
84
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|
73
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University of Guelph
|
Canada
|
55
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|
75
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University of Minho
|
Portugal
|
76
|
|
76
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University of Vigo
|
Spain
|
77
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|
77
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Polytechnic University of Valencia
|
Spain
|
80
|
|
78
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University of Strathclyde
|
United Kingdom
|
79
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|
79
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Aveiro University
|
Portugal
|
66
|
|
80
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University of Kent
|
United Kingdom
|
97
|
|
81
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Aston University
|
United Kingdom
|
96
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|
82
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Curtin University
|
Australia
|
87
|
|
82
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Flinders University
|
Australia
|
71
|
|
84
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Griffith University
|
Australia
|
86
|
|
84
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Université du Québec à Montréal
|
Canada
|
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86
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Université Paris Dauphine
|
France
|
82
|
|
87
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Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
|
India
|
||
87
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New University of Lisbon
|
Portugal
|
92
|
|
87
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University of Western Sydney
|
Australia
|
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90
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Massey University
|
New Zealand
|
81
|
|
91
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The University of Texas at San Antonio
|
United States
|
70
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60%
|
92
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Isfahan University of Technology
|
Iran
|
||
92
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Dublin City University
|
Ireland
|
84
|
|
94
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Dublin Institute of Technology
|
Ireland
|
||
95
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Polytechnic University of Catalonia
|
Spain
|
99
|
|
96
|
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National Yang-Ming University
|
Taiwan
|
98
|
|
96
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Concordia University
|
Canada
|
||
98
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Tampere University of Technology
|
Finland
|
93
|
|
99
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Asia University, Taiwan
|
Taiwan
|
||
100
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La Trobe University
|
Australia
|
88
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