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World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe

Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.

1. Harvard University – Cambridge, Mass.

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Students, parents, young professionals, and teachers walk through Harvard Yard at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., in May 2008.

  • By Whitney Eulich Staff writer

Coming in at No. 1 for the second year in a row, Harvard University is the oldest university in the United States. It has the largest endowment in the country, and it counts nearly 400,000 living alumni in the US and in more than 190 other countries. Although its reputation is the highest ranked based on academics’ assessments for this survey, the California Institute of Technology (which placed 11th on the reputation ranking list) edged Harvard out of the No. 1 spot on the 2011-2012 World University Ranking list.
Reputation for teaching: 100
Reputation for research: 100
2011-2012 World University Ranking: 2

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