| World University Rank 2020 | World University rank 2019 | University | Country/region |
| 1 | 1 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
| 2 | 5 | California Institute of Technology | United States |
| 3 | 2 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 4 | 3 | Stanford University | United States |
| 5 | 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States |
| 6 | 7 | Princeton University | United States |
| 7 | 6 | Harvard University | United States |
| 8 | 8 | Yale University | United States |
| 9 | 10 | University of Chicago | United States |
| 10 | 9 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom |
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020— https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-world#survey-answer
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
