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QS World University Rankings: Imperial scores surprise second place

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the top spot for the 13th year in a row in the QS World University Rankings, but Imperial’s shock rise to the near-top sees last year’s second place, the University of Cambridge, drop down to fifth.

Despite their featuring in the top ten, both UK and US universities are beginning to slip in terms of their overall dominance on the ranking, QS noted.

Some 58% of the UK’s featured universities have declined in their ranking and two thirds of US universities have also dropped, including UC Berkeley, which was replaced by CalTech in 10th place.

“If one were to tell a story of the last two decades of global higher education, it would be of the US managing to remain pre-eminent – more of the world’s very best universities… amidst intensifying ambition from Asia’s great powers,” said Ben Sowter, QS senior VP.

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