The University of Crete is the only Greek higher education institution included in the world’s 400 top universities (specifically in the 301-350 ranking), according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 – 2015.

The top ten includes only US and British universities. The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received the highest score for a fourth year in a row, followed by Harvard University, University of Oxford, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley, Imperial College London and Yale University.

The Times Higher Education World University rankings are published every year and along with the QS World University Ranking and Shanghai’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) are considered among the most prestigious rankings in the world.

The universities are evaluated on teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

In the QS World University Ranking, which was published a few weeks ago, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) was the highest ranked Greek university (positions 441-450) followed by the University of Crete (451-460). In ARWU ranking for 2013, two Greek universities, Thessaloniki and Athens universities, were among the 500 top universities of the world (positions 301-400).

For the full list of the universities, click here.