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Harvard Tops 2025 CWUR Rankings as China Surpasses U.S. in Global University Presence

The latest data show research funding shortfalls have pushed 80% of Italian institutions down the CWUR standings with 264 U.S. universities also slipping.

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Overview

  • Harvard University held the No. 1 position for the 14th consecutive year, with MIT and Stanford rounding out the top three.
  • China overtook the United States as the country with the most institutions in the CWUR Global 2000 list following years of targeted government investment.
  • Eighty percent of Italian universities dropped in the rankings, led by La Sapienza’s fall to 125th amid weak research performance and limited funding.
  • In the United States, 264 universities recorded declines amid federal budget cuts and high-profile debates over academic freedom.
  • CWUR evaluated 21,462 universities based on education quality (25%), employability (25%), faculty excellence (10%) and research performance (40%).