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US News & World Report has released its third annual rankings of the Best Global Universities.

Drawing on factors such as breadth of research, global reputation, and the number of books and publications released each year, the list ranks the 1,000 best schools in the world.

The ranking features familiar faces at the head of the list, with top-tier American universities claiming the first five slots. Here's how the top two dozen shake out.

24. University of California, Santa Barbara

24. University of California, Santa Barbara
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Global score: 81.4

Global research reputation: #61

Publications: #216

Conferences: #228

 

23. University College London

23. University College London
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Global score: 81.7

Global research reputation: #22

Publications: #3

Conferences: #141

22. Cornell University

22. Cornell University
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Global score: 81.9

Global research reputation: #19

Publications: #26

Conferences: #156

21. University of Toronto

21. University of Toronto
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Global score: 82

Global research reputation: #20

Publications: #2

Conferences: #68

19. Imperial College London

19. Imperial College London
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Global score: 82.8

Global research reputation: #15

Publications: #16

Conferences: #65

19. Duke University

19. Duke University
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Global score: 82.8

Global research reputation: #30

Publications: #29

Conferences: #237

17. University of Pennsylvania

17. University of Pennsylvania
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Global score: 83.4

Global research reputation: #18

Publications: #13

Conferences: #192

17. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

17. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Global score: 83.4

Global research reputation: #13

Publications: #4

Conferences: #38

16. University of California, San Francisco

16. University of California, San Francisco
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Global score: 84.1

Global research reputation: #36

Publications: #42

Conferences: #950

15. University of California, San Diego

15. University of California, San Diego
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Global score: 84.3

Global research reputation: #32

Publications: #24

Conferences: #91

14. Yale University

14. Yale University
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Global score: 85.1

Global research reputation: #9

Publications: #28

Conferences: #366

13. University of Chicago

13. University of Chicago
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Global score: 85.2

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Global research reputation: #12

Publications: #37

Conferences: #163

11. University of Washington

11. University of Washington
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Global score: 85.4

Global research reputation: #29

Publications: #12

Conferences: #146

11. Johns Hopkins University

11. Johns Hopkins University
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Global score: 85.4

Global research reputation: #17

Publications: #6

Conferences: #136

10. University of California, Los Angeles

10. University of California, Los Angeles
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Global score: 85.8

Global research reputation: #8

Publications: #10

Conferences: #86

9. Columbia University

9. Columbia University
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Global score: 85.9

Global research reputation: #14

Publications: #15

Conferences: #179

8. Princeton University

8. Princeton University
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Global score: 86.2

Global research reputation: #7

Publications: #140

Conferences: #209

7. University of Cambridge

7. University of Cambridge
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Global score: 86.3

Global research reputation: #3

Publications: #9

Conferences: #87

6. University of Oxford

6. University of Oxford
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Global score: 88.1

Global research reputation: #6

Publications: #5

Conferences: #131

5. California Institute of Technology

5. California Institute of Technology
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Global score: 89.3

Global research reputation: #10

Publications: #127

Conferences: #71

4. University of California, Berkeley

4. University of California, Berkeley
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Global score: 92.8

Global research reputation: #5

Publications: #14

Conferences: #35

3. Stanford University

3. Stanford University
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Global score: 92.9

Global research reputation: #4

Publications: #11

Conferences: #56

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Global score: 97.9

Global research reputation: #2

Publications: #30

Conferences: #17

1. Harvard University

1. Harvard University
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Global score: 100

Global research reputation: #1

Publications: #1

Conferences: #112