These are the 10 best universities in the world

These are the 10 best universities in the world

10. University of Washington

Location: Seattle, U.S.

School type: Public

Total enrollment: 46,166

In-state tuition and fees (2018-2019): $11,517

Out-of-state tuition and fees (2018-2019): $36,898

9. Princeton University

Location: Princeton, U.S.

School type: Private

Total enrollment: 8,273

Tuition and fees (2018-2019): $47,140

8. Columbia University

Location: New York, U.S.

School type: Private

Total enrollment: 25,968

Tuition and fees (2018-2019): $59,430

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7. University of Cambridge

Location: Cambridge, U.K.

School type: Public

Total enrollment: 18,875

U.K. and EU tuition and fees (2019-2020): £9,250 ($11,852)

“Overseas” tuition and fees (2019-2020): between £20,157 and £52,638

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6. California Institute of Technology

Location: Pasadena, U.S.

School type: Private

Total enrollment: 2,238

Tuition and fees (2018-2019): $52,362

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5. University of Oxford

Location: Oxford, U.K.

School type: Public

Total enrollment: 20,256

U.K. and EU tuition and fees (2019-2020): £9,250 ($11,852)

“Overseas” tuition and fees (2019-2020): between £24,750 and £32,715 ($31,712 and $41,917)

4. University of California Berkeley

Location: Berkeley, U.S.

School type: Public

Total enrollment: 41,910

In-state tuition and fees (2018-2019): $14,240

Out-of-state tuition and fees (2018-2019): $43,232

3. Stanford University

Location: Stanford, U.S.

School type: Private

Total enrollment: 17,178

Tuition and fees (2018-2019): $51,354

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Location: Cambridge, U.S.

School type: Private

Total enrollment: 11,466

Tuition and fees (2018-2019): $51,832

1. Harvard University

Location: Cambridge, U.S.

School type: Private

Total enrollment: 20,604

Tuition and fees (2018-2019): $50,420

Harvard University topped U.S. News’ global university ranking. The tuition and fees at Harvard for the 2018-2019 academic year was $50,420, but according to the common data set that all U.S. colleges and universities are required to submit, last year Harvard students received $185,987,860 in need-based aid, and the average financial aid package was $53,730.

Columbia University and Princeton University are the only other Ivy League schools to make the list.

Schools in the U.S. dominated the list. The only universities outside of the U.S. that managed to crack the top 10 are Cambridge University and Oxford University in the U.K. A total of 227 universities in the U.S. qualified for the ranking. China had a total of 130 institutions qualify and the U.K. had 78.

“Higher education continues to be more global, meaning that prospective students are looking beyond universities in their country when thinking about where to enroll,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News, tells CNBC Make It in a statement.