Ankara: A total of 47 universities from Trkiye were included in this year’s Best Universities in the World ranking. The ranking, published by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) on Monday, evaluated more than 21,000 universities from 95 countries. A list of the world’s top 2,000 higher education institutions was released after the evaluation.

According to Anadolu Agency, seven indicators were taken into consideration, grouped under four categories: education, employability, faculty, and research. Hacettepe University ranked 666 globally, making it the highest-ranked university from Trkiye. It was followed by Istanbul University at 707, Ankara University at 733, Middle East Technical University (METU) at 736, and Bogazici University at 785. Other notable mentions include Istanbul Technical University at 813, Marmara University at 939, and Koc University at 989.

Additional Turkish universities featured on the list include Ege University at 1,052, Cukurova University at 1,106, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa at 1,127, Bilkent University at 1,140, and Gazi University at 1,151. Further down the rankings, Yildiz Technical University, Dokuz Eylul University, Erciyes University, Gaziantep University, and Ataturk University were also recognized among the top 2,000.

Globally, Harvard University secured the top spot as the world’s best university, receiving full marks across all indicators. It was followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in second place and Stanford University in third. The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford rounded out the top five, followed by Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Yale University, and the University of Chicago completing the top ten.