The document outlines the top 5 world university rankings for 2016-2017. The number 1 ranked university is the University of Oxford, the oldest English-speaking university in the world dating back to 1096. Number 2 is the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 making it the 4th oldest surviving university. Number 3 is the California Institute of Technology known for its science and engineering research. Number 4 is Stanford University, established in 1885 in Silicon Valley, California. Number 5 is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an independent research university founded in 1861 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1. Top 5 World University Rankings 2016 -
2017
by: Li Haidong

2. 1 : University of Oxford
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The University of Oxford is the oldest
university in the English-speaking
world and the world’s second oldest
surviving university. While its exact
founding date is unknown, there is
evidence that teaching took place as
far back as 1096. Students number
around 22,000 in total, just over half
of whom are undergraduates while
over 40 per cent are international,
representing 140 countries between
them.

3. 2 : University of Cambridge
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Founded in 1209, the University of
Cambridge is a collegiate public
research institution. Its 800-year
history makes it the fourth-oldest
surviving university in the world and
the second-oldest university in the
English-speaking world. Cambridge
serves more than 18,000 students
from all cultures and corners of the
world. Nearly 4,000 of its students are
international and hail from over 120
different countries.

4. 3 : California Institute of Technology
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The California Institute of Technology
(Caltech) is a world-renowned
science and engineering research
and education institution, where
extraordinary faculty and students
seek answers to complex questions,
discover new knowledge, lead
innovation, and transform the future.
Caltech has six academic divisions
with a strong emphasis in science
and technology teaching and
research.

5. 4: Stanford University
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Stanford University has one of the
largest campuses in the US and is one
of the most prestigious universities in
the world.It was established in 1885
and opened six years later as a co-
educational and non-denominational
private institution.Its location, less than
an hour’s drive south of San Francisco
next to Palo Alto, is in the heart of
California’s Silicon Valley, and the
university is known for its
entrepreneurial spirit.

6. 5: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) is an independent, coeducational,
private research university based in the
city of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Established in 1861, MIT aims to ‘further
knowledge and prepare students in
science, technology and other fields of
study that will best benefit the nation and
the world today’. Its motto is Mens et
Manus, which translates as “Mind and
Hand”.