areppim: information, pure and simple
The 2010 University ranking does not show any significant changes with respect to the distribution of the 100 top universities in 2009. The US dominates in terms of absolute numbers, with 54 universities (one less than in 2009), but the small European countries, namely Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland fill the top 5 places in per capita terms, clearly outperforming the heavy weights. The ranking is not very kind to the likes of Germany, France or Japan that have a modest index, well below the median (13.8) or the average (red line).
100 World Top Ranked Universities per Capita | |||
Nation |
Number of 100 Top Ranked Universities |
Population |
Per Capita Index |
| Australia | 3 | 21.51 | 13.9 |
| Belgium | 1 | 10.70 | 9.3 |
| Canada | 4 | 33.89 | 11.8 |
| Denmark | 2 | 5.48 | 36.5 |
| Finland | 1 | 5.35 | 18.7 |
| France | 3 | 62.64 | 4.8 |
| Germany | 5 | 82.06 | 6.1 |
| Israel | 1 | 7.29 | 13.7 |
| Japan | 5 | 127.00 | 3.9 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 16.65 | 12.0 |
| Norway | 1 | 4.86 | 20.6 |
| Russia | 1 | 140.37 | 0.7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 9.29 | 32.3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 7.59 | 39.5 |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 61.90 | 17.8 |
| United States | 54 | 317.64 | 17.0 |
| median | 3 | 13.8 | |
Sources: see Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division.