A full 80% of the world top 100 universities in economics / business in 2012 are North American : 70 in the United States and 10 in Canada. The United Kingdom follows with 7, the Netherlands with 3, Hong Kong and France with 2 each. The per capita score does not change significantly the absolute hierarchy. Canada leads the ranking, followed by Hong Kong and the United States.
World top 100 universities in Economics / Business | |||
Country | Number | Population | Per capita |
Million | (Nbr/Millionx100) | ||
Australia | 1 | 21.8 | 4.6 |
Canada | 10 | 34.3 | 29.1 |
China, Hong Kong | 2 | 7.6 | 26.5 |
Denmark | 1 | 5.5 | 18.2 |
France | 2 | 63.0 | 3.2 |
Germany | 1 | 82.2 | 1.2 |
Israel | 1 | 7.5 | 13.4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 16.6 | 18.1 |
Singapore | 1 | 4.7 | 21.3 |
Switzerland | 1 | 7.6 | 13.1 |
United Kingdom | 7 | 62.0 | 11.3 |
United States | 70 | 320.5 | 21.8 |
Median | 1.5 | 15.7 | |
Average | 8.3 | 15.2 | |
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Sources: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division