7 of the Top 10 Universities are AmericanTHE WORLD'S UNIVERSITY

Higher Education: The World's University

Of the top 20 universities in every major global ranking — QS, Times Higher Education, the Shanghai ARWU — American institutions consistently occupy 15 to 17 spots. This is the direct product of a competitive, market-driven model that funds research through a combination of federal grants, massive private endowments, and tuition revenues, and rewards output over seniority.

The US attracts more international graduate students and produces more peer-reviewed research output than any other nation. The fact that the global elite — from China, India, South Korea, and Western Europe — still overwhelmingly choose American universities for their most ambitious children is the most unambiguous market endorsement imaginable.