This week, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released its findings for the top 200 universities in the world. The main criteria considered are research that has been conducted, employment, education and international appeal.
The top 10 is completely dominated by American and British institutes, with MIT retaining its #1 position.
Interestingly, Belgium has 4 universities in the top 200. The highest is the Catholic University of Leuven, coming in at #77.
View the rankings here.