India, Britain, and the United States: A Comparative Analysis of University

Ranking Systems

By Sasha Harrison

I explore the differences between University ranking systems in three different areas of the world and analyze these findings against the trend of globalization.

Review

     My goal is to catalyze further critical analysis on how to solve contemporary issues of educational elitism at the forefront of Higher Education today.

I examine the ranking systems in India, Britain and the United States in order to compare the different methodologies involved in this system.

India: University Education Rankings

The top 10 Universities in India1. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT)2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras– Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur– Indian Institute of Technology Delhi– University of Delhi– Anna University– Amity University– University of Mumbai– Manipal University– Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur– (University Web Rankings: Top

Colleges and Universities in India, 2011)

Britain: University Education RankingsThe top universities in 2011 for Britain are as follows:

1. Cambridge2. Oxford3. Imperial College London4. London School of Economics5. Durham6. St Andrews7. University College London8. Warwick9. Lancaster

10.Bath (The Complete University Guide, 2011)

United States: University Education RankingsListed below are the top 10 University ranks for 2011 for the U.S.:

1. Harvard2. Princeton3. Yale4. Columbia5. California Institute of Technology6. Massachusettes Institute of Technology7. Stanford8. University of Chicago9. University of Pennsylvania 10. Duke University (U.S. News and World

Report: National Rankings, 2011)

Problems

Higher Education - today such as inequality of Education, elitism, brain gain and brain drain as well as capitalism.

Proposed Solutions

 

Need to define parameters of contemporary values of citizenship, include social justice and bilingual education in curriculums globally and teach empathy and human rights for all.