World University Rankings

We can find, at least, three global university rankings with different methodologies to classify the better schools:

The Times Higher Education World University Ranking: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings
The Academic Ranking of World Universities: http://www.shanghairanking.com/
The Center for World University Rankings: http://cwur.org/

1. The Times Higher Education World University Ranking (Times)

The Times World University Ranking:

Year	Link (website)
2018	https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/-1/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
2017	https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/-1/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

2. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (China)

The China World University Ranking:

Year	Link (website)
2017	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html
2016	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2016.html
2015	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html
2014	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html
2013	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2013.html
2012	http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2012.html

3. The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)

The CWUR World University Ranking:

Year	Link (website)
2016	http://cwur.org/2016.php
2015	http://cwur.org/2015.php
2014	http://cwur.org/2014.php
2013	http://cwur.org/2013.php
2012	http://cwur.org/2012.php

3.1 - CWUR (2016 dataset)

2016 ranking



In [54]:

    
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline

## CWUR 2016 dataset
datacwur2016 = 'data/cwur2016.csv'
cwur2016 = pd.read_csv(datacwur2016)

Top 10 universities



In [46]:

    
cwur2016.head(10)









    Out[46]:







  
    
      
      World Rank
      Institution
      Location
      National Rank
      Quality of Education
      Alumni Employment
      Quality of Faculty
      Publications
      Influence
      Citations
      Broad Impact
      Patents
      Score
    
  
  
    
      0
      1
      Harvard University
      USA
      1
      1
      1
      1
      1
      1
      1
      1
      3
      100.00
    
    
      1
      2
      Stanford University
      USA
      2
      9
      2
      2
      5
      3
      3
      3
      7
      98.25
    
    
      2
      3
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      USA
      3
      2
      12
      3
      15
      2
      2
      2
      1
      97.12
    
    
      3
      4
      University of Cambridge
      United Kingdom
      1
      3
      10
      6
      12
      8
      14
      12
      45
      96.13
    
    
      4
      5
      University of Oxford
      United Kingdom
      2
      7
      13
      10
      6
      11
      6
      9
      19
      95.39
    
    
      5
      6
      Columbia University
      USA
      4
      13
      6
      9
      14
      12
      15
      14
      2
      94.12
    
    
      6
      7
      University of California, Berkeley
      USA
      5
      6
      21
      5
      11
      4
      8
      6
      21
      91.35
    
    
      7
      8
      University of Chicago
      USA
      6
      11
      14
      8
      17
      16
      11
      17
      83
      90.72
    
    
      8
      9
      Princeton University
      USA
      7
      4
      15
      4
      82
      25
      26
      37
      109
      88.72
    
    
      9
      10
      Yale University
      USA
      8
      8
      26
      11
      18
      6
      31
      18
      41
      85.83

Ranking by country (number of instituitions)



In [40]:

    
cwur2016.groupby('Location').count().sort_values(by=['World Rank'], ascending=[False]).head(5)









    Out[40]:







  
    
      
      World Rank
      Institution
      National Rank
      Quality of Education
      Alumni Employment
      Quality of Faculty
      Publications
      Influence
      Citations
      Broad Impact
      Patents
      Score
    
    
      Location
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  
  
    
      USA
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
      224
    
    
      China
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
      90
    
    
      Japan
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
      74
    
    
      United Kingdom
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
      65
    
    
      Germany
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56
      56



In [44]:

    
cwur2016['Location'].value_counts()









    Out[44]:





USA                     224
China                    90
Japan                    74
United Kingdom           65
Germany                  56
France                   48
Italy                    48
Spain                    41
South Korea              36
Canada                   32
Australia                27
Taiwan                   21
Brazil                   17
India                    16
Netherlands              13
Austria                  12
Sweden                   11
Turkey                   10
Belgium                  10
Switzerland               9
Finland                   9
Poland                    9
Iran                      8
Ireland                   8
Israel                    7
Greece                    7
New Zealand               6
Portugal                  6
Hong Kong                 6
Hungary                   6
Denmark                   5
Russia                    5
Norway                    5
South Africa              5
Czech Republic            4
Egypt                     4
Chile                     4
Malaysia                  3
Saudi Arabia              3
Thailand                  3
Argentina                 3
Singapore                 2
Slovenia                  2
Colombia                  2
Mexico                    2
Romania                   2
Puerto Rico               1
Pakistan                  1
Croatia                   1
Bulgaria                  1
Cyprus                    1
Uruguay                   1
Uganda                    1
Iceland                   1
Lebanon                   1
United Arab Emirates      1
Lithuania                 1
Estonia                   1
Slovak Republic           1
Serbia                    1
Name: Location, dtype: int64



In [38]:

    
cwur2016.loc[cwur2016['Location'] == 'USA']['Location'].count()









    Out[38]:





224

Brazil's universities



In [49]:

    
cwur2016.loc[cwur2016['Location'] == 'Brazil']['Institution']









    Out[49]:





137                    University of São Paulo
326       Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
406                     University of Campinas
518         Federal University of Minas Gerais
574    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
621            Federal University of São Paulo
652          UNESP, São Paulo State University
741            Rio de Janeiro State University
878       Federal University of Santa Catarina
910              Fluminense Federal University
912                     University of Brasília
913                  Federal University of ABC
925               Federal University of Paraná
947           Federal University of São Carlos
961                Federal University of Bahia
965           Federal University of Pernambuco
969          Federal University of Santa Maria
Name: Institution, dtype: object



In [50]:

    
cwur2016.loc[cwur2016['Location'] == 'Brazil']['Institution'].count()









    Out[50]:





17

Ploting World University Ranking / Country (CWUR, 2016)



In [56]:

    
# Defining a specific Data Frame to plot
cwur_graph = cwur2016['Location'].value_counts()



In [ ]:

	World Rank	Institution	Location	National Rank	Quality of Education	Alumni Employment	Quality of Faculty	Publications	Influence	Citations	Broad Impact	Patents	Score
0	1	Harvard University	USA	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	100.00
1	2	Stanford University	USA	2	9	2	2	5	3	3	3	7	98.25
2	3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	USA	3	2	12	3	15	2	2	2	1	97.12
3	4	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	1	3	10	6	12	8	14	12	45	96.13
4	5	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	2	7	13	10	6	11	6	9	19	95.39
5	6	Columbia University	USA	4	13	6	9	14	12	15	14	2	94.12
6	7	University of California, Berkeley	USA	5	6	21	5	11	4	8	6	21	91.35
7	8	University of Chicago	USA	6	11	14	8	17	16	11	17	83	90.72
8	9	Princeton University	USA	7	4	15	4	82	25	26	37	109	88.72
9	10	Yale University	USA	8	8	26	11	18	6	31	18	41	85.83

	World Rank	Institution	National Rank	Quality of Education	Alumni Employment	Quality of Faculty	Publications	Influence	Citations	Broad Impact	Patents	Score
Location
USA	224	224	224	224	224	224	224	224	224	224	224	224
China	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
Japan	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74
United Kingdom	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65
Germany	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56