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Whos Best at Building Top Universities?

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The US again topped the 2008 global ranking of more than 600 universities. But the survey also found that many top non-US schools offer a better value for the investment. For example, No. 4, Oxford University, costs 31 percent less to attend than No. 1, Harvard. In the chart below, the survey by Times Higher Education (www.timeshighereducation.co.uk) ranks nations based on four criteria: The education system, accessibility for students, number of flagship or globally ranked top universities, and investment relative to size of economy. 1. United States 2. Britain 3. Australia 4. Germany 5. Canada 6. Japan 7. France 8. The Netherlands 9. South Korea 10. Sweden 11. Switzerland 12. Italy 13. Belgium 14. New Zealand 15. China 16. Hong Kong 17. Ireland 18. Finland 19. Taiwan 20.