The Best Universities in the World

Prediction: What are the world's top three universities?

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1. Was your prediction right?

2. How do we measure the value of a university, anyway?

3. Why are so many of the world's top schools in the US?

4. In 20 years, do you think all the top 15 schools will still be in the US and UK? If not, where?

5. Is it harder to get in, or to pay tuition to one of the world's top universities?

6. The total 2014-2015 cost of attending Harvard College without financial aid is $58,607 for tuition, room, board and fees combined. Imagine your best friend got accepted to Harvard and their parents gave them $200,000. Consider other investments they could make with roughly $200,000 college would cost. In the comments section, advise your friend on whether they should go to Harvard or invest the money elsewhere.

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