Oxford Tops Global University Rankings, as China Continues to Make Gains

The U.S. remains the dominant nation in a list of the best universities in the world, with seven schools in the top 10, but China’s massive investment in higher education continues to generate dividends, including placing nine more schools than last year.

The University of Oxford in the U.K. topped a list of the best universities in the world for the fourth straight year, and the California Institute of Technology rose to No. 2.

The U.S. remained the dominant nation overall, with seven schools in the top 10 and 60 in the top 200, but China’s massive investment in higher education continues to generate dividends, including placing nine more schools than last year in the overall ranking of nearly 1,400 universities. For the first time, China is now spending more money than any...

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