The 2016 ranking of the 10 best universities in the world

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Unidentified Harvard University students celebrate by blowing bubbles during Harvard University Commencement exercises June 9, 2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Actor John Lithgow, a Harvard alumnus, was awarded an honorary degree. (Photo by William B. Plowman/Getty Images)

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Harvard University students celebrate by blowing bubbles during Harvard University Commencement exercises.

Harvard University again tops the list of best universities in the world, according to a new list from the Center for World University Rankings.

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For the top 1,000 universities in the world, 224 are in the US, 90 are in China, 74 are in Japan, and 65 are in the United Kingdom.

CWUR uses eight indicators to determine its rankings, including quality of education, alumni employment, and influence. The organization also credits itself as the only ranking that doesn't rely on survey or university data.

See the top 10 universities in the world below:

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