No Czech schools broke into the top 100 ranking on the QS List, considered one of the most influential university rankings in the world.
The world rankings are based on a number of factors, including evaluations by international and domestic students as well as the school’s reputation among employers and in the academic world.
The oldest university in the country, Charles University, ranked 260 of 1,000, up from number 291 last year. The university was established in the 14th century.
The top five universities were, respectively, MIT, Stanford, Harvard, CalTech and Oxford.
Several of the Czech universities on the list improved their rankings, including Charles University and the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.
Here are the rankings of all the Czech schools on the list:
260. Charles University
342. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
432. Czech Technical University in Prague
534. Masaryk University
596. Palacky University, Olomouc
703. Brno University of Technology
701 – 750. Mendel University in Brno
751 – 800. Technical University of Liberec
801 – 1,000. Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague