The University of Tokyo retained its No. 8 ranking and remains the only non-US or UK academic institution to hold a seat in the top 10. Founded in 1877, Todai, as the university is nicknamed, has seen 15 alumni go on to become Japanese prime ministers. Today鈥檚 student body consists of close to 29,000 students.
Reputation for teaching: 33.6
Reputation for research: 36.6
Todai has the most substantial disparity between this ranking and the , where it placed at No. 30.
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World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe
Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.
8. University of Tokyo (Todai) 鈥� Tokyo
