University of Washington ranked 16th among 500 universities the world over

August 12, 2008

In time for the start of the Olympics, a kind of academic Olympics has been conducted by one of China's largest universities and the results show University of Washington ranked 16th among 500 universities around the world.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University's sixth annual ranking of universities around the world was announced this week and will be officially released Aug. 15, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Sandra Hines shines@u.washington.edu

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