7. University of Cambridge, England
In addition to being the third oldest active university, Cambridge University also boasts an extensive library that houses more than 15 million books. Due to its large budget dedicated to research projects, students are able to actively participate and create research projects which has contributed to the 90 Nobel laureates that are Cambridge alumni. All this plus the excellence in student life that it has to offer makes Cambridge University an obvious choice for the 10 best universities list.