The world university rankings: 5 takeaways

Harvard slipped to number two, California has the best schools, and public universities are on the decline, according to the Times Higher Education magazine's annual rankings

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The Times Higher Education magazine has published its annual rankings of the world's top 200 universities, revealing some big surprises. The widely respected rankings are calculated based on ratings in five areas: Teaching, research, citations, industry income, and international outlook. How did U.S. colleges fare? Here, five takeaways from this year's list:

1. Harvard lost its top slot

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