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The document states that the listed universities accept Cambridge International A Levels.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"How can readers find admission policy details for a specific university?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Readers are instructed to search the Cambridge International recognition database and review the university’s admission policies via the provided recognition search link.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},642214,1792811025,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":8,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":24},8796095360427,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","The top 20 universities in the QS, Times Higher Education and Shanghai World University Rankings all accept Cambridge International A Levels.  \nSearch our recognition database to find out more about the universities below and [their admission policies. Go to: cambridgeinternational.org/recognition-search](their admission policies. Go to: cambridgeinternational.org/recognition-search)  \nInternational Education  \nTop 20 universities in the world*  \n\n| University name |  | QS\u003Cbr>Ranking | THE\u003Cbr>Ranking | Shanghai\u003Cbr>Ranking | Cambridge International A Level Recognition |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 􀀳 |\n|  Imperial College London |  | 2 | 9 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n|  University of Oxford |  | 3 | 1 | 6 | 􀀳 |\n|  Harvard University |  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 􀀳 |\n|  University of Cambridge |  | 5 | 5 | 4 | 􀀳 |\n|  Stanford University |  | 6 | 6 | 2 | 􀀳 |\n|  ETH Zurich |  | 7 | 11 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n| | National University of Singapore (NUS) | 8 | 17 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n|  University College London |  | 9 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | =14 | 􀀳 |\n| | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | 10 | 7 | 9 | 􀀳 |\n|  University of Pennsylvania |  | 11 | =14 | =14 | 􀀳 |\n| | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | 12 | 8 | 5 | 􀀳 |\n|  The University of Melbourne |  | 13 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n|  Peking University |  | 14 | 13 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n\n*According to QS, Times Higher Education and Shanghai 2025 world university rankings. Continued   \nTop 20 universities in the world* continued  \n\n| University name |  | QS\u003Cbr>Ranking | THE\u003Cbr>Ranking | Shanghai\u003Cbr>Ranking | Cambridge International A Level Recognition |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) | 15 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n|  Cornell University |  | 16 | 20 | 12 | 􀀳 |\n|  The University of Hong Kong |  | 17 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n|  The University of Sydney |  | 18 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n| | The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | 19 | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 􀀳 |\n|  Tsinghua University |  | 20 | 12 | 18 | 􀀳 |\n|  Princeton University |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 4 | 7 | 􀀳 |\n|  Yale University |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 10 | 11 | 􀀳 |\n|  The University of Chicago |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | =14 | 10 | 􀀳 |\n|  Johns Hopkins University |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 16 | 19 | 􀀳 |\n|  Columbia University |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | =18 | 8 | 􀀳 |\n| | University of California, Los Angeles | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | =18 | 16 | 􀀳 |\n|  Paris-Saclay University |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 13 |  |\n|  University of California, San Diego |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 20 | 􀀳 |\n|  University of Washington |  | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | Not in\u003Cbr>rankings | 17 | 􀀳 |\n\n*According to QS, Times Higher Education and Shanghai 2025 world university rankings.  \nLearn more! For more information on [recognition go to www.cambridgeinternational.org/recognition](recognition go to www.cambridgeinternational.org/recognition)  \n*8773804173*  \n© Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2026","cbCaim9D6j48lXOp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim9D6j48lXOp","pdf",268251,"English","# International Education\n## Top 20 universities in the world\n## Top 20 universities in the world (continued)","[{\"question\":\"Which university ranking systems are used to list the top 20 universities?\",\"answer\":\"The tables use QS, Times Higher Education (THE), and Shanghai World University Rankings.\"},{\"question\":\"Do these top universities accept Cambridge International A Levels?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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