<p>Best university of modern times = Cambridge</p>
<p>The list of accomplishments and famous alumni goes on and on…but…</p>
<p>Best university right now = Harvard</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter whether Harvard has the best students, professors, research, etc…it has the most recognizable name in higher education and that alone qualifies it as the best in the world. “Best” ultimately comes down to public opinion doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Thus, my list would be 1) Harvard 2) Cambridge</p>
<p>Whoever said “that other place” (Oxford) doesn’t belong on the list…I’ll agree, but only because I’m bitter that most of my fellow Americans think that Ox is better than Cam.</p>