The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 22nd in the Saudi Arabia-based Center for World University Rankings' 2014 list of the world's best universities. The ranking includes 2,000 universities worldwide. Rankings are based on eight criteria, including quality of education, publications, alumni employment, influence of the institution and quality of faculty. Other Israeli institutions on the list are the Weizmann Institute of Science in 38th place, Tel Aviv University in 86th place, the Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology in 109th place, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 362nd place and the University of Haifa in 697th place. Harvard University came in first place, and eight of the top 10 universities listed were American. The Hebrew University released a statement saying, "We are happy to hear about the high ranking."
