The Center for World University Rankings, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, releases its list of the top 100 World Universities annually. According to their website this not-for-profit organization, which was founded in 2003, uses a combination of research indicators and opinion-based surveys to compile their annual list. Alumni, faculty, research and education quality are all figured into the mix using complex statistical formulas. You can read more about the Center for World University Rankings’ methodology here.