The document outlines the top 5 world university rankings for 2016-2017. The number 1 ranked university is the University of Oxford, the oldest English-speaking university in the world dating back to 1096. Number 2 is the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 making it the 4th oldest surviving university. Number 3 is the California Institute of Technology known for its science and engineering research. Number 4 is Stanford University, established in 1885 in Silicon Valley, California. Number 5 is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an independent research university founded in 1861 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.