This time of the year, many football fans pay close attention to the weekly Associated Press (AP) college poll. Recently, one of AP’s big rivals released another kind of ranking that’s also sure to stir debate.
Reuters Top 100: The World’s Most Innovative Universities ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy. Factors such as R&D spending, number of patents filed, patents granted, invention disclosures, licensing agreements and startup ventures were compiled to make the list.