A university's ranking is usually among the points to consider when choosing an institute of higher learning. 

The list compiled by 4 International Colleges and Universities (4ICU), called uniRank, is based on the popularity of university websites worldwide. 

The 4ICU website lists as many as 11,307 sites for recognized and licensed and/or accredited higher education institutions spread across the globe.

The ranking is based on algorithms from five web metrics and four independent search engines, namely Moz Domain Authority, Alexa Global Rank, SimilarWeb Global Rank, Majestic Referring Domains and Majestic Trust Flow. 

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In Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta topped the list, followed by the University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok, West Java, and Sebelas Maret University (UNS) in Surakarta, Central Java. (liz/kes)

As compiled by kompas.com, the 10 best universities according to 4ICU are as follows: 

1. Gadjah Mada University
2. University of Indonesia
3. Sebelas Maret University
4. Diponegoro University
5. Bogor Institute of Agriculture 
6. Brawijaya University
7. Airlangga University
8. Yogyakarta State University
9. Bandung Institute of Technology
10. Indonesia University of Education

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