World higher education rankings - US tops, Asia growing, and UK declines

The world higher education rankings are out and interpretation has begun. For the UK, the news is not good. Thirty-eight of the forty-eight higher education institutions in the UK which have been in the top 400 declined in ranking. The US holds the top 3 positions as well as being complemented with a 47%  increase in the rankings among its 78 institutions in the top 400. Asian countries, with growing focus on capacity building, are gaining in their rank with 68% of their 74 institutions improving their relative position. Post-Brexit uncertainty and questions about long-term funding are blamed for the decline in UK rankings.