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Explore the QS World University Rankings®. This year’s ranking is the largest ever, featuring over 1,500 universities across 105 higher education systems. The United States is the most represented country or territory, with 197 ranked institutions, followed by the United Kingdom with 90 and mainland China with 71.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.
Discover the world's best universities with the QS World University Rankings 2025. This year’s ranking is the largest ever, featuring over 1,500 universities across 105 higher education systems.
View the World University Rankings 2024 methodology. The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the eighth year in a row, but others in the top five have seen shifts in their ranks. Stanford University moves up to second place, pushing Harvard University down to fourth.
Top 10 2022. Featuring 1,300 universities from around the world, this year's university rankings are our largest ever. Each institution has been assessed according to six key metrics, and you can learn more about this process by reading our methodology.
We create university rankings to assess university performance on the global stage and to provide a resource for readers to understand the different missions and successes of higher education institutions. Our rankings cover the three main areas of university activity: research, impact and teaching.
The QS World University Rankings 2024 are now live! This highly-anticipated edition marks the 20th year of our industry-leading analysis of the top performing universities across the globe, and represents the success of a 20-year partnership with the higher education sector.
The QS World University Rankings is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm.
There are 21 newly ranked institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2025, with the highest debutant being the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) in the United Arab Emirates, with a ranking of 485th – the University scored 100 in indicators ‘International students’ and ‘International faculty’.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 include more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.
