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QS World University Rankings

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Rank
University
Overall Score
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge,United States
100
2
Imperial College London
London,United Kingdom
98.5
3
University of Oxford
Oxford,United Kingdom
96.9
4
Harvard University
Cambridge,United States
96.8
5
University of Cambridge
Cambridge,United Kingdom
96.7
6
Stanford University
Stanford,United States
96.1
7
ETH Zurich
Zürich,Switzerland
93.9
8
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore,Singapore
93.7
9
UCL
London,United Kingdom
91.6
10
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Pasadena,United States
90.9
11
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,United States
90.3
12
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Berkeley,United States
90.1
13
The University of Melbourne
Parkville,Australia
88.9
14
Peking University
Beijing,China (Mainland)
88.5
15
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)
Singapore,Singapore
88.4
16
Cornell University
Ithaca,United States
87.9
17
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR
87.6
18
The University of Sydney
Sydney,Australia
87.3
19
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Sydney,Australia
87.1
20
Tsinghua University
Beijing,China (Mainland)
86.5
21
University of Chicago
Chicago,United States
86.2
22
Princeton University
Princeton,United States
85.5
23
Yale University
New Haven,United States
85.2
24
Université PSL
Paris,France
84.7
25
University of Toronto
Toronto,Canada
84.1
26
EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne,Switzerland
83.5
27
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh,United Kingdom
83.3
28
Technical University of Munich
Munich,Germany
83.2
29
McGill University
Montreal,Canada
83
30
Australian National University (ANU)
Canberra,Australia
82.4
31
Seoul National University
Seoul,South Korea
82.3
=32
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,United States
82.1
=32
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo,Japan
82.1
=34
Columbia University
New York City,United States
82
=34
The University of Manchester
Manchester,United Kingdom
82
36
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR
81.3
37
Monash University
Melbourne,Australia
81.2
38
University of British Columbia
Vancouver,Canada
81
39
Fudan University
Shanghai,China (Mainland)
80.3
=40
King's College London
London,United Kingdom
80.2
=40
The University of Queensland
Brisbane City,Australia
80.2
42
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles,United States
79.8
43
New York University (NYU)
New York City,United States
79.6
44
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor,United States
79
45
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai,China (Mainland)
77.8
46
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Palaiseau Cedex,France
77.5
=47
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong,Hong Kong SAR
77.1
=47
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou,China (Mainland)
77.1
49
Delft University of Technology
Delft,Netherlands
77
=50
Kyoto University
Kyoto,Japan
76
=50
Northwestern University
Evanston,United States
76
=50
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
London,United Kingdom
76
53
KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
Daejeon,South Korea
75.7
54
University of Bristol
Bristol,United Kingdom
75.4
55
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam,Netherlands
73.7
56
Yonsei University
Seoul,South Korea
72.9
57
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR,Hong Kong SAR
72.1
58
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh,United States
72
59
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Munich,Germany
71.6
60
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
71.2
61
Duke University
Durham,United States
70.8
62
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
70.7
=63
KU Leuven
Leuven,Belgium
70.3
=63
Sorbonne University
Paris,France
70.3
65
The University of Auckland
Auckland,New Zealand
69.7
66
University of Texas at Austin
Austin,United States
69.5
67
Korea University
Seoul,South Korea
69
68
National Taiwan University (NTU)
Taipei,Taiwan
68.7
=69
The University of Warwick
Coventry,United Kingdom
68.2
=69
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,United States
68.2
71
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
Buenos Aires,Argentina
67.6
72
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
San Diego,United States
67.1
73
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette,,France
67
74
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm,Sweden
65.7
75
Lund University
Lund,Sweden
65.6
76
University of Washington
Seattle,United States
65.3
77
The University of Western Australia
Perth,Australia
65.2
78
University of Glasgow
Glasgow,United Kingdom
65
79
Brown University
Providence,United States
64.7
=80
University of Birmingham
Birmingham,United Kingdom
64.1
=80
University of Southampton
Southampton,United Kingdom
64.1
=82
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide,Australia
63.8
=82
University of Leeds
Leeds,United Kingdom
63.8
=84
Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg,Germany
63.7
=84
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)
Tokyo,Japan
63.7
86
Osaka University
Osaka City,Japan
63.5
87
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Dublin,Ireland
62.9
88
University of Technology Sydney
Haymarket,Australia
62.4
=89
Durham University
Durham,United Kingdom
61.7
=89
Pennsylvania State University
University Park,United States
61.7
=89
Purdue University
West Lafayette,United States
61.7
92
Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo,Brazil
61.6
93
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC)
Santiago,Chile
61.5
=94
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow,Russia
61.4
=94
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico City,Mexico
61.4
96
University of Alberta
Edmonton,,Canada
61.2
97
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Berlin,Germany
60.6
98
Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)
Pohang ,South Korea
60.3
99
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen,Germany
59.9
100
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen,Denmark
59.6
101
KFUPM
Dhahran,Saudi Arabia
59.5
102
KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe,Germany
59.4
103
Uppsala University
Uppsala,Sweden
59.3
104
University of St Andrews
St. Andrews,United Kingdom
59.2
=105
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield,,United Kingdom
59.1
=105
Utrecht University
Utrecht,Netherlands
59.1
107
Tohoku University
Sendai City,Japan
58.8
108
Boston University
Boston,United States
58.6
108
University of Nottingham
Nottingham,United Kingdom
58.5
=109
Technical University of Denmark
Kongens Lyngby,Denmark
58.3
=109
University of Zurich
Zürich,Switzerland
58.3
111
Politecnico di Milano
Milan,,Italy
58.2
113
Aalto University
Espoo,Finland
57.9
114
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta,United States
57.3
115
University of Waterloo
Waterloo,Canada
57.2
116
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison,United States
57.1
117
University of Helsinki
Helsinki,Finland
56.8
118
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
Mumbai,India
56.3
119
University of Oslo
Oslo,Norway
56.1
=120
Queen Mary University of London
London,United Kingdom
55.8
=120
Western University
London,Canada
55.8
122
Qatar University
Doha,Qatar
55.7
=123
RMIT University
Melbourne,Australia
55.5
=123
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Suwon,South Korea
55.5
125
University of Southern California
Los Angeles,United States
55.2
=126
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin,Germany
55
=126
University College Dublin
Dublin,Ireland
55
128
Stockholm University
Stockholm,Sweden
54.8
129
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne,United Kingdom
54.5
130
University of California, Davis
Davis,United States
54.4
131
University of Basel
Basel,Switzerland
54.3
132
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome,Italy
54.2
=133
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Bologna,Italy
54.1
=133
Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
Sydney,Australia
54.1
=133
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei,China (Mainland)
54.1
136
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven,Netherlands
54
137
University of Vienna
Vienna,Austria
53.9
138
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Bangi,Malaysia
53.8
=139
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg,Sweden
53.7
=139
Universidad de Chile
Santiago,Chile
53.7
=141
Lancaster University
Lancaster,,United Kingdom
53.6
=141
Leiden University
Leiden,Netherlands
53.6
=141
Rice University
Houston,United States
53.6
144
Aarhus University
Aarhus,Denmark
53.3
145
Nanjing University
Nanjing,China (Mainland)
53
146
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Gelugor,Malaysia
52.7
147
Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)
Berlin,Germany
52.5
148
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Seri Kembangan,Malaysia
52.3
149
King Abdulaziz University (KAU)
Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
52.2
=150
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
New Delhi,India
52.1
=150
University of Bath
Bath,United Kingdom
52.1
=152
Michigan State University
East Lansing,United States
51.9
=152
Nagoya University
Nagoya,Japan
51.9
154
Texas A&M University
College Station,United States
51.8
=155
University of Geneva
Geneva,Switzerland
51.6
=155
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill,United States
51.6
=155
Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen,Netherlands
51.6
158
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam,Netherlands
51.5
=159
University of Groningen
Groningen,Netherlands
51.3
=159
Université de Montréal
Montreal,Canada
51.3
161
University of Bern
Bern,Switzerland
51.2
162
Hanyang University
Seoul,South Korea
51.1
163
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Almaty,Kazakhstan
51
164
Complutense University of Madrid
Madrid,Spain
50.9
=165
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona,Spain
50.7
=165
University of Liverpool
Liverpool,United Kingdom
50.7
=167
Kyushu University
Fukuoka City,Japan
50.3
=167
University of Wollongong
Wollongong,Australia
50.3
=169
Ghent University
Ghent,Belgium
50.1
=169
University of Exeter
Exeter,United Kingdom
50.1
171
University of Cape Town
Cape Town,South Africa
50
=171
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis,United States
49.9
172
University of Reading
Reading,United Kingdom
49.9
173
Hokkaido University
Sapporo,Japan
49.8
174
Curtin University
Perth,Australia
49.3
175
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona,Spain
49.2
=176
McMaster University
Hamilton,Canada
49
178
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Santa Barbara,United States
48.9
=179
The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)
Callaghan,Australia
48.7
=179
Universidad de los Andes
Bogotá,Colombia
48.7
=181
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Skudai,Malaysia
48.5
=181
Waseda University
Tokyo,Japan
48.5
183
Hamad bin Khalifa University
Doha,Qatar
48.3
184
University of York
York,United Kingdom
48.2
185
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Monterrey,Mexico
48.1
186
Cardiff University
Cardiff,United Kingdom
47.6
187
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Lyon,France
47.5
188
Keio University
Tokyo,Japan
47.4
189
University of Ottawa
Ottawa,Canada
47.3
190
Technische Universität Wien
Vienna,Austria
47.2
191
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg,Germany
47.1
192
Tongji University
Shanghai,China (Mainland)
46.9
193
Queen's University at Kingston
Kingston,Canada
46.8
=194
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg,Sweden
46.7
=194
Wuhan University
Wuhan,China (Mainland)
46.7
196
Emory University
Atlanta,United States
46.6
197
Deakin University
Burwood,Australia
46.4
=198
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid,Spain
46.3
=198
University of Calgary
Calgary,Canada
46.3
=200
Arizona State University
Tempe,United States
46.2