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Academic Reputation
Citations per Faculty
Learning Experience
Faculty Student
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International Students
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Engineering and Technology
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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 100

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

95.5

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

84

Engineering and Technology

96.6

Life Sciences and Medicine

93.1

Social Sciences and Management

92.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 98.7
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student

98.6

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

76

International Faculty

99.9

Arts and Humanities

98.2

Engineering and Technology

89.6

Life Sciences and Medicine

98.2

Social Sciences and Management

98.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 98.6
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

93.7

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

96.6

International Faculty

96.2

Arts and Humanities

98.2

Engineering and Technology

94.1

Life Sciences and Medicine

94.3

Social Sciences and Management

94.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 98.6
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

99.9

Faculty Student

99.5

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

72.8

International Faculty

97.6

Arts and Humanities

90.4

Engineering and Technology

94.9

Life Sciences and Medicine

92.1

Social Sciences and Management

92.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.9

Academic Reputation

99.8

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

89.6

International Students

85.2

International Faculty

90.2

Arts and Humanities

64.4

Engineering and Technology

86.7

Life Sciences and Medicine

74.3

Social Sciences and Management

70.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.7
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

88.9

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

96.6

International Faculty

97.8

Arts and Humanities

99.1

Engineering and Technology

90.1

Life Sciences and Medicine

94.2

Social Sciences and Management

94.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.2
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

88

Faculty Student

98.6

Employer Reputation

99.8

International Students

99.9

International Faculty

95.5

Arts and Humanities

84.7

Engineering and Technology

80.4

Life Sciences and Medicine

87.6

Social Sciences and Management

81.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.1
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

79.6

Faculty Student

99.9

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

100

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

65.5

Engineering and Technology

91

Life Sciences and Medicine

86.7

Social Sciences and Management

76.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 95.5
ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
location Zürich, Switzerland
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

98.8

Faculty Student

78.6

Employer Reputation

99

International Students

98

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

64.6

Engineering and Technology

92.3

Life Sciences and Medicine

80.6

Social Sciences and Management

75.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.6
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

91.5

Faculty Student

93.8

Employer Reputation

96.3

International Students

81.6

International Faculty

73.4

Arts and Humanities

86.4

Engineering and Technology

73.8

Life Sciences and Medicine

80.1

Social Sciences and Management

88.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.4
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student

92.9

Employer Reputation

98.5

International Students

68.2

International Faculty

47.2

Arts and Humanities

88.5

Engineering and Technology

83.7

Life Sciences and Medicine

73

Social Sciences and Management

85.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.2

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

78.9

Faculty Student

92.9

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

92.5

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

85.7

Engineering and Technology

92.5

Life Sciences and Medicine

85.6

Social Sciences and Management

88.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.9

Academic Reputation

95.3

Citations per Faculty

86.5

Faculty Student

94.2

Employer Reputation

97.5

International Students

94

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

75.9

Engineering and Technology

92

Life Sciences and Medicine

70.6

Social Sciences and Management

83.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.8

Academic Reputation

89.1

Citations per Faculty

99.3

Faculty Student

93.6

Employer Reputation

93.6

International Students

100

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

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Engineering and Technology

86.6

Life Sciences and Medicine

72.7

Social Sciences and Management

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International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.2
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

71.3

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Students

65.5

International Faculty

89.9

Arts and Humanities

89.6

Engineering and Technology

78

Life Sciences and Medicine

88.1

Social Sciences and Management

88

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.9
Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University
location Baltimore, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

97.2

Citations per Faculty

84.9

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

74

International Students

71.2

International Faculty

96.6

Arts and Humanities

71.4

Engineering and Technology

71.7

Life Sciences and Medicine

92.1

Social Sciences and Management

70.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.8
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

97.1

Faculty Student

73.9

Employer Reputation

96.7

International Students

66

International Faculty

90.2

Arts and Humanities

80.3

Engineering and Technology

81.9

Life Sciences and Medicine

83.8

Social Sciences and Management

80.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.5
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

98.8

Citations per Faculty

80.5

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

97.4

International Students

66.6

International Faculty

52.9

Arts and Humanities

78.7

Engineering and Technology

78.1

Life Sciences and Medicine

85.2

Social Sciences and Management

85.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

95.2

Citations per Faculty

77.5

Faculty Student

89.9

Employer Reputation

95.9

International Students

98.2

International Faculty

95.4

Arts and Humanities

81.8

Engineering and Technology

70.8

Life Sciences and Medicine

84.3

Social Sciences and Management

77.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91

Academic Reputation

99.6

Citations per Faculty

89.4

Faculty Student

68.9

Employer Reputation

94.4

International Students

96.7

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

86.2

Engineering and Technology

81.3

Life Sciences and Medicine

75.1

Social Sciences and Management

84.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.8
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.7

Citations per Faculty

71.5

Faculty Student

85.3

Employer Reputation

98

International Students

97.9

International Faculty

93.1

Arts and Humanities

82.8

Engineering and Technology

77.1

Life Sciences and Medicine

83.2

Social Sciences and Management

76.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.7
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

67

Faculty Student

100

Employer Reputation

99.4

International Students

89.8

International Faculty

33

Arts and Humanities

87.9

Engineering and Technology

79.2

Life Sciences and Medicine

84.7

Social Sciences and Management

87.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.2

Academic Reputation

89.6

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student

91.9

Employer Reputation

78.9

International Students

82.6

International Faculty

55.6

Arts and Humanities

66.9

Engineering and Technology

undefined

Life Sciences and Medicine

undefined

Social Sciences and Management

undefined

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.6

Academic Reputation

99.1

Citations per Faculty

70.4

Faculty Student

80.8

Employer Reputation

94.7

International Students

92.3

International Faculty

88.3

Arts and Humanities

78.5

Engineering and Technology

77.6

Life Sciences and Medicine

81.6

Social Sciences and Management

77.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.5
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.6

Citations per Faculty

84.2

Faculty Student

87.5

Employer Reputation

99.5

International Students

36.1

International Faculty

47.8

Arts and Humanities

74.8

Engineering and Technology

88.4

Life Sciences and Medicine

69

Social Sciences and Management

78.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

99.9

Faculty Student

46.9

Employer Reputation

99.9

International Students

79.3

International Faculty

96.8

Arts and Humanities

91

Engineering and Technology

90.7

Life Sciences and Medicine

86.9

Social Sciences and Management

88.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.2

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

89.6

Faculty Student

74.2

Employer Reputation

99.7

International Students

49

International Faculty

57.4

Arts and Humanities

86.9

Engineering and Technology

84

Life Sciences and Medicine

87.7

Social Sciences and Management

84.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88

Academic Reputation

94.3

Citations per Faculty

89.4

Faculty Student

65.8

Employer Reputation

91.8

International Students

97

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

65.5

Engineering and Technology

87.4

Life Sciences and Medicine

61.6

Social Sciences and Management

82.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.9
Duke University Duke University
location Durham, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

96.4

Citations per Faculty

85.4

Faculty Student

99.8

Employer Reputation

84.6

International Students

57.4

International Faculty

null

Arts and Humanities

77.6

Engineering and Technology

72.7

Life Sciences and Medicine

85.4

Social Sciences and Management

77.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.5

Citations per Faculty

56.3

Faculty Student

84.5

Employer Reputation

97.4

International Students

98.6

International Faculty

100

Arts and Humanities

83.1

Engineering and Technology

83.5

Life Sciences and Medicine

80.9

Social Sciences and Management

86.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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