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Craig OCallaghan

Updated Aug 23, 2024
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MIT has been ranked as the best university in the world once again this year

Want to study at one of the world's top 100 universities? The QS World University Rankings offers an annually updated list of the top universities worldwide. We will be revealing which of these made the top 100. 

The 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings is once again topped by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with Imperial College London climbing to second place, above two other UK universities: the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

To find out how universities are assessed and ranked, and how this information can help you find the right university for you, read our methodology.

Here’s a complete rundown of the world’s top 100 universities. 

Rank
University
Location
1

QS World University Rank

Cambridge, United States
2

QS World University Rank

London, United Kingdom
3

QS World University Rank

Oxford, United Kingdom
4

QS World University Rank

Cambridge, United States
5

QS World University Rank

Cambridge, United Kingdom
6

QS World University Rank

Stanford, United States
7

QS World University Rank

Zürich, Switzerland
8

QS World University Rank

Singapore, Singapore
9

QS World University Rank

UCLLondon
London, United Kingdom
10

QS World University Rank

Pasadena, United States

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