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QS World University Rankings 2020

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This year’s ranking of the world’s top 1,000 universities sees relatively little movement at the very top. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and Harvard University are an unchanged top three, while the University of Oxford continues to be the best university in the UK.However, outside of this good performance there are worrying signs for both the United States and the UK. The majority of universities from both the US and UK have fallen in rank this year. In most cases, this is because of a weaker score for international student ratio, one of the indicators used to compile the ranking (learn about the methodology here).Whether the impact of Donald Trump and Brexit is beginning to be felt or other factors are at play is unclear. However, it may not be long before other universities begin to overtake the traditional heavyweights from the UK and US.Want to share your thoughts on this year’s ranking? Has this helped you make your mind up about where to apply? Tweet us @TopUnis and let us know!
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QS World University Rankings 2020

Discover the world's top universities. Explore the QS World University Rankings® 2020

Out now! QS World University Rankings 2024.

This year’s ranking of the world’s top 1,000 universities sees relatively little movement at the very top. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and Harvard University are an unchanged top three, while the University of Oxford continues to be the best university in the UK.However, outside of this good performance there are worrying signs for both the United States and the UK. The majority of universities from both the US and UK have fallen in rank this year. In most cases, this is because of a weaker score for international student ratio, one of the indicators used to compile the ranking (learn about the methodology here).Whether the impact of Donald Trump and Brexit is beginning to be felt or other factors are at play is unclear. However, it may not be long before other universities begin to overtake the traditional heavyweights from the UK and US.Want to share your thoughts on this year’s ranking? Has this helped you make your mind up about where to apply? Tweet us @TopUnis and let us know!
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Published on: 19 June 2019

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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 100

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

99.8

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Student Ratio

94.1

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 98.4
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

98.6

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Student Ratio

67.7

International Faculty Ratio

99.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.4
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

99.6

Faculty Student Ratio

98.7

Employer Reputation

100

International Student Ratio

62.2

International Faculty Ratio

86.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.2
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

84.7

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Student Ratio

98.5

International Faculty Ratio

99.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.9

Academic Reputation

97.8

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

81.2

International Student Ratio

87.3

International Faculty Ratio

99.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 95.9
ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
location Zürich, Switzerland
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

98.4

Citations per Faculty

98.4

Faculty Student Ratio

85

Employer Reputation

96.7

International Student Ratio

98

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 95
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

74.2

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

100

International Student Ratio

97.6

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.8
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.3

Citations per Faculty

76.7

Faculty Student Ratio

98.1

Employer Reputation

98.7

International Student Ratio

100

International Faculty Ratio

99.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.1
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

98.6

Citations per Faculty

72.1

Faculty Student Ratio

99.8

Employer Reputation

99.9

International Student Ratio

100

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.5

Citations per Faculty

78.5

Faculty Student Ratio

96.5

Employer Reputation

93.7

International Student Ratio

81

International Faculty Ratio

70.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.8

Academic Reputation

92.1

Citations per Faculty

88.8

Faculty Student Ratio

93.9

Employer Reputation

93.8

International Student Ratio

74.2

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.8

Academic Reputation

99.8

Citations per Faculty

75.7

Faculty Student Ratio

88.3

Employer Reputation

99.2

International Student Ratio

76.4

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.9
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

100

Faculty Student Ratio

70.7

Employer Reputation

98.6

International Student Ratio

67.6

International Faculty Ratio

64.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.3
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

98.7

Citations per Faculty

95.1

Faculty Student Ratio

65.7

Employer Reputation

90.4

International Student Ratio

72.3

International Faculty Ratio

93.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.9
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

95.8

Citations per Faculty

67.6

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

93.7

International Student Ratio

63.6

International Faculty Ratio

84

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.6
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

97.4

Citations per Faculty

80.4

Faculty Student Ratio

92.4

Employer Reputation

99.1

International Student Ratio

30.1

International Faculty Ratio

68

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.7
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.9

Citations per Faculty

53.5

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

99.9

International Student Ratio

57.4

International Faculty Ratio

78.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.4
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.7

Citations per Faculty

53

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

97.6

International Student Ratio

96.9

International Faculty Ratio

40.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.4

Academic Reputation

75.6

Citations per Faculty

98.9

Faculty Student Ratio

96.6

Employer Reputation

77.6

International Student Ratio

100

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.2
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

97.5

Citations per Faculty

53

Faculty Student Ratio

85.6

Employer Reputation

93.7

International Student Ratio

98.6

International Faculty Ratio

98

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86

Academic Reputation

98.9

Citations per Faculty

61.6

Faculty Student Ratio

91

Employer Reputation

94.4

International Student Ratio

44.1

International Faculty Ratio

79.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

99.1

Citations per Faculty

73

Faculty Student Ratio

72.3

Employer Reputation

99.6

International Student Ratio

36.9

International Faculty Ratio

70.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

67.9

Faculty Student Ratio

93.3

Employer Reputation

99.1

International Student Ratio

26.2

International Faculty Ratio

11.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.9
Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University
location Baltimore, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

88.3

Citations per Faculty

77.6

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

52.6

International Student Ratio

81.5

International Faculty Ratio

68.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.8
Duke University Duke University
location Durham, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

89

Citations per Faculty

80.3

Faculty Student Ratio

99.4

Employer Reputation

84.2

International Student Ratio

59.3

International Faculty Ratio

12.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.8
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

97.3

Citations per Faculty

44.5

Faculty Student Ratio

87.2

Employer Reputation

82.6

International Student Ratio

99.1

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.7
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Academic Reputation

94.9

Citations per Faculty

51.5

Faculty Student Ratio

74.1

Employer Reputation

97.7

International Student Ratio

98.6

International Faculty Ratio

92.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.6

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Faculty

97.7

Faculty Student Ratio

30.9

Employer Reputation

99.9

International Student Ratio

39.7

International Faculty Ratio

92.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.1

Academic Reputation

96.9

Citations per Faculty

87.4

Faculty Student Ratio

37.5

Employer Reputation

81.3

International Student Ratio

99.8

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.1

Academic Reputation

98.9

Citations per Faculty

43.9

Faculty Student Ratio

71.5

Employer Reputation

96.3

International Student Ratio

93

International Faculty Ratio

97.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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