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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Statistics & Operational Research

Discover which universities around the world are the best for statistics & operational research with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retains its title as the best university for studying statistics, ranking within the top two for each of the four indicators used to compile the ranking.

There are two universities which have climbed into the top 10 this year and both share 10th place: the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Princeton University.

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Statistics & Operational Research

Discover which universities around the world are the best for statistics & operational research with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retains its title as the best university for studying statistics, ranking within the top two for each of the four indicators used to compile the ranking.

There are two universities which have climbed into the top 10 this year and both share 10th place: the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Princeton University.

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Rank 1 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 98.7

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

93.7

Academic Reputation

100

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.1
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
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Employer Reputation

97.2

H-index Citations

98.5

Citations per Paper

90.4

Academic Reputation

99.1

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.3
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
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Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

95.5

Citations per Paper

91.1

Academic Reputation

97.9

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.7
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

96.4

H-index Citations

95.5

Citations per Paper

87.9

Academic Reputation

96.7

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.5

Employer Reputation

91.5

H-index Citations

98.1

Citations per Paper

88.6

Academic Reputation

96.1

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.4
ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
location Zürich, Switzerland
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Employer Reputation

95.6

H-index Citations

93.3

Citations per Paper

88.9

Academic Reputation

94.8

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Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.2
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

96.5

H-index Citations

93.3

Citations per Paper

85

Academic Reputation

95.8

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.7

Employer Reputation

80.1

H-index Citations

90.8

Citations per Paper

83.4

Academic Reputation

97.6

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.6
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
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Employer Reputation

84.9

H-index Citations

95.5

Citations per Paper

88.7

Academic Reputation

92.6

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91

Employer Reputation

93.6

H-index Citations

91.3

Citations per Paper

83.8

Academic Reputation

93.2

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.6
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

88.2

H-index Citations

91.3

Citations per Paper

85

Academic Reputation

93

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.1
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University
location Pittsburgh, United States
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Employer Reputation

83.5

H-index Citations

92.8

Citations per Paper

86.8

Academic Reputation

91.6

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
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Employer Reputation

86.8

H-index Citations

87.4

Citations per Paper

90.4

Academic Reputation

91.6

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.7

Employer Reputation

93.5

H-index Citations

84.3

Citations per Paper

85.4

Academic Reputation

90.8

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.6
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

86.1

H-index Citations

93.3

Citations per Paper

84.8

Academic Reputation

88.8

International Fees

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8

Employer Reputation

86.9

H-index Citations

92.8

Citations per Paper

84.6

Academic Reputation

87.2

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.4

Employer Reputation

88

H-index Citations

92.3

Citations per Paper

85.8

Academic Reputation

86

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Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.2
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
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Employer Reputation

82

H-index Citations

91.3

Citations per Paper

85.1

Academic Reputation

87.4

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Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86

Employer Reputation

79.9

H-index Citations

91.8

Citations per Paper

81.7

Academic Reputation

86.6

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.2
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
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Employer Reputation

86.2

H-index Citations

84.3

Citations per Paper

82.1

Academic Reputation

86.5

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.8
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
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Employer Reputation

83.8

H-index Citations

86.8

Citations per Paper

78.9

Academic Reputation

86.5

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Rank =22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.7
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
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Employer Reputation

83.5

H-index Citations

92.3

Citations per Paper

85.6

Academic Reputation

81.6

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Rank =22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.7

Employer Reputation

81.3

H-index Citations

87.4

Citations per Paper

82.5

Academic Reputation

85.1

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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Employer Reputation

81.5

H-index Citations

86.2

Citations per Paper

86.3

Academic Reputation

83

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
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Employer Reputation

82.4

H-index Citations

91.3

Citations per Paper

86.1

Academic Reputation

80.9

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84

Employer Reputation

81

H-index Citations

76.8

Citations per Paper

80.8

Academic Reputation

88.7

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.8
Duke University Duke University
location Durham, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.1

H-index Citations

85.6

Citations per Paper

80.8

Academic Reputation

85

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.6

Employer Reputation

88.3

H-index Citations

87.4

Citations per Paper

85.1

Academic Reputation

80.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.5
University of Washington University of Washington
location Seattle, United States
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Employer Reputation

74.1

H-index Citations

90.8

Citations per Paper

87.1

Academic Reputation

81

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.8
Purdue University Purdue University
location West Lafayette, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.8

H-index Citations

86.2

Citations per Paper

83.2

Academic Reputation

83

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