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QS World University Rankings 2026: Top global universities

Discover the top universities around the world with the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Over 1,500 of the world's top universities are included in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, with over 100 locations represented around the world.

For yet another year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been ranked as the best university in the world, while nearly 500 universities have improved their performance since last year.

Of these, the biggest climber is Sunway University in Malaysia, which has risen over 120 places.

Learn more about how the ranking is compiled by consulting our methodology.

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QS World University Rankings 2026: Top global universities

Discover the top universities around the world with the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Over 1,500 of the world's top universities are included in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, with over 100 locations represented around the world.

For yet another year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been ranked as the best university in the world, while nearly 500 universities have improved their performance since last year.

Of these, the biggest climber is Sunway University in Malaysia, which has risen over 120 places.

Learn more about how the ranking is compiled by consulting our methodology.

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Published on: 19 June 2025

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.6
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

99.2

Academic Reputation

99.9

Faculty Student Ratio

96.2

Employer Reputation

99.6

Employment Outcomes

97

International Student Ratio

37.3

International Research Network

83.2

International Faculty Ratio

59.9

International Student Diversity

27.9

Sustainability Score

70.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.2
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

99.6

Academic Reputation

99.9

Faculty Student Ratio

97.1

Employer Reputation

99.7

Employment Outcomes

97

International Student Ratio

31.9

International Research Network

80.4

International Faculty Ratio

39.5

International Student Diversity

23.9

Sustainability Score

68.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4
Fudan University Fudan University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

92.8

Academic Reputation

93.7

Faculty Student Ratio

84.8

Employer Reputation

95.1

Employment Outcomes

73.3

International Student Ratio

46.4

International Research Network

75.5

International Faculty Ratio

88.5

International Student Diversity

51.4

Sustainability Score

83.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =47 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

100

Academic Reputation

92.7

Faculty Student Ratio

64.5

Employer Reputation

93.8

Employment Outcomes

88.2

International Student Ratio

19.1

International Research Network

77.7

International Faculty Ratio

40.9

International Student Diversity

14.4

Sustainability Score

82.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 49 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84
Zhejiang University Zhejiang University
location Hangzhou, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

100

Academic Reputation

87

Faculty Student Ratio

53

Employer Reputation

97.2

Employment Outcomes

74.4

International Student Ratio

23.5

International Research Network

94

International Faculty Ratio

94.1

International Student Diversity

17.7

Sustainability Score

63

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =103 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.7
Nanjing University Nanjing University
location Nanjing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

99

Academic Reputation

72.1

Faculty Student Ratio

37.2

Employer Reputation

61.2

Employment Outcomes

39.7

International Student Ratio

15.9

International Research Network

69.5

International Faculty Ratio

82.9

International Student Diversity

12

Sustainability Score

59.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =132 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 64.2

Citations per Faculty

99.4

Academic Reputation

57.6

Faculty Student Ratio

98.1

Employer Reputation

50.6

Employment Outcomes

42.8

International Student Ratio

7.8

International Research Network

74.4

International Faculty Ratio

14.9

International Student Diversity

13.5

Sustainability Score

55.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =177 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 58.8
Tongji University Tongji University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

99.6

Academic Reputation

45.2

Faculty Student Ratio

31.2

Employer Reputation

41.2

Employment Outcomes

33.4

International Student Ratio

47.4

International Research Network

74.6

International Faculty Ratio

92.6

International Student Diversity

52.4

Sustainability Score

77.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 186 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 57.3
Wuhan University Wuhan University
location Wuhan, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

98

Academic Reputation

53.6

Faculty Student Ratio

21.3

Employer Reputation

46.7

Employment Outcomes

58.9

International Student Ratio

10.7

International Research Network

77.8

International Faculty Ratio

47.1

International Student Diversity

8.2

Sustainability Score

60.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =247 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 50.6
Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

98.6

Academic Reputation

47.6

Faculty Student Ratio

30.3

Employer Reputation

29.6

Employment Outcomes

18.2

International Student Ratio

32.9

International Research Network

77.1

International Faculty Ratio

9

International Student Diversity

24.7

Sustainability Score

55.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 256 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 49.8

Citations per Faculty

99.8

Academic Reputation

33.3

Faculty Student Ratio

42

Employer Reputation

47.9

Employment Outcomes

35.2

International Student Ratio

9.2

International Research Network

73.6

International Faculty Ratio

12.9

International Student Diversity

14.9

Sustainability Score

48.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =257 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 49.7
Tianjin University Tianjin University
location Tianjin, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

99.9

Academic Reputation

26.3

Faculty Student Ratio

51.6

Employer Reputation

37.6

Employment Outcomes

38.7

International Student Ratio

33.5

International Research Network

72.5

International Faculty Ratio

29.9

International Student Diversity

25.1

Sustainability Score

56.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =259 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 49.5

Citations per Faculty

96.4

Academic Reputation

34.3

Faculty Student Ratio

42.7

Employer Reputation

46.7

Employment Outcomes

22.5

International Student Ratio

15.5

International Research Network

75.3

International Faculty Ratio

12.3

International Student Diversity

11.8

Sustainability Score

58.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =276 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 48
Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University
location Guangzhou, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

72.6

Academic Reputation

45.4

Faculty Student Ratio

53.4

Employer Reputation

39

Employment Outcomes

38.8

International Student Ratio

6.8

International Research Network

78.4

International Faculty Ratio

4.1

International Student Diversity

5.3

Sustainability Score

56.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 305 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 45

Citations per Faculty

97.8

Academic Reputation

28.5

Faculty Student Ratio

15.9

Employer Reputation

44.2

Employment Outcomes

34.9

International Student Ratio

6.8

International Research Network

82.9

International Faculty Ratio

5.5

International Student Diversity

5.3

Sustainability Score

55.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 319 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 43.8

Citations per Faculty

100

Academic Reputation

30.9

Faculty Student Ratio

11.6

Employer Reputation

33.4

Employment Outcomes

33.5

International Student Ratio

5.2

International Research Network

80.3

International Faculty Ratio

7.1

International Student Diversity

4.1

Sustainability Score

55.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =324 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 43
Sichuan University Sichuan University
location Chengdu, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

99.9

Academic Reputation

30.8

Faculty Student Ratio

14

Employer Reputation

34.5

Employment Outcomes

21

International Student Ratio

9.2

International Research Network

72.9

International Faculty Ratio

9.7

International Student Diversity

7.1

Sustainability Score

45.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =339 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 42.2
Shandong University Shandong University
location Jinan, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

97.1

Academic Reputation

22.8

Faculty Student Ratio

21.8

Employer Reputation

39

Employment Outcomes

26.8

International Student Ratio

5.7

International Research Network

72.8

International Faculty Ratio

11.2

International Student Diversity

4.5

Sustainability Score

57.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 341 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 42.1
Xiamen University Xiamen University
location Xiamen, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

83.9

Academic Reputation

34.3

Faculty Student Ratio

25

Employer Reputation

24.2

Employment Outcomes

54.4

International Student Ratio

9.3

International Research Network

64.7

International Faculty Ratio

10.8

International Student Diversity

7.1

Sustainability Score

54.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =343 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 41.8

Citations per Faculty

100

Academic Reputation

14.9

Faculty Student Ratio

87.5

Employer Reputation

9.4

Employment Outcomes

1.3

International Student Ratio

2.8

International Research Network

47.2

International Faculty Ratio

42.7

International Student Diversity

7.2

Sustainability Score

65.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =355 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 41.2
Nankai University Nankai University
location Tianjin, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

93.9

Academic Reputation

27.1

Faculty Student Ratio

28.8

Employer Reputation

24.4

Employment Outcomes

47.3

International Student Ratio

5

International Research Network

56.1

International Faculty Ratio

17.8

International Student Diversity

3.9

Sustainability Score

44.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =362 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 40.9

Citations per Faculty

75.1

Academic Reputation

30.9

Faculty Student Ratio

100

Employer Reputation

11.9

Employment Outcomes

15.6

International Student Ratio

3.9

International Research Network

93.7

International Faculty Ratio

n/a

International Student Diversity

3.1

Sustainability Score

n/a

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 377 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 39.8

Citations per Faculty

99.3

Academic Reputation

18.8

Faculty Student Ratio

29.4

Employer Reputation

20.8

Employment Outcomes

40.4

International Student Ratio

10.5

International Research Network

64.8

International Faculty Ratio

15.9

International Student Diversity

16.4

Sustainability Score

50.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =388 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 38.5

Citations per Faculty

91.6

Academic Reputation

18.3

Faculty Student Ratio

57.8

Employer Reputation

23.5

Employment Outcomes

20.9

International Student Ratio

8.3

International Research Network

50.1

International Faculty Ratio

9.5

International Student Diversity

6.4

Sustainability Score

36.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =392 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 38.2
Southeast University Southeast University
location Nanjing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

93.6

Academic Reputation

21.1

Faculty Student Ratio

24.5

Employer Reputation

20.8

Employment Outcomes

9.6

International Student Ratio

6.1

International Research Network

76.9

International Faculty Ratio

31.6

International Student Diversity

11.5

Sustainability Score

45

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =433 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 35.6
East China Normal University East China Normal University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

82.1

Academic Reputation

19.9

Faculty Student Ratio

20.2

Employer Reputation

16.4

Employment Outcomes

14.5

International Student Ratio

15.7

International Research Network

69.2

International Faculty Ratio

46.7

International Student Diversity

11.9

Sustainability Score

47.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =452 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 34.2
Shenzhen University Shenzhen University
location Shenzhen, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

90.9

Academic Reputation

11.9

Faculty Student Ratio

40.1

Employer Reputation

8.7

Employment Outcomes

26

International Student Ratio

2.7

International Research Network

69

International Faculty Ratio

15.9

International Student Diversity

7.5

Sustainability Score

48.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =465 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 33.8
Shanghai University Shanghai University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

48.5

Academic Reputation

29.8

Faculty Student Ratio

51.1

Employer Reputation

21.4

Employment Outcomes

12.5

International Student Ratio

10.2

International Research Network

62.5

International Faculty Ratio

29.6

International Student Diversity

7.8

Sustainability Score

42.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =473 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 33.5
Jilin University Jilin University
location Changchun, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

53.9

Academic Reputation

16.2

Faculty Student Ratio

35.8

Employer Reputation

47.3

Employment Outcomes

33

International Student Ratio

2.2

International Research Network

65.3

International Faculty Ratio

15.6

International Student Diversity

1.9

Sustainability Score

48.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =480 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 33.2

Citations per Faculty

99.2

Academic Reputation

16.4

Faculty Student Ratio

13.9

Employer Reputation

14.6

Employment Outcomes

8.5

International Student Ratio

5.1

International Research Network

59.1

International Faculty Ratio

4.2

International Student Diversity

4

Sustainability Score

41.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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