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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 91 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 71
Osaka University Osaka University
location Osaka City, Japan
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

65.8

Academic Reputation

90.5

Faculty Student Ratio

45.6

Employer Reputation

90

Employment Outcomes

51.4

International Student Ratio

21.1

International Research Network

72

International Faculty Ratio

25.2

International Student Diversity

27.2

Sustainability Score

79.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 92 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 70.9
The University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield
location Sheffield,, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

68.4

Academic Reputation

73

Faculty Student Ratio

50.3

Employer Reputation

61.7

Employment Outcomes

47.9

International Student Ratio

98

International Research Network

96.8

International Faculty Ratio

81.6

International Student Diversity

98.1

Sustainability Score

94.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 93 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 70.3

Citations per Faculty

55.9

Academic Reputation

74.7

Faculty Student Ratio

66.3

Employer Reputation

48.1

Employment Outcomes

82.9

International Student Ratio

82.9

International Research Network

95.9

International Faculty Ratio

99.7

International Student Diversity

84.5

Sustainability Score

94.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =94 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 70.1
Durham University Durham University
location Durham, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

42.9

Academic Reputation

74.1

Faculty Student Ratio

37.3

Employer Reputation

91.9

Employment Outcomes

53.6

International Student Ratio

94.5

International Research Network

90.9

International Faculty Ratio

99.2

International Student Diversity

94.9

Sustainability Score

95.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =94 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 70.1

Citations per Faculty

71.5

Academic Reputation

70.9

Faculty Student Ratio

44.6

Employer Reputation

53

Employment Outcomes

77.1

International Student Ratio

78.6

International Research Network

94.5

International Faculty Ratio

99.4

International Student Diversity

80.6

Sustainability Score

90.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 96 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 69.9

Citations per Faculty

99.3

Academic Reputation

58.7

Faculty Student Ratio

11.8

Employer Reputation

66.7

Employment Outcomes

52.3

International Student Ratio

91.7

International Research Network

89.7

International Faculty Ratio

97.6

International Student Diversity

92.3

Sustainability Score

92

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 97 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 69.4
University of Nottingham University of Nottingham
location Nottingham, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

48.6

Academic Reputation

75.4

Faculty Student Ratio

44.5

Employer Reputation

78.4

Employment Outcomes

53.7

International Student Ratio

78.5

International Research Network

97.4

International Faculty Ratio

92.7

International Student Diversity

80.6

Sustainability Score

92.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =98 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 69.1

Citations per Faculty

77.1

Academic Reputation

57.1

Faculty Student Ratio

48.9

Employer Reputation

87.4

Employment Outcomes

61.5

International Student Ratio

56.9

International Research Network

86.9

International Faculty Ratio

83.8

International Student Diversity

61.1

Sustainability Score

79.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =98 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 69.1

Citations per Faculty

53.9

Academic Reputation

83.4

Faculty Student Ratio

9.3

Employer Reputation

90.1

Employment Outcomes

72

International Student Ratio

69.3

International Research Network

87

International Faculty Ratio

74.4

International Student Diversity

72.3

Sustainability Score

72.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 100 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 68.5
University of Zurich University of Zurich
location Zürich, Switzerland
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

52.3

Academic Reputation

71

Faculty Student Ratio

95.2

Employer Reputation

43.5

Employment Outcomes

90.8

International Student Ratio

57.8

International Research Network

93.5

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Student Diversity

43.1

Sustainability Score

69.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 101 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 68.4

Citations per Faculty

36.6

Academic Reputation

85.5

Faculty Student Ratio

99.6

Employer Reputation

41.7

Employment Outcomes

94.4

International Student Ratio

26.5

International Research Network

98

International Faculty Ratio

87.3

International Student Diversity

19.9

Sustainability Score

76.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 102 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.9

Citations per Faculty

98.3

Academic Reputation

61.3

Faculty Student Ratio

99.9

Employer Reputation

83.3

Employment Outcomes

16

International Student Ratio

4.2

International Research Network

29.6

International Faculty Ratio

31.6

International Student Diversity

8.3

Sustainability Score

64.3

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 =103 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.7
Utrecht University Utrecht University
location Utrecht, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

77.9

Academic Reputation

79.3

Faculty Student Ratio

39.5

Employer Reputation

49.2

Employment Outcomes

73.2

International Student Ratio

30.5

International Research Network

97.8

International Faculty Ratio

63.4

International Student Diversity

22.8

Sustainability Score

75.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =105 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.6

Citations per Faculty

7.3

Academic Reputation

83.7

Faculty Student Ratio

99.9

Employer Reputation

87.9

Employment Outcomes

98.3

International Student Ratio

96

International Research Network

87

International Faculty Ratio

25.5

International Student Diversity

96.1

Sustainability Score

48.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =105 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.6

Citations per Faculty

79.7

Academic Reputation

57.7

Faculty Student Ratio

10.7

Employer Reputation

95.7

Employment Outcomes

55.9

International Student Ratio

93

International Research Network

86

International Faculty Ratio

59.6

International Student Diversity

93.5

Sustainability Score

82.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 107 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.5

Citations per Faculty

90.9

Academic Reputation

44.8

Faculty Student Ratio

98.4

Employer Reputation

36.2

Employment Outcomes

60.5

International Student Ratio

95.9

International Research Network

87.1

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Student Diversity

96.1

Sustainability Score

68

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 108 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 67.3

Citations per Faculty

40.3

Academic Reputation

97.3

Faculty Student Ratio

30.5

Employer Reputation

81

Employment Outcomes

98.8

International Student Ratio

3.5

International Research Network

95.3

International Faculty Ratio

9.2

International Student Diversity

8.5

Sustainability Score

89

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 109 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.7
Tohoku University Tohoku University
location Sendai City, Japan
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

35.5

Academic Reputation

84.5

Faculty Student Ratio

98.2

Employer Reputation

86.5

Employment Outcomes

36.5

International Student Ratio

19.4

International Research Network

70.1

International Faculty Ratio

20.5

International Student Diversity

25.5

Sustainability Score

82

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =110 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.6

Citations per Faculty

83.4

Academic Reputation

63.6

Faculty Student Ratio

31

Employer Reputation

47.1

Employment Outcomes

40.1

International Student Ratio

99.9

International Research Network

91.9

International Faculty Ratio

99.9

International Student Diversity

99.9

Sustainability Score

82.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =110 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.6

Citations per Faculty

28.1

Academic Reputation

85.7

Faculty Student Ratio

84.3

Employer Reputation

63.1

Employment Outcomes

91

International Student Ratio

37

International Research Network

88.9

International Faculty Ratio

57.7

International Student Diversity

42.6

Sustainability Score

72.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 112 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.5

Citations per Faculty

73.3

Academic Reputation

43.3

Faculty Student Ratio

73.8

Employer Reputation

56.5

Employment Outcomes

98.9

International Student Ratio

98.6

International Research Network

89.6

International Faculty Ratio

100

International Student Diversity

98.6

Sustainability Score

72.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 113 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.4
University of St Andrews University of St Andrews
location St. Andrews, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

51.3

Academic Reputation

61.5

Faculty Student Ratio

63.8

Employer Reputation

74.9

Employment Outcomes

28.9

International Student Ratio

99.7

International Research Network

87.7

International Faculty Ratio

98.8

International Student Diversity

99.7

Sustainability Score

86.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =114 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.3

Citations per Faculty

79.6

Academic Reputation

57.5

Faculty Student Ratio

35.1

Employer Reputation

56.1

Employment Outcomes

97.1

International Student Ratio

60

International Research Network

80.9

International Faculty Ratio

97.2

International Student Diversity

63.9

Sustainability Score

88.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =114 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.3

Citations per Faculty

66.5

Academic Reputation

72.7

Faculty Student Ratio

28.3

Employer Reputation

70.1

Employment Outcomes

38

International Student Ratio

61.9

International Research Network

90.8

International Faculty Ratio

86.5

International Student Diversity

65.6

Sustainability Score

79.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =116 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.1

Citations per Faculty

14.2

Academic Reputation

98

Faculty Student Ratio

35.1

Employer Reputation

98.6

Employment Outcomes

99.9

International Student Ratio

7.8

International Research Network

81.2

International Faculty Ratio

42

International Student Diversity

11.9

Sustainability Score

80

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =116 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66.1

Citations per Faculty

62.7

Academic Reputation

74.5

Faculty Student Ratio

66.9

Employer Reputation

37.7

Employment Outcomes

94.2

International Student Ratio

13.1

International Research Network

96.1

International Faculty Ratio

78.5

International Student Diversity

19.1

Sustainability Score

95.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 118 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 66

Citations per Faculty

62

Academic Reputation

66.5

Faculty Student Ratio

19.7

Employer Reputation

57.6

Employment Outcomes

92.2

International Student Ratio

89.6

International Research Network

89

International Faculty Ratio

99.5

International Student Diversity

90.5

Sustainability Score

91.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =119 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 65.7
Leiden University Leiden University
location Leiden, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

64.9

Academic Reputation

80.4

Faculty Student Ratio

30.3

Employer Reputation

46.3

Employment Outcomes

61.2

International Student Ratio

68.4

International Research Network

94.3

International Faculty Ratio

89.7

International Student Diversity

50.9

Sustainability Score

58.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =119 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 65.7
Rice University Rice University
location Houston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Citations per Faculty

81.6

Academic Reputation

50.6

Faculty Student Ratio

74.9

Employer Reputation

51

Employment Outcomes

45.7

International Student Ratio

96.6

International Research Network

66.3

International Faculty Ratio

91.3

International Student Diversity

96.8

Sustainability Score

81.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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