World's Best Universities
Top 400
The U.S. News World's Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, evaluated schools in countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, China, and more, and identified these to be the world's top universities. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Faculty-Student Ratio Score | International Faculty Score | International Students Score | Citations per Faculty Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #356 |
Washington State University
United States |
34 | 32 | 28 | 32.2 | 72.6 | 20.3 | 34.6 |
| #315 |
Université Paris Descartes
France |
37.6 | 32.1 | 20.3 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 75.9 | 64.6 |
| #270 |
Kyung Hee University
South Korea |
40.9 | 32.4 | 60.1 | 82.5 | 19.2 | 46.3 | 8.9 |
| #291 |
North Carolina State University
United States |
39.4 | 32.4 | 40.4 | 27.9 | 10.5 | 26.8 | 72.8 |
| #287 | 39.9 | 32.6 | 43.8 | 51.5 | 93.6 | 59.3 | 20.4 | |
| #324 |
Laval University
Canada |
36 | 32.7 | 18.6 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 40.2 | 64.5 |
| #297 |
Umeå University
Sweden |
39 | 32.8 | 18.4 | 51 | 69 | 6 | 48.5 |
| #391 |
Sogang University
South Korea |
31.6 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 53.6 | 20.2 | 24.7 | 8.7 |
| #338 |
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Germany |
35.2 | 33.4 | 27.4 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 52.1 | 31 |
| #344 |
Université Paris Dauphine
France |
34.6 | 33.6 | 88.6 | 22.6 | 34.3 | 92.5 | 5.3 |
| #267 |
Royal Holloway University of London
United Kingdom |
41.1 | 33.9 | 30.8 | 36.5 | 94.8 | 95.8 | 35.9 |
| #340 |
Linköping University
Sweden |
35 | 34 | 36.6 | 38 | 38.4 | 10.6 | 36.8 |
| #350 | 34.3 | 34 | 21.9 | 64.7 | 14.1 | 43.7 | 11.8 | |
| #321 |
University of Essex
United Kingdom |
36.6 | 34 | 16.7 | 32.2 | 98.2 | 99.5 | 23.3 |
| #358 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Malaysia |
33.7 | 34.1 | 29.7 | 58.7 | 17.1 | 72.1 | 2.5 |
| #204 |
University of Dundee
United Kingdom |
48.9 | 34.3 | 23.9 | 68 | 82.8 | 61.8 | 57.4 |
| #259 |
University of Surrey
United Kingdom |
41.4 | 34.4 | 48.3 | 34 | 92.2 | 96 | 30.7 |
| #349 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 42.3 | 32.7 | 1.1 | 47.1 | ||
| #265 | 41.1 | 34.8 | 24.2 | 21 | 56.6 | 22.3 | 81 | |
| #239 |
University of Liege
Belgium |
43.6 | 34.8 | 30.7 | 46.2 | 31.2 | 67.7 | 59.8 |
| #243 |
Dalhousie University
Canada |
42.9 | 35 | 24.7 | 33.1 | 77.9 | 35.1 | 68.6 |
| #379 |
Birkbeck College, University of London
United Kingdom |
32.5 | 35.4 | 15 | 20.1 | 92.5 | 32.3 | 31.2 |
| #238 | 43.8 | 35.4 | 23 | 49.6 | 58.9 | 47.8 | 58.2 | |
| #375 |
La Trobe University
Australia |
32.8 | 35.6 | 26.8 | 21.6 | 83.9 | 77.1 | 15.8 |
| #213 |
Sciences Po Paris
France |
47.8 | 35.6 | 74.8 | 89.4 | 52.2 | 96.3 | 1.5 |