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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #150 | 56.3 | 66.9 | 86.7 | 47 | 32.1 | 54.8 | 32.9 | |
| #158 | 54.9 | 44.1 | 38.2 | 99.6 | 98 | 28.7 | 33 | |
| #160 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
54.6 | 79 | 46.1 | 15.7 | 70.5 | 91 | 33.1 |
| #337 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech)
United States |
35.2 | 37.5 | 40.2 | 34.1 | 25.8 | 21.9 | 33.1 |
| #147 |
Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)
United Kingdom |
56.7 | 57 | 38.8 | 67.4 | 98.5 | 88.8 | 33.2 |
| #221 |
University of Canterbury
New Zealand |
47 | 52 | 63.4 | 20.9 | 100 | 70.8 | 33.4 |
| #159 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong |
54.6 | 60.9 | 39.2 | 48.4 | 99.9 | 88.2 | 33.5 |
| #139 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
58.1 | 86.8 | 76.2 | 37.9 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 33.6 |
| #393 |
University of Saskatchewan
Canada |
31.5 | 21.9 | 43.4 | 38.9 | 26.1 | 45.4 | 33.6 |
| #373 |
Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz
Austria |
32.9 | 40.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 59 | 32.8 | 34.1 |
| #130 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
59.4 | 94.3 | 37.1 | 29.2 | 46.4 | 47.1 | 34.2 |
| #318 |
University of Southern Denmark
Denmark |
37.3 | 25.8 | 27.5 | 57.3 | 49.4 | 61.2 | 34.2 |
| #53 | 76.4 | 86.4 | 91 | 97.9 | 48.1 | 63 | 34.3 | |
| #128 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
59.6 | 59.8 | 67.3 | 97.7 | 15.3 | 22.3 | 34.6 |
| #356 |
Washington State University
United States |
34 | 32 | 28 | 32.2 | 72.6 | 20.3 | 34.6 |
| #171 |
Stockholm University
Sweden |
52.6 | 74.2 | 48.8 | 36.3 | 39.2 | 23.8 | 35.6 |
| #153 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 9.9 | 100 | 55.1 | 47.1 | 35.7 | |
| #267 |
Royal Holloway University of London
United Kingdom |
41.1 | 33.9 | 30.8 | 36.5 | 94.8 | 95.8 | 35.9 |
| #161 |
Wageningen University
Netherlands |
54.6 | 44.2 | 27 | 100 | 30.8 | 97.4 | 36.2 |
| #339 |
George Washington University
United States |
35.1 | 37.1 | 34.6 | 36.2 | 2.5 | 35.1 | 36.8 |
| #340 |
Linköping University
Sweden |
35 | 34 | 36.6 | 38 | 38.4 | 10.6 | 36.8 |
| #289 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 29.8 | 46.4 | 61 | 29.6 | 36.8 | |
| #44 |
Peking University
China |
78.8 | 99.7 | 96.6 | 82.6 | 55.7 | 35 | 36.8 |
| #288 |
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany |
39.7 | 42.8 | 39.4 | 38.7 | 29.1 | 33.7 | 36.8 |
| #306 | 38.5 | 32 | 27.7 | 52.7 | 36 | 54.6 | 37.4 |













