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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #297 |
Umeå University
Sweden |
39 | 32.8 | 18.4 | 51 | 69 | 6 | 48.5 |
| #324 |
Laval University
Canada |
36 | 32.7 | 18.6 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 40.2 | 64.5 |
| #389 |
University of Cincinnati
United States |
31.8 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 46.3 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 58.7 |
| #334 |
King Abdul Aziz University (KAU)
Saudi Arabia |
35.4 | 38.6 | 19.8 | 57.1 | 72.7 | 44.2 | 1.7 |
| #385 |
University of Coimbra
Portugal |
32 | 42.2 | 19.8 | 22 | 12.8 | 44.7 | 27.6 |
| #262 |
University of Oulu
Finland |
41.2 | 27.9 | 19.8 | 91.2 | 41.1 | 18 | 32.3 |
| #320 |
Universität Leipzig
Germany |
36.7 | 37 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 31.9 | 69.4 |
| #315 |
Université Paris Descartes
France |
37.6 | 32.1 | 20.3 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 75.9 | 64.6 |
| #366 |
University of Connecticut
United States |
33.1 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 31.5 | 59.3 | 18.2 | 62 |
| #390 |
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Kazakhstan |
31.7 | 25.7 | 20.4 | 84.4 | 24.6 | 14.9 | 1.1 |
| #183 |
University of Arizona
United States |
51.2 | 58.3 | 20.5 | 39.3 | 25.3 | 19.2 | 75.9 |
| #199 |
University of Iowa
United States |
49.2 | 44.3 | 20.9 | 53.9 | 28.3 | 31.5 | 75.5 |
| #383 |
University of Kent
United Kingdom |
32.1 | 30.6 | 21.4 | 33.1 | 90.9 | 72.8 | 12.7 |
| #309 |
Tulane University
United States |
38.2 | 19.3 | 21.5 | 66.2 | 23.4 | 33.8 | 59 |
| #232 |
Université de Strasbourg
France |
44.8 | 69.1 | 21.5 | 18.6 | 27.2 | 67.7 | 30.4 |
| #269 |
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Germany |
41 | 36.4 | 21.6 | 48.7 | 39.7 | 23.1 | 54.7 |
| #106 |
Universität Freiburg
Germany |
64.4 | 72.3 | 21.6 | 72.4 | 60 | 48.1 | 64.1 |
| #280 |
Hiroshima University
Japan |
40.3 | 36.5 | 21.7 | 82.4 | 6.9 | 16.1 | 27.4 |
| #255 |
Mahidol University
Thailand |
41.6 | 48.6 | 21.9 | 82 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 10.8 |
| #350 | 34.3 | 34 | 21.9 | 64.7 | 14.1 | 43.7 | 11.8 | |
| #84 |
Washington University in St. Louis
United States |
69.1 | 60.4 | 22 | 99.7 | 3.6 | 51.9 | 96.8 |
| #203 |
University of Tsukuba
Japan |
49 | 50.1 | 22.3 | 89.2 | 14.6 | 27.2 | 31.4 |
| #256 |
University of Utah
United States |
41.6 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 57.1 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 77 |
| #197 |
King Saud University (KSU)
Saudi Arabia |
49.4 | 56.7 | 22.6 | 89.1 | 93.3 | 19.8 | 2.6 |
| #396 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 22.6 | 54.9 | 13.2 | 22.1 | 18.1 |
