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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #182 |
University of Exeter
United Kingdom |
51.4 | 47.2 | 65.9 | 32.4 | 88.3 | 89 | 50.2 |
| #308 |
Massey University
New Zealand |
38.2 | 41.8 | 36.4 | 32.5 | 95.5 | 41 | 20.6 |
| #349 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 42.3 | 32.7 | 1.1 | 47.1 | ||
| #243 |
Dalhousie University
Canada |
42.9 | 35 | 24.7 | 33.1 | 77.9 | 35.1 | 68.6 |
| #383 |
University of Kent
United Kingdom |
32.1 | 30.6 | 21.4 | 33.1 | 90.9 | 72.8 | 12.7 |
| #75 |
Leiden University
Netherlands |
70.5 | 83.8 | 47.2 | 33.3 | 80.4 | 24.1 | 98.3 |
| #60 | 72.9 | 97 | 71.9 | 33.6 | 35.7 | 50 | 75.6 | |
| #61 |
Monash University
Australia |
72.2 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 33.6 | 77 | 94.5 | 41.6 |
| #154 |
University of Cape Town
South Africa |
55.7 | 60.1 | 65.3 | 33.7 | 69.7 | 63.5 | 55.8 |
| #101 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
65.7 | 77.3 | 83.3 | 33.8 | 17.1 | 37.3 | 81.5 |
| #234 | 44.4 | 60.3 | 34 | 40.2 | 49.4 | 42.8 | ||
| #259 |
University of Surrey
United Kingdom |
41.4 | 34.4 | 48.3 | 34 | 92.2 | 96 | 30.7 |
| #337 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech)
United States |
35.2 | 37.5 | 40.2 | 34.1 | 25.8 | 21.9 | 33.1 |
| #296 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
United States |
39.1 | 21.4 | 25.3 | 34.4 | 11.5 | 44.1 | 89.6 |
| #198 |
Waseda University
Japan |
49.2 | 73.9 | 78.8 | 34.5 | 32.5 | 22.7 | 8.1 |
| #95 |
Purdue University
United States |
66.9 | 75.8 | 83.2 | 34.6 | 95 | 74.2 | 60.9 |
| #364 |
Universität des Saarlandes
Germany |
33.3 | 22.4 | 34.7 | 45.6 | 60.8 | 58.6 | |
| #105 |
Ohio State University
United States |
64.7 | 73.7 | 66.9 | 35.1 | 78.6 | 39.9 | 74.4 |
| #212 | 47.8 | 53.4 | 79.4 | 35.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 54.1 | |
| #260 | 41.3 | 49.2 | 22.6 | 35.4 | 27.1 | 18.4 | 48 | |
| #100 |
University of California, Davis (UCD)
United States |
65.9 | 74.6 | 38 | 35.4 | 60 | 42.5 | 96.7 |
| #228 | 46 | 65.1 | 44.9 | 35.5 | 26.3 | 7.2 | 31.1 | |
| #396 | 31.4 | 28.3 | 31.5 | 35.6 | 30.6 | 79.6 | 19.8 | |
| #264 |
University of Wollongong
Australia |
41.1 | 29.5 | 73.4 | 35.7 | 99.5 | 82.8 | 26.5 |
| #254 |
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom |
41.8 | 43.1 | 53.2 | 35.8 | 81.3 | 50.4 | 25.4 |













