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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #22 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
88.1 | 100 | 100 | 47 | 86.1 | 78.8 | 97.9 |
| #100 |
University of California, Davis (UCD)
United States |
65.9 | 74.6 | 38 | 35.4 | 60 | 42.5 | 96.7 |
| #155 |
University of California, Irvine
United States |
55.7 | 61.8 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 33.9 | 27.8 | 97.6 |
| #31 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
84.6 | 100 | 96 | 62.3 | 1.6 | 34.4 | 99.5 |
| #303 |
University of California, Riverside
United States |
38.6 | 30 | 12.9 | 19.1 | 52.6 | 35.2 | 83.6 |
| #70 |
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
United States |
70.9 | 97.5 | 35.7 | 31.7 | 3 | 23.1 | 100 |
| #118 |
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
United States |
61.3 | 76.6 | 27.2 | 14.5 | 60.9 | 29.1 | 99.8 |
| #311 |
University of California, Santa Cruz
United States |
38.1 | 39.1 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 90.1 | |
| #2 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
99.8 | 100 | 100 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 96 | 97 |
| #221 |
University of Canterbury
New Zealand |
47 | 52 | 63.4 | 20.9 | 100 | 70.8 | 33.4 |
| #154 |
University of Cape Town
South Africa |
55.7 | 60.1 | 65.3 | 33.7 | 69.7 | 63.5 | 55.8 |
| #8 |
University of Chicago
United States |
96.3 | 99.9 | 96 | 95.6 | 68.9 | 77.8 | 96.4 |
| #389 |
University of Cincinnati
United States |
31.8 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 46.3 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 58.7 |
| #385 |
University of Coimbra
Portugal |
32 | 42.2 | 19.8 | 22 | 12.8 | 44.7 | 27.6 |
| #157 |
University of Colorado at Boulder
United States |
55.5 | 48.7 | 61.4 | 60 | 21.3 | 10.8 | 78.5 |
| #366 |
University of Connecticut
United States |
33.1 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 31.5 | 59.3 | 18.2 | 62 |
| #51 |
University of Copenhagen
Denmark |
76.7 | 83.5 | 71.5 | 99.8 | 71.8 | 41.3 | 48.6 |
| #204 |
University of Dundee
United Kingdom |
48.9 | 34.3 | 23.9 | 68 | 82.8 | 61.8 | 57.4 |
| #236 |
University of East Anglia (UEA)
United Kingdom |
44.4 | 40.2 | 26.7 | 41.2 | 81.4 | 78.1 | 44.7 |
| #302 |
University of Eastern Finland
Finland |
38.9 | 19.8 | 26.5 | 79.4 | 31.9 | 12.3 | 49.1 |
| #21 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
89.2 | 99.1 | 96.8 | 72.1 | 89.6 | 93.8 | 77.1 |
| #321 |
University of Essex
United Kingdom |
36.6 | 34 | 16.7 | 32.2 | 98.2 | 99.5 | 23.3 |
| #182 |
University of Exeter
United Kingdom |
51.4 | 47.2 | 65.9 | 32.4 | 88.3 | 89 | 50.2 |
| #169 |
University of Florida
United States |
52.9 | 60.7 | 40.9 | 44.8 | 11.8 | 25.7 | 65.9 |
| #74 |
University of Geneva
Switzerland |
70.6 | 65.7 | 23.7 | 58.9 | 100 | 99.2 | 97.5 |
