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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
#212 47.8 53.4 79.4 35.4 1.3 1.6 54.1
#278 40.3 44.1 50.6 28.2 1.5 1.1 57.2
#349 34.4 34.6 42.3 32.7 1.1 47.1
#312 38.1 40 73 30.9 2.1 1.2 40.3
#319
Iowa State University

United States

37.2 30.2 28.4 29.6 42.4 37.3 60.2
#362 33.5 21.7 23.4 30.4 93.8 50.4 44.2
#316 37.6 37.4 18 13 34.6 39 70.8
#16
Johns Hopkins University

United States

91.2 94.6 60.2 100 56.8 74.7 99.1
#292 39.3 26.2 17.1 51 35.6 16.7 69.7
#63 71.8 85.1 51.7 90 36.6 24.1 54
#373 32.9 40.2 18.1 16.2 59 32.8 34.1
#141 57.9 55.4 76.5 83.1 55.8 58.6 25.6
#200 49.1 61.4 75.1 59.7 15 7.7 17.5
#334 35.4 38.6 19.8 57.1 72.7 44.2 1.7
#208 48.4 43.1 36.9 90 100 56 5.8
#197 49.4 56.7 22.6 89.1 93.3 19.8 2.6
#26 87.1 92.6 83.8 89.1 93.8 90.6 68.9
#295 39.1 38.2 43.6 62.2 8.9 16.5 26.9
#137
Korea University

South Korea

58.4 76.4 57.4 70.4 23.8 34.7 22.3
#142 57.7 55.3 63.5 63.7 74.4 91 38.1
#82
KU Leuven

Belgium

69.7 88.5 70.1 22.7 71 43.5 81.7
#35 83.3 99.8 81.1 92.6 15.5 21.9 70
#270
Kyung Hee University

South Korea

40.9 32.4 60.1 82.5 19.2 46.3 8.9
#128 59.6 59.8 67.3 97.7 15.3 22.3 34.6
#163
Lancaster University

United Kingdom

54 55.4 63.8 40 77.3 84 44.1