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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |
James Cook University
Australia |
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 |
Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz
Austria |
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 |
Keio University
Japan |
49.1 | 61.4 | 75.1 | 59.7 | 15 | 7.7 | 17.5 |
| #334 |
King Abdul Aziz University (KAU)
Saudi Arabia |
35.4 | 38.6 | 19.8 | 57.1 | 72.7 | 44.2 | 1.7 |
| #208 |
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Saudi Arabia |
48.4 | 43.1 | 36.9 | 90 | 100 | 56 | 5.8 |
| #197 |
King Saud University (KSU)
Saudi Arabia |
49.4 | 56.7 | 22.6 | 89.1 | 93.3 | 19.8 | 2.6 |
| #26 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
87.1 | 92.6 | 83.8 | 89.1 | 93.8 | 90.6 | 68.9 |
| #295 |
Kobe University
Japan |
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 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
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 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
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 |














