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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #80 | 69.9 | 97.3 | 70.3 | 38 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 69.7 | |
| #396 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 22.6 | 54.9 | 13.2 | 22.1 | 18.1 | |
| #192 | 50.2 | 58.1 | 27 | 30.8 | 53.7 | 11.9 | 71.3 | |
| #287 | 39.9 | 32.6 | 43.8 | 51.5 | 93.6 | 59.3 | 20.4 | |
| #25 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
87.2 | 100 | 99.4 | 81.4 | 100 | 98.2 | 51.1 |
| #285 | 40 | 17.1 | 25.4 | 98.5 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 46.4 | |
| #126 |
Newcastle University
United Kingdom |
59.7 | 45.8 | 73.8 | 61.8 | 82.3 | 90.5 | 62.1 |
| #43 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
78.9 | 97.7 | 85.3 | 92.7 | 23.2 | 55.7 | 40.2 |
| #291 |
North Carolina State University
United States |
39.4 | 32.4 | 40.4 | 27.9 | 10.5 | 26.8 | 72.8 |
| #27 |
Northwestern University
United States |
85.4 | 90.7 | 88.6 | 82.3 | 11.9 | 55.9 | 97.9 |
| #289 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 29.8 | 46.4 | 61 | 29.6 | 36.8 | |
| #371 |
Novosibirsk State University
Russia |
32.9 | 26.7 | 22.6 | 89.1 | 4.1 | 16.9 | 4 |
| #105 |
Ohio State University
United States |
64.7 | 73.7 | 66.9 | 35.1 | 78.6 | 39.9 | 74.4 |
| #50 |
Osaka University
Japan |
76.8 | 91.4 | 69.6 | 91.7 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 62.1 |
| #44 |
Peking University
China |
78.8 | 99.7 | 96.6 | 82.6 | 55.7 | 35 | 36.8 |
| #101 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
65.7 | 77.3 | 83.3 | 33.8 | 17.1 | 37.3 | 81.5 |
| #97 | 66.8 | 57.5 | 37.4 | 99.2 | 67.7 | 13.4 | 77.4 | |
| #244 |
Politecnico di Milano
Italy |
42.9 | 56.8 | 83 | 18.2 | 22.2 | 41.1 | 23.1 |
| #305 | 38.5 | 48.2 | 58.8 | 56.6 | 28.2 | 1.2 | ||
| #195 | 49.7 | 71.4 | 75.9 | 42 | 17.8 | 7.8 | 16.6 | |
| #9 |
Princeton University
United States |
95.4 | 100 | 88.5 | 90.7 | 85.5 | 63.5 | 99.8 |
| #95 |
Purdue University
United States |
66.9 | 75.8 | 83.2 | 34.6 | 95 | 74.2 | 60.9 |
| #147 |
Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)
United Kingdom |
56.7 | 57 | 38.8 | 67.4 | 98.5 | 88.8 | 33.2 |
| #281 |
Queensland University of Technology
Australia |
40.2 | 44 | 65.6 | 21.9 | 85 | 59.8 | 20.1 |
| #175 |
Queen's University
Canada |
52.1 | 47.8 | 69.8 | 28 | 77.3 | 30.6 | 72.3 |














