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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #101 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
65.7 | 77.3 | 83.3 | 33.8 | 17.1 | 37.3 | 81.5 |
| #102 |
University of Adelaide
Australia |
65.3 | 73.8 | 69.5 | 41 | 86.9 | 92.6 | 54.8 |
| #103 |
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Netherlands |
65.1 | 74.8 | 72.3 | 39.6 | 89.9 | 75.4 | 55.7 |
| #104 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
64.9 | 82.9 | 41.8 | 29.9 | 7.2 | 20.5 | 97.5 |
| #105 |
Ohio State University
United States |
64.7 | 73.7 | 66.9 | 35.1 | 78.6 | 39.9 | 74.4 |
| #106 |
Universität Freiburg
Germany |
64.4 | 72.3 | 21.6 | 72.4 | 60 | 48.1 | 64.1 |
| #107 |
Maastricht University
Netherlands |
64.4 | 39.1 | 69.5 | 78.5 | 91.8 | 99.9 | 79.2 |
| #108 |
University of Alberta
Canada |
64.2 | 71.6 | 46.6 | 58.1 | 90.8 | 71 | 52.8 |
| #109 |
University of Groningen
Netherlands |
64.2 | 62.4 | 43.2 | 72.4 | 89.9 | 79.1 | 56.6 |
| #110 |
University of York
United Kingdom |
63.8 | 69.2 | 69.5 | 48.7 | 84.5 | 81.4 | 52.2 |
| #111 |
University of Oslo
Norway |
63.7 | 69.9 | 38.1 | 73.6 | 30 | 51.4 | 62.6 |
| #112 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
63.5 | 80 | 65.3 | 83.7 | 12.6 | 38 | 25.5 |
| #113 |
Dartmouth College
United States |
63.5 | 41.3 | 67.3 | 85.6 | 10.6 | 49.8 | 97.3 |
| #114 |
Université de Montréal
Canada |
63.5 | 69.3 | 37.9 | 38.5 | 83.4 | 84.1 | 76.2 |
| #115 |
University of Lausanne
Switzerland |
62.4 | 48 | 26.8 | 64.3 | 92.4 | 87.2 | 90 |
| #116 | 61.8 | 77.1 | 71.6 | 100 | 6 | 36.1 | 5.3 | |
| #117 |
University of Maryland, College Park
United States |
61.5 | 66.4 | 39.5 | 60.9 | 37.7 | 31.7 | 73.4 |
| #118 |
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
United States |
61.3 | 76.6 | 27.2 | 14.5 | 60.9 | 29.1 | 99.8 |
| #119 | 60.9 | 70.6 | 27.3 | 77.9 | 42.4 | 37.6 | 48.6 | |
| #120 |
Rice University
United States |
60.8 | 46.5 | 26.3 | 71.5 | 48.3 | 71.6 | 93.1 |
| #121 |
University of Basel
Switzerland |
60.5 | 51.6 | 31.2 | 75 | 100 | 82.5 | 60.2 |
| #122 |
Emory University
United States |
60.4 | 38.7 | 40.4 | 86.8 | 18.1 | 45.7 | 98.8 |
| #123 |
University of Virginia
United States |
60.4 | 52.4 | 70.7 | 66.2 | 29.3 | 39.9 | 75.3 |
| #124 |
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom |
60 | 54.8 | 66.6 | 60.6 | 80.9 | 73.4 | 55 |
| #125 | 59.9 | 80 | 82.3 | 42.4 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 43.3 |













