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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #151 | 56.3 | 66.7 | 24.3 | 72.8 | 18.2 | 55.7 | 41.9 | |
| #152 |
McMaster University
Canada |
56.1 | 57.2 | 35.4 | 30.5 | 67.2 | 54.2 | 84.7 |
| #153 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 9.9 | 100 | 55.1 | 47.1 | 35.7 | |
| #154 |
University of Cape Town
South Africa |
55.7 | 60.1 | 65.3 | 33.7 | 69.7 | 63.5 | 55.8 |
| #155 |
University of California, Irvine
United States |
55.7 | 61.8 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 33.9 | 27.8 | 97.6 |
| #156 |
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Malaysia |
55.6 | 61.1 | 54.4 | 83.4 | 77.4 | 70.2 | 5.6 |
| #157 |
University of Colorado at Boulder
United States |
55.5 | 48.7 | 61.4 | 60 | 21.3 | 10.8 | 78.5 |
| #158 | 54.9 | 44.1 | 38.2 | 99.6 | 98 | 28.7 | 33 | |
| #159 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong |
54.6 | 60.9 | 39.2 | 48.4 | 99.9 | 88.2 | 33.5 |
| #160 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
54.6 | 79 | 46.1 | 15.7 | 70.5 | 91 | 33.1 |
| #161 |
Wageningen University
Netherlands |
54.6 | 44.2 | 27 | 100 | 30.8 | 97.4 | 36.2 |
| #162 |
University of Aberdeen
United Kingdom |
54.3 | 43.2 | 49.7 | 54.9 | 89 | 92.5 | 57.1 |
| #163 |
Lancaster University
United Kingdom |
54 | 55.4 | 63.8 | 40 | 77.3 | 84 | 44.1 |
| #164 |
Case Western Reserve University
United States |
53.8 | 27.4 | 7.1 | 95.9 | 25.1 | 59.4 | 91 |
| #165 |
Texas A&M University
United States |
53.7 | 64.9 | 62.3 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 29.6 | 72.8 |
| #166 |
Queen's University of Belfast
United Kingdom |
53.5 | 45.4 | 73 | 53.5 | 97.7 | 78.1 | 40.2 |
| #167 |
Vanderbilt University
United States |
53.5 | 41.4 | 35.8 | 100 | 13.3 | 28.7 | 53.5 |
| #168 |
Nanjing University
China |
53.2 | 70.8 | 39.4 | 49.3 | 41.8 | 5.8 | 40.9 |
| #169 |
University of Florida
United States |
52.9 | 60.7 | 40.9 | 44.8 | 11.8 | 25.7 | 65.9 |
| #170 |
Zhejiang University
China |
52.8 | 70.5 | 59.5 | 29.5 | 16.3 | 6.9 | 55.1 |
| #171 |
Stockholm University
Sweden |
52.6 | 74.2 | 48.8 | 36.3 | 39.2 | 23.8 | 35.6 |
| #172 | 52.6 | 55.8 | 44.2 | 40.1 | 89.4 | 96.3 | 40.1 | |
| #173 | 52.6 | 49.3 | 66.1 | 28.2 | 56.2 | 38 | 76.9 | |
| #174 |
Michigan State University (MSU)
United States |
52.3 | 58.1 | 67.3 | 28.9 | 60 | 43.9 | 54.1 |
| #175 |
Queen's University
Canada |
52.1 | 47.8 | 69.8 | 28 | 77.3 | 30.6 | 72.3 |