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QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities 2024
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QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities 2024

QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities 2024

The 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings features 1,500 institutions across 104 locations and is the only ranking of its kind to emphasise employability and sustainability.

This year, we've implemented our largest-ever methodological enhancement, introducing three new metrics: Sustainability, Employment Outcomes and International Research Network.

The results draw on the analysis of 17.5m academic papers and the expert opinions of over 240,000 academic faculty and employers. Massachusetts Institute of Technology celebrates twelve years at the top, the University of Cambridge retains 2nd place while the University of Oxford (3rd) climbs one position.

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 Universities  Location
All countries
202520242023
United States of America
United States of America, Cambridge
1
1
1
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
2
6
6
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Oxford
3
3
4
United States of America
United States of America, Cambridge
4
4
5
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Cambridge
5
2
2
United States of America
United States of America, Stanford
6
5
3
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
9
9
8
United States of America
United States of America, Pasadena
10
15
6
United States of America
United States of America, Philadelphia
11
12
13
United States of America
United States of America, Berkeley
12
10
27
Australia
Australia, Melbourne
13
14
33
United States of America
United States of America, Ithaca
16
13
20
Australia
Australia, Sydney
18
20
41
Australia
Australia, Sydney
19
19
45
United States of America
United States of America, Chicago
21
11
10
United States of America
United States of America, Princeton
22
17
16
United States of America
United States of America, New Haven
23
16
18
Canada
Canada, Toronto
25
21
34
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
27
22
15
Germany
Germany, Munich
28
37
49
Canada
Canada, Montreal
29
31
31
Australia
Australia, Canberra
30
34
30
United States of America
United States of America, Baltimore
32
28
24
United States of America
United States of America, New York City
34
23
22
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Manchester
35
32
28
Australia
Australia, Melbourne
37
42
57
Canada
Canada, Vancouver
38
35
47
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
40
40
37
Australia
Australia, Brisbane
41
43
50
United States of America
United States of America, Los Angeles
42
29
44
United States of America
United States of America, New York City
43
38
39
United States of America
United States of America, Ann Arbor
44
33
25
United States of America
United States of America, Evanston
51
47
32
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Bristol
54
55
61
United States of America
United States of America, Pittsburgh
58
52
52
United States of America
United States of America, Durham
61
57
50
New Zealand
New Zealand, Auckland
65
68
87
United States of America
United States of America, Austin
66
58
72
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Coventry
69
67
64
United States of America
United States of America, Urbana
70
64
85
United States of America
United States of America, San Diego
72
62
53
United States of America
United States of America, Seattle
76
63
80
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Glasgow
78
76
81
United States of America
United States of America, Providence
79
73
63
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Birmingham
80
84
91
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Southampton
81
82
78
Australia
Australia, Adelaide
82
89
109
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Leeds
83
75
86
Germany
Germany, Heidelberg
84
87
65
Ireland
Ireland, Dublin
87
81
98
Australia
Australia, Sydney
88
90
137
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Durham
89
78
92
United States of America
United States of America, University Park
90
83
93
United States of America
United States of America, West Lafayette
91
99
129
Canada
Canada, Edmonton
96
111
110
Germany
Germany, Berlin Steglitz
97
98
118
Germany
Germany, Aachen
99
106
147
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Dhahran
101
180
160
Germany
Germany, Karlsruhe
102
119
141
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, St Andrews
104
96
96
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Sheffield
105
104
96
United States of America
United States of America, Boston
108
93
108
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Nottingham
109
101
114
United States of America
United States of America, Atlanta
114
97
88
Canada
Canada, Waterloo
115
112
154
United States of America
United States of America, Madison
116
102
83
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
120
145
125
Canada
Canada, London
121
114
172
Australia
Australia, Melbourne
123
140
190
United States of America
United States of America, Los Angeles
125
116
134
Germany
Germany, Berlin
126
120
131
Ireland
Ireland, Dublin
127
173
181
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne
129
110
122
United States of America
United States of America, Davis
130
119
102
Australia
Australia, Sydney
133
131
195
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Lancaster
141
123
146
United States of America
United States of America, Houston
143
146
100
Germany
Germany, Berlin
147
154
158
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
149
143
106
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Bath
151
148
179
United States of America
United States of America, East Lansing
152
136
159
United States of America
United States of America, College Station
154
136
164
United States of America
United States of America, Chapel Hill
156
133
102
Canada
Canada, Montreal
160
142
116
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Liverpool
166
179
190
Australia
Australia, Wollongong
168
162
185
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Exeter
170
153
163
United States of America
United States of America, Saint Louis
172
154
118
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Reading
173
171
229
Australia
Australia, Perth
175
184
193
Canada
Canada, Hamilton
177
190
152
United States of America
United States of America, Santa Barbara
178
163
149
Australia
Australia, Newcastle
179
175
192
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, York
184
168
162
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Cardiff
186
155
166
Canada
Canada, Ottawa
189
204
237
Germany
Germany, Hamburg
191
205
228
Canada
Canada, Kingston
193
209
246
United States of America
United States of America, Atlanta
196
166
155
Australia
Australia, Burwood
197
233
266
Canada
Canada, Calgary
199
183
242
United States of America
United States of America, Tempe Junction
200
179
219
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
201
203
237
United States of America
United States of America, Minneapolis
203
195
185
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Belfast
206
202
233
United States of America
United States of America, Columbus
208
151
140
Germany
Germany, Freiburg
212
192
189
Australia
Australia, Brisbane
213
191
222
New Zealand
New Zealand, Dunedin
214
206
217
United States of America
United States of America, Gainesville
216
168
188
Australia
Australia, Melbourne
217
242
316
United States of America
United States of America, College Park
218
196
164
Germany
Germany, Munich
222
213
169
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Loughborough
225
212
256
Germany
Germany, Bonn
228
239
201
Germany
Germany, Dresden
234
246
200
New Zealand
New Zealand, Hamilton
235
250
331
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
236
208
220
United States of America
United States of America, Rochester
237
224
147
New Zealand
New Zealand, Palmerston North
240
239
292
Germany
Germany, Darmstadt
242
246
275
United States of America
United States of America, Hanover
243
237
205
New Zealand
New Zealand, Wellington
244
241
275
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Brighton
247
218
240
United States of America
United States of America, Nashville
248
261
199
Germany
Germany, Munich
254
232
215
Australia
Australia, Southport
255
243
300
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
257
235
281
Poland
Poland, Warsaw
258
262
284
United States of America
United States of America, Cleveland
259
255
176
New Zealand
New Zealand, Christchurch
262
258
284
Ireland
Ireland, Cork
273
293
303
Canada
Canada, Halifax
275
298
308
United States of America
United States of America, Amherst Center
276
245
253
United States of America
United States of America, Pittsburgh
277
222
181
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Glasgow
282
277
325
Turkey
Turkey, Ankara
285
338
501
Germany
Germany, Köln
287
268
335
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Leicester
288
273
279
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Guildford
290
244
305
Australia
Australia, Melbourne
291
286
-
Australia
Australia, Melbourne
291
286
296
United States of America
United States of America, Tucson
293
287
-
Australia
Australia, Hobart
294
310
293
United States of America
United States of America, Charlottesville
297
260
253
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Swansea
299
308
425
United States of America
United States of America, Washington
301
297
281
United States of America
United States of America, Irvine
307
268
235
Germany
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
309
302
328
United States of America
United States of America, Raleigh
311
274
312
Poland
Poland, Krakow
312
304
293
Germany
Germany, Stuttgart
314
312
355
United States of America
United States of America, South Bend
318
304
243
Canada
Canada, Burnaby
319
319
328
United States of America
United States of America, Boulder
320
264
317
United States of America
United States of America, South Miami
324
278
296
Turkey
Turkey, Istanbul
327
404
601
United States of America
United States of America, New Brunswick
329
299
267
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Norwich
333
296
342
Australia
Australia, Adelaide
336
381
425
Canada
Canada, Saskatoon
340
347
473
Australia
Australia, Adelaide
341
-
363
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London Borough of Harrow
342
344
412
United States of America
United States of America, Medford
345
379
312
Canada
Canada, Victoria
349
323
359
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
352
329
355
United States of America
United States of America, Bloomington
355
313
339
Canada
Canada, Toronto
364
354
456
United States of America
United States of America, Chicago
366
323
317
Germany
Germany, Munich
367
384
384
Jordan
Jordan, Amman
369
503
-
United States of America
United States of America, Washington
371
340
362
New Zealand
New Zealand, Christchurch
372
363
368
United States of America
United States of America, Jefferson City
372
363
-
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Canterbury
381
340
375
Australia
Australia, Sydney
384
379
501
Cyprus
Cyprus, Nicosia
389
369
473
United States of America
United States of America, Blacksburg
391
303
363
United States of America
United States of America, Santa Cruz
394
332
375
United States of America
United States of America, Boston
396
375
388
Germany
Germany, Bochum
397
375
416
Australia
Australia, Toowoomba
399
413
651
Turkey
Turkey, Istanbul
402
432
477
Australia
Australia, Canberra
404
424
511
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
408
375
343
New Zealand
New Zealand, Auckland
412
408
486
United States of America
United States of America, New York City
414
369
246
Canada
Canada, Montreal West
415
390
551
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Oxford
416
414
438
Turkey
Turkey, Istanbul
418
516
701
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Dundee
419
443
354
Ireland
Ireland, Dublin
421
437
471
Ireland
Ireland, Limerick
422
427
531
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Birmingham
423
448
561
Canada
Canada, Ottawa
424
445
433
Germany
Germany, Hannover
427
481
601
Germany
Germany, Würzburg
428
440
410
Australia
Australia, Applecross
437
433
561
United States of America
United States of America, Fort Collins
442
409
408
Australia
Australia, Townsville
445
416
461
Germany
Germany, Gießen
446
396
490
United States of America
United States of America, Lawrence
454
410
369
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Stirling
455
436
501
Canada
Canada, Guelph
458
490
591
United States of America
United States of America, Stony Brook
460
396
416
United States of America
United States of America, Buffalo
467
494
425
United States of America
United States of America, Buffalo
467
491
425
Germany
Germany, Konstanz
468
478
541
United States of America
United States of America, Pullman
469
419
443
United States of America
United States of America, Ames
470
400
481
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Colchester
472
461
465
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Bangor
474
483
601
Germany
Germany, Potsdam
476
460
601
Turkey
Turkey, Ankara
478
504
561
United States of America
United States of America, Knoxville
483
450
601
Germany
Germany, Mannheim
487
454
541
United States of America
United States of America, Honolulu
488
386
380
Australia
Australia, Rockhampton
495
589
651
United States of America
United States of America, Riverside
500
404
453
United States of America
United States of America, Golden
502
465
501
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Huddersfield
505
571
651
United States of America
United States of America, Newark
506
498
581
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, London
509
514
443
Australia
Australia, Perth
517
531
601
Turkey
Turkey, Tuzla
520
529
531
United Kingdom
United Kingdom, Hull
521
526
651
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