QS World University Rankings 2026

World University Rankings

Discover and compare the world's top 1,504 universities by academic reputation, research, and employability

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Rank	University	Country	Score	Academic	Employer
#31	King's College LondonLondon	United Kingdom	88.3	96.2	91.8
#=32	Australian National University (ANU)Canberra	Australia	87.4	97.9	82.6
#=32	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	87.4	94.2	67.3
#34	The University of EdinburghEdinburgh	United Kingdom	87.2	99.6	98.2
#35	The University of ManchesterManchester	United Kingdom	86.4	98.6	98.8
#=36	Monash UniversityMelbourne	Australia	85.8	95.7	87.5
#=36	The University of TokyoTokyo	Japan	85.8	100.0	99.9
#=38	Columbia UniversityNew York City	United States	85.6	99.9	99.9
#=38	Seoul National UniversitySeoul	South Korea	85.6	99.7	99.1
#40	University of British ColumbiaVancouver	Canada	85.5	99.6	96.5
#41	Institut Polytechnique de ParisParis	France	85.4	58.1	99.8
#=42	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	United States	85.1	92.2	89.4
#=42	The University of QueenslandBrisbane City	Australia	85.1	94.3	79.5
#44	The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	84.8	89.4	69.7
#45	University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor	United States	84.7	99.3	98.5
#46	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Los Angeles	United States	84.4	100.0	100.0
#=47	Delft University of TechnologyDelft	Netherlands	84.3	86.2	90.4
#=47	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai	China (Mainland)	84.3	92.7	93.8
#49	Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou	China (Mainland)	84.0	87.0	97.2
#50	Yonsei UniversitySeoul	South Korea	82.9	91.6	97.8
#51	University of BristolBristol	United Kingdom	82.5	87.3	89.4
#52	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh	United States	82.3	80.1	94.4
#53	University of AmsterdamAmsterdam	Netherlands	81.5	92.5	72.6
#54	The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	81.2	81.2	47.5
#55	New York University (NYU)New York City	United States	81.1	98.6	99.9
#56	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)London	United Kingdom	80.5	80.6	99.4
#57	Kyoto UniversityKyoto	Japan	80.2	99.7	99.3
#=58	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich	Germany	80.1	97.1	95.5
#=58	Universiti Malaya (UM)Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	80.1	92.3	96.7
#60	KU LeuvenLeuven	Belgium	79.7	93.0	63.5