Update Date: 17th January 2023
The University Rankings play an important part in study abroad preparations for international students. Here, we are making a list of Top Universities in the world ranked by all the esteemed Ranking entities across the world. The list of Top Universities in the world includes the ranking from
- QS World University Rankings
- World University Rankings (THE), and
- ARWU World University Rankings
You can also compare the rankings of the universities from previous years, indicating if the university has progressed or the quality and overall rankings have declined. The Universities in USA are still holding their ground, with at least 2 to 3 Universities in top 5 for all the lists. In fact, more than 80 universities in USA are ranked among the Top 500 Universities in the World.
Top Universities in the World
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Ó£ÌÒµ¼º½
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QS Rank
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THE Rank
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ARWU
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2023
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2022
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2023
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2022
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2022
|
2021
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
|
United States
|
1
|
1
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5
|
5
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3
|
4
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University of Cambridge
|
United Kingdom
|
2
|
3
|
3
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5
|
4
|
3
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Stanford University
|
United States
|
=3
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3
|
3
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4
|
2
|
2
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University of Oxford
|
United Kingdom
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
7
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Harvard University
|
United States
|
5
|
5
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2
|
2
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1
|
1
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
|
United States
|
=6
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6
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6
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2
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9
|
9
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Imperial College London
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United Kingdom
|
=6
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7
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10
|
12
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23
|
25
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UCL
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United Kingdom
|
8
|
8
|
22
|
18
|
18
|
17
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ETH Zurich
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Switzerland
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
15
|
20
|
21
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University of Chicago
|
United States
|
10
|
10
|
13
|
10
|
10
|
10
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National University of Singapore (NUS)
|
Singapore
|
11
|
11
|
19
|
21
|
71
|
75
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Peking University
|
China
|
12
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
34
|
45
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University of Pennsylvania
|
United States
|
13
|
13
|
14
|
13
|
15
|
15
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Tsinghua University
|
China
|
14
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
26
|
28
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The University of Edinburgh
|
United Kingdom
|
15
|
16
|
29
|
30
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35
|
38
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EPFL
|
Switzerland
|
=16
|
14
|
41
|
40
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101-150
|
91
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Princeton University
|
United States
|
=16
|
20
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
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Yale University
|
United States
|
18
|
14
|
9
|
9
|
11
|
11
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)
|
Singapore
|
19
|
12
|
36
|
46
|
88
|
81
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Cornell University
|
United States
|
20
|
21
|
20
|
22
|
12
|
12
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The University of Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong SAR
|
21
|
22
|
31
|
30
|
96
|
101-150
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Columbia University
|
United States
|
22
|
19
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
8
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The University of Tokyo
|
Japan
|
23
|
23
|
39
|
35
|
24
|
24
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Johns Hopkins University
|
United States
|
24
|
25
|
15
|
13
|
14
|
16
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
|
United States
|
25
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
28
|
26
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Université PSL
|
France
|
26
|
44
|
47
|
40
|
40
|
38
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University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
|
United States
|
27
|
32
|
8
|
8
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5
|
5
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The University of Manchester
|
United Kingdom
|
28
|
27
|
54
|
50
|
38
|
35
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Seoul National University
|
South Korea
|
29
|
36
|
56
|
54
|
98
|
101-150
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Australian National University
|
Australia
|
30
|
27
|
62
|
54
|
79
|
76
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McGill University
|
Canada
|
31
|
27
|
46
|
44
|
73
|
67
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Northwestern University
|
United States
|
32
|
30
|
26
|
24
|
30
|
34
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The University of Melbourne
|
Australia
|
33
|
37
|
34
|
33
|
32
|
33
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Fudan University
|
China
|
=34
|
31
|
51
|
60
|
67
|
77
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University of Toronto
|
Canada
|
=34
|
26
|
18
|
18
|
22
|
22
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Kyoto University
|
Japan
|
36
|
33
|
68
|
61
|
41
|
37
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King's College London
|
United Kingdom
|
37
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
48
|
47
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
|
Hong Kong
|
38
|
39
|
45
|
49
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101-150
|
101-150
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New York University (NYU)
|
United States
|
39
|
42
|
24
|
26
|
25
|
27
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
|
Hong Kong SAR
|
40
|
34
|
58
|
66
|
96
|
101-150
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The University of Sydney
|
Australia
|
41
|
38
|
71
|
58
|
60
|
69
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KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
|
South Korea
|
=42
|
41
|
91
|
99
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201-300
|
201-300
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Zhejiang University
|
China
|
=42
|
45
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501-600
|
75
|
36
|
52
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
|
United States
|
44
|
40
|
21
|
20
|
13
|
14
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The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
|
Australia
|
45
|
43
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1001-1200
|
1001-1200
|
64
|
65
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
|
China
|
46
|
50
|
52
|
84
|
54
|
59
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University of British Columbia
|
Canada
|
47
|
46
|
40
|
37
|
44
|
42
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Institut Polytechnique de Paris
|
France
|
48
|
49
|
95
|
91
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301-400
|
301-400
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Technical University of Munich
|
Germany
|
49
|
50
|
30
|
38
|
56
|
52
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Duke University
|
United States
|
=50
|
52
|
25
|
23
|
31
|
32
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The University of Queensland
|
Australia
|
=50
|
47
|
53
|
54
|
47
|
51
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