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Universities Location 2020 2019 2018
Cambridge, MA, United States 1 1 1
Stanford, CA, United States 2 2 2
Cambridge, MA, United States 3 3 3
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom 4 5 6
Pasadena, CA, United States 5 4 4
Zürich, Switzerland 6 7 10
Cambridge, ENG, United Kingdom 7 6 5
London, ENG, United Kingdom 8 10 7
London, ENG, United Kingdom 9 8 8
Chicago, IL, United States 10 9 9
Singapore, Singapore 11 12 11
Singapore, Singapore 11 11 15
Princeton, NJ, United States 13 13 13
Ithaca, NY, United States 14 14 14
Philadelphia, PA, United States 15 19 19
Beijing, China 16 17 25
New Haven, CT, United States 17 15 16
New York City, NY, United States 18 16 18
Lausanne, Switzerland 18 22 12
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 20 18 23
Ann Arbor, MI, United States 21 20 21
Beijing, China 22 30 38
Tokyo, Japan 22 23 28
Baltimore, MD, United States 24 21 17
Durham, NC, United States 25 26 21
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 25 25 26
Manchester, ENG, United Kingdom 27 29 34
Berkeley, CA, United States 28 27 27
Canberra, 01, Australia 29 24 20
Toronto, Canada 29 28 31
Evanston, IL, United States 31 34 28
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 32 37 30
London, ENG, United Kingdom 33 31 23
Kyoto, Japan 33 35 36
Montréal, Canada 35 33 32
Los Angeles, CA, United States 35 32 33
Seoul, South Korea 37 36 36
Melbourne, 07, Australia 38 39 -
Melbourne, 07, Australia 38 39 41
New York City, NY, United States 39 43 52
Shanghai, China 40 44 40
Daejeon, South Korea 41 40 41
Sydney, 02, Australia 42 42 50
Sydney, 02, Australia 43 45 45
London, ENG, United Kingdom 44 38 35
San Diego, CA, United States 45 41 38
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 46 49 46
Brisbane, 04, Australia 47 48 47
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 48 46 47
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom 49 51 44
Delft, Netherlands 50 52 54
Vancouver, Canada 51 47 51
Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR) 52 55 49
Paris, France 53 50 -
Hangzhou, China 54 68 87
München, Germany 55 61 64
Madison, WI, United States 56 53 55
Providence, RI, United States 57 56 53
Melbourne, 07, Australia 58 59 60
Tokyo, Japan 58 58 56
Palaiseau, France 60 65 59
Shanghai, China 60 59 62
Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom 62 54 57
München, Germany 63 62 66
Amsterdam, Netherlands 64 57 58
Austin, TX, United States 65 63 67
Heidelberg, Germany 66 64 68
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 67 69 65
Seattle, WA, United States 68 66 61
Taipei, Taiwan 69 72 76
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 70 87 114
Osaka-shi, Japan 71 67 63
Atlanta, GA, United States 72 69 70
Copenhagen, Denmark 72 79 73
Buenos Aires, Argentina 74 73 75
Urbana, IL, United States 75 71 69
Zürich (Kreis 1), Switzerland 76 78 73
Paris, France 77 - 131
Durham, ENG, United Kingdom 78 74 78
Sheffield, ENG, United Kingdom 78 75 82
Leuven, Belgium 80 81 71
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 81 79 84
Sendai-shi, Japan 82 77 76
Seoul, South Korea 83 86 90
Moscow, Russia 84 90 95
Houston, TX, United States 85 87 89
Perth, 08, Australia 86 91 93
Namyangju, South Korea 87 83 71
Auckland, New Zealand 88 85 82
Hefei, China 89 98 97
Chapel Hill, NC, United States 90 83 80
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 91 106 95
Lund, Sweden 92 92 78
University Park, PA, United States 93 95 93
Leeds, ENG, United Kingdom 93 93 101
Seoul, South Korea 95 100 108
Nottingham, ENG, United Kingdom 96 82 84
Southampton, ENG, United Kingdom 97 96 102
Boston, MA, United States 98 93 81
Stockholm, Sweden 98 104 98
St Andrews, SCT, United Kingdom 100 97 92
Columbus, OH, United States 101 89 86
Eindhoven, Netherlands 102 99 104
Mexico City, Mexico 103 113 122
Davis, CA, United States 104 100 118
Seoul, South Korea 104 107 106
Adelaide, 05, Australia 106 114 109
Helsinki, Finland 107 110 102
Dublin, Ireland 108 104 88
Saint Louis, MO, United States 108 100 100
Genève, Switzerland 110 108 98
West Lafayette, IN, United States 111 100 105
Copenhagen, Denmark 112 112 116
Edmonton, Canada 113 109 90
Groningen, Netherlands 114 120 113
Nagoya, Japan 115 111 116
São Paulo, Brazil 116 118 121
Uppsala, Sweden 116 117 112
Leiden, Netherlands 118 122 109
Oslo, Norway 119 135 142
Berlin, Germany 120 121 120
Nanjing, China 120 122 114
Utrecht, Netherlands 120 124 109
Bern, Switzerland 123 139 167
Karlsruhe, Germany 124 116 107
Wageningen, Netherlands 125 125 124
London, ENG, United Kingdom 126 119 127
Santiago, Chile 127 132 137
Lancaster, ENG, United Kingdom 128 131 135
Los Angeles, CA, United States 129 115 132
Berlin Steglitz, Germany 130 130 125
Gent, Belgium 130 138 125
Sapporo, Japan 132 128 122
Fukuoka, Japan 132 126 128
Helsinki, Finland 134 140 137
Santa Barbara, CA, United States 135 132 134
College Park, MD, United States 136 126 129
Montréal, Canada 137 149 130
Aachen, Germany 138 144 141
Göteborg, Sweden 140 128 133
Hamilton, Canada 140 146 140
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 140 136 142
Sydney, 02, Australia 140 160 176
East Lansing, MI, United States 144 141 149
Aarhus, Denmark 145 141 119
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom 146 141 161
Berlin, Germany 147 147 144
York, ENG, United Kingdom 148 134 135
Milano, Italy 149 156 170
Seoul, South Korea 150 151 155
Basel, Switzerland 151 160 149
Mumbai, India 152 162 179
Lausanne, Switzerland 153 149 146
Cardiff, WLS, United Kingdom 154 145 137
Vienna, Austria 154 175 154
Atlanta, GA, United States 156 148 147
Minneapolis, MN, United States 156 156 163
Monterrey, Mexico 158 178 199
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 159 202 229
Lyon, France 160 153 157
Kampung Baru Subang, Malaysia 160 184 230
Jerusalem, Israel 162 154 145
Exeter, ENG, United Kingdom 163 154 158
Bergen, Norway 163 171 164
George Town, Malaysia 165 207 264
Barcelona, Spain 165 166 156
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 167 165 153
Gainesville, FL, United States 167 180 178
Freiburg, Germany 169 186 171
Tübingen, Germany 169 168 164
Rochester, NY, United States 171 184 186
Bath, ENG, United Kingdom 172 158 160
Hsinchu, Taiwan 173 163 161
Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom 173 180 202
Waterloo, Canada 173 163 152
Dunedin, New Zealand 176 175 151
Pisa, Italy 177 167 -
Bologna, Italy 177 180 -
Cleveland, OH, United States 179 186 213
Dresden, Germany 179 191 281
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom 181 151 173
New Delhi, India 182 172 172
Rotterdam, Netherlands 183 179 147
Bangalore, India 184 170 190
Dublin, Ireland 185 193 168
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 186 231 267
Enschede, Netherlands 186 172 179
Barcelona, Spain 188 193 195
College Station, TX, United States 189 203 195
Santiago, Chile 189 208 201
Stockholm, Sweden 191 200 195
Alcobendas, Spain 192 159 187
Vienna, Austria 192 199 182
Aberdeen, SCT, United Kingdom 194 172 158
Brussels, Belgium 195 188 182
Tokyo, Japan 196 208 203
Göttingen, Germany 197 197 181
Cape Town, South Africa 198 200 191
Charlottesville, VA, United States 198 192 173
Tokyo, Japan 200 198 192
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 200 189 173
Nashville, TN, United States 200 195 212
Roma, Italy 203 217 215
Pisa, Italy 204 175 192
Reading, ENG, United Kingdom 205 195 188
Boulder, CO, United States 206 190 182
Hanover, NH, United States 207 183 169
Newcastle, 02, Australia 207 214 224
South Bend, IN, United States 210 212 216
London, Canada 211 214 210
Madrid, Spain 212 206 233
Wollongong, 02, Australia 212 218 232
Campinas, Brazil 214 204 182
Tempe Junction, AZ, United States 215 212 209
Wellington, New Zealand 215 221 219
Nijmegen, Netherlands 217 204 204
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 217 228 253
Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel 219 230 205
Irvine, CA, United States 219 169 164
Amsterdam, Netherlands 219 231 218
Loughborough, ENG, United Kingdom 222 218 234
Antwerpen, Belgium 223 223 210
Brisbane, 04, Australia 224 244 247
Tainan, Taiwan 225 234 222
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 226 226 227
Hsinchu, Taiwan 227 208 207
Christchurch, New Zealand 227 231 214
Hamburg, Germany 227 223 223
Perth, 08, Australia 230 250 262
Akademgorodok, Russia 231 244 250
Chicago, IL, United States 231 214 -
Calgary, Canada 233 229 217
Saint Petersburg, Russia 234 235 240
Padua, Italy 234 249 296
Bogotá, Colombia 234 272 256
Sydney, 02, Australia 237 250 240
Melbourne, 07, Australia 238 250 247
Maastricht, Netherlands 239 211 200
Kingston, Canada 239 239 224
Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom 239 223 238
Paris, France 242 221 220
Bonn, Germany 243 255 239
Beirut, Lebanon 244 237 235
Pamplona, Spain 245 242 270
Brighton, ENG, United Kingdom 246 227 228
Bangkok, Thailand 247 271 245
Seoul, South Korea 247 264 256
Paris, France 249 - -
Champs-sur-Marne, France 250 263 270
Brussels, Belgium 251 239 205
Taipei, Taiwan 251 257 264
Paris, France 253 - -
Medford, MA, United States 253 237 243
Bogotá, Colombia 253 275 254
Göteborg, Sweden 256 269 283
Haifa, Israel 257 247 224
Wuhan, China 257 257 282
Galway, Ireland 259 260 243
Darmstadt, Germany 260 253 272
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 261 277 299
New Brunswick, NJ, United States 262 283 283
Tucson, AZ, United States 262 246 230
Orsay, France 262 239 242
Shanghai, China 265 291 316
Innsbruck, Austria 266 279 286
Hamilton, New Zealand 266 274 292
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 268 315 451
Tomsk, Russia 268 277 323
Tsukuba, Japan 270 260 250
Burwood, 07, Australia 271 309 293
Chennai, India 271 264 264
South Miami, FL, United States 801 242 252
Adelaide, 05, Australia 274 264 279
Guildford, ENG, United Kingdom 274 248 264
Doha, Qatar 276 332 349
Beijing, China 277 292 256
Harbin, China 277 285 325
Stuttgart, Germany 279 260 259
Halifax, Canada 280 279 279
Khargapur, India 281 295 308
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 281 256 221
Ottawa, Canada 281 289 289
Moscow, Russia 284 299 291
Raleigh, NC, United States 285 279 263
Barcelona, Spain 285 298 296
Palmerston North, New Zealand 287 332 316
Taipei, Taiwan 287 292 329
Guangzhou, China 287 295 319
Turku, Finland 287 285 276
Prague, Czech Republic 291 317 314
Kanpur, India 291 283 293
London, ENG, United Kingdom 291 236 259
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 291 279 54
Hobart, 06, Australia 291 287 313
Jakarta, Indonesia 296 292 277
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 296 268 277
Madrid, Spain 298 253 281
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 298 323 349
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain 300 275 275
Tartu, Estonia 301 321 314
Dolgoprudnyy, Russia 302 312 355
Milano, Italy 302 325 325
Dundee, SCT, United Kingdom 302 272 267
Paris, France 305 299 269
Amherst Center, MA, United States 305 259 249
Xi'an, China 307 313 344
Köln, Germany 308 306 331
London, ENG, United Kingdom 309 288 296
Cork, Ireland 310 338 283
Graz, Austria 311 363 501
Bloomington, IN, United States 312 323 304
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 314 302 312
Bang Yai, Thailand 314 380 334
Burnaby, Canada 314 264 245
Norwich, ENG, United Kingdom 314 269 274
Mannheim, Germany 314 338 388
Erlangen, Germany 319 299 287
Southport, 04, Australia 320 329 325
Jakarta, Indonesia 320 391 401
Gwangju, South Korea 322 315 339
Moscow, Russia 322 343 382
Aalborg, Denmark 324 343 379
Linköping, Sweden 324 302 287
Honolulu, HI, United States 326 302 341
Blacksburg, VA, United States 327 338 367
London, ENG, United Kingdom 328 306 308
Moscow, Russia 329 329 373
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 329 350 390
Seoul, South Korea 331 319 299
Bandung, Indonesia 331 359 331
Hiroshima, Japan 334 321 322
Madrid, Spain 335 - -
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 336 345 352
Valencia, Spain 336 310 373
Kraków, Poland 338 411 461
Lisbon, Portugal 338 355 305
Jena, Germany 340 326 341
Umeå, Sweden 340 338 338
Buffalo, NY, United States 340 313 318
Ulm, Germany 340 332 357
Boston, MA, United States 344 326 346
Jyväskylä, Finland 346 336 357
Münster, Germany 347 329 308
Turin, Italy 348 387 307
London, ENG, United Kingdom 349 351 343
Warsaw, Poland 349 394 411
Minsk, Belarus 351 354 334
Grenoble, France 351 289 236
Porto, Portugal 353 328 301
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 353 345 391
Prague, Czech Republic 355 - -
Christchurch, New Zealand 356 317 319
Bagong Pagasa, Philippines 356 384 367
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 358 361 311
London Borough of Harrow, ENG, United Kingdom 359 332 346
Trondheim, Norway 359 363 259
Stony Brook, NY, United States 359 349 382
Tokyo, Japan 359 352 367
New York City, NY, United States 359 - -
Victoria, Canada 364 359 346
Yekaterinburg, Russia 364 412 491
Moscow, Russia 366 355 373
Santa Cruz, CA, United States 367 336 301
Tianjin, China 368 338 344
Canterbury, ENG, United Kingdom 368 355 373
Colchester, ENG, United Kingdom 370 355 347
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 371 376 411
Lawrence, KS, United States 372 367 386
Odense, Denmark 372 376 384
Oulu, Finland 374 376 411
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom 376 363 361
Townsville, 04, Australia 377 369 367
Storrs, CT, United States 377 373 421
As Sib, Oman 379 450 451
Taipei, Taiwan 379 362 398
Strasbourg, France 379 348 303
Roorkee, India 383 381 431
Troy, NY, United States 383 345 364
Melbourne, 07, Australia 383 387 421
Buenos Aires, Argentina 383 420 431
Tomsk, Russia 387 373 386
Macao, Macao (SAR) 387 443 501
Tromsø, Norway 389 369 367
Pisa, Italy 389 422 421
Trento, Italy 389 426 441
Kazan, Russia 392 439 441
Moscow, Russia 392 446 501
Denver, CO, United States 392 397 394
Kobe, Japan 395 352 351
Tampere, Finland 395 - -
Cairo, Egypt 395 420 395
St. Gallen, Switzerland 398 375 372
Winston-Salem, NC, United States 398 387 411
Retiro, Argentina 400 - -
Wuhan, China 400 415 471
Melbourne, 07, Australia 400 397 360
Islamabad, Pakistan 400 417 431
Johannesburg, South Africa 400 381 364
Pullman, WA, United States 400 391 401
Coimbra, Portugal 406 407 401
Tehran, Iran 407 432 471
Knoxville, TN, United States 407 419 451
Mainz, Germany 410 407 398
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 410 402 388
Seoul, South Korea 412 397 -
Linz, Austria 412 456 471
Shanghai, China 412 422 421
Tilburg, Netherlands 412 319 357
Ottawa, Canada 416 402 378
London, ENG, United Kingdom 417 396 398
Beersheba, Israel 419 407 352
New Orleans, LA, United States 419 412 451
Chicago, IL, United States 421 426 395
Iowa City, IA, United States 421 435 421
Lisbon, Portugal 421 405 361
Adelaide, 05, Australia 424 478 551
Konstanz, Germany 424 397 385
Naples, Italy 424 472 481
Taoyuan City, Taiwan 427 415 391
Stellenbosch, South Africa 427 405 361
Dublin, Ireland 429 422 391
Tianjin, China 429 443 471
Liège, Belgium 429 391 319
Newton, MA, United States 432 376 339
Bochum, Germany 432 372 401
Zaragoza, Spain 432 412 461
Madrid, Spain 435 470 491
Beijing, China 436 464 451
Saint Petersburg, Russia 436 511 601
Saint Petersburg, Russia 439 404 401
Saskatoon, Canada 439 461 451
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 442 381 373
Auckland, New Zealand 442 464 441
Gold Coast, 04, Australia 442 443 431
Chiba, Japan 442 464 501
Fort Collins, CO, United States 442 450 481
Tallahassee, FL, United States 448 472 431
Tokyo, Japan 448 456 421
Florence, Italy 448 501 461
Istanbul, Turkey 451 448 431
Moscow, Russia 451 476 501
Xiamen, China 451 476 431
Seoul, South Korea 454 432 471
Athens, Greece 454 446 401
Sogang University Seoul, South Korea 454 435 441
Riverside, CA, United States 454 384 323
Bordeaux, France 458 489 501
Vilnius, Lithuania 458 488 401
Baltimore Highlands, MD, United States 460 453 481
Corvallis, OR, United States 461 450 441
Beijing, China 462 491 551
Seoul, South Korea 462 456 501
Montreal West, Canada 462 464 431
Swansea, WLS, United Kingdom 462 435 431
Beijing, China 462 500 551
Würzburg, Germany 462 521 481
Waltham, MA, United States 468 429 411
Jamundí, Colombia 468 521 461
Saarbrücken, Germany 468 461 501
Jinan, China 468 541 551
Sydney, 02, Australia 468 498 551
Yokohama, Japan 468 460 501
Lima, Peru 474 551 431
Athens, GA, United States 474 431 421
Singapore, Singapore 477 500 441
Kiel, Germany 478 453 431
Stirling, SCT, United Kingdom 478 417 401
Guangzhou, China 480 541 551
São Paulo, Brazil 482 491 491
Perai, Malaysia 482 521 601
Aberystwyth, WLS, United Kingdom 484 432 481
Taoyuan City, Taiwan 484 429 481
Jilin City, China 484 475 491
Canberra, 01, Australia 484 601 551
Detroit, MI, United States 484 439 461
Azadshahr, Iran 489 498 501
Santiago, Chile 489 511 451
Marseille, France 491 453 411
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Gubbi, India 491 472 501
Lappeenranta, Finland 491 521 501
Newark, DE, United States 491 439 421
Montevideo, Uruguay 491 531 501
Prague, Czech Republic 498 531 491
Joensuu, Finland 498 481 451
Montpellier, France 498 422 381
Ankara, Turkey 501 456 421
Lyon, France 501 478 451
Nanjing, China 501 511 501
Alcalá de Henares, Spain 501 481 551
Johannesburg, South Africa 501 551 601
Szeged, Hungary 501 470 501
Richardson, TX, United States 501 426 421
Ames, IA, United States 511 489 471
Halle, Germany 511 561 461
Taipei, Taiwan 511 561 601
Quaid-i-azam University Islamabad, Pakistan 511 551 651
Subang Jaya, Malaysia 511 601 -
Roma, Italy 511 511 461
Toulouse, France 511 521 501
San Pedro, Costa Rica 511 501 411
Milano, Italy 511 491 481
Granada, Spain 511 495 501
Ulsan, South Korea 511 501 551
Toronto, Canada 511 481 441
Bangor, WLS, United Kingdom 521 435 441
Braunschweig, Germany 521 500 501
Cairo, Egypt 521 521 481
Incheon, South Korea 521 551 601
Gießen, Germany 521 551 551
Busan, South Korea 521 501 491
Tuzla, Turkey 521 501 461
Saratov, Russia 521 501 551
Bremen, Germany 521 511 481
Limerick, Ireland 521 511 501
Warsaw, Poland 521 601 601
Paris, France 531 531 551
Worcester, MA, United States 531 461 501
Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom 531 571 551
Shanghai, China 531 501 501
Vladivostok, Russia 531 541 601
Kumamoto, Japan 531 511 551
Nagasaki, Japan 531 521 551
Beijing, China 531 521 481
Leipzig, Germany 531 581 501
Turku, Finland 541 531 551
Graz, Austria 541 561 471
Rostov-on-Don, Russia 541 531 551
Kiev, Ukraine 541 531 411
Shah Alam, Malaysia 541 - -
Bayreuth, Germany 541 601 551
Turin, Italy 541 571 551
Ramat Gan, Israel 551 601 551
Shangyu, China 551 531 551
Bethlehem, PA, United States 551 501 501
Brno, Czech Republic 551 571 551
Taipei, Taiwan 551 601 601
Osaka-shi, Japan 551 541 551
Medellín, Colombia 551 - -
Aveiro, Portugal 551 531 501
Columbia, MO, United States 551 591 601
Pretoria, South Africa 551 561 501
Thessaloníki, Greece 561 561 501
Philadelphia, PA, United States 561 501 501
Okayama, Japan 561 511 501
Beirut, Lebanon 561 - -
New York City, NY, United States 561 531 601
Universidad ANAHUAC Mexico City, Mexico 561 581 601
Nice, France 561 - -
Cincinnati, OH, United States 561 541 501
Lincoln, NE, United States 561 551 501
Québec, Canada 561 541 501
Columbia, SC, United States 561 561 601
Jeonju, South Korea 571 571 501
Dalian, China 571 571 551
Seoul, South Korea 571 581 651
Applecross, 02, Australia 571 591 501
Burlington, VT, United States 571 531 551
Guelph, Canada 571 581 491
Boston, MA, United States 571 581 601
Norman, OK, United States 571 495 501
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 581 501 551
Kanazawa, Japan 581 561 551
Syracuse, NY, United States 581 551 501
Fribourg, Switzerland 581 601 501
Pavia, Italy 581 581 551
Valencia, Spain 581 561 551
Barcelona, Spain 591 541 -
London Borough of Sutton, ENG, United Kingdom 591 591 501
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 591 601 551
Ankara, Turkey 591 551 471
Mons, Belgium 591 591 551
Kuala Kedah, Malaysia 591 601 701
Ljubljana, Slovenia 591 651 651
Milano, Italy 591 601 651
Vilnius, Lithuania 591 581 551
Suwon, South Korea 601 651 651
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 601 561 601
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 601 541 471
Jakarta, Indonesia 601 - -
Chiang Mai, Thailand 601 651 551
Potsdam, NY, United States 601 601 651
Williamsburg, VA, United States 601 581 551
Rockhampton, 04, Australia 601 601 601
Gifu University Gifu, Japan 601 651 651
Tehran, Iran 601 601 551
Keele, ENG, United Kingdom 601 601 601
Daegu, South Korea 601 651 701
Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia 601 601 701
Houghton, MI, United States 601 591 551
Niigata, Japan 601 651 701
Olomouc, Czech Republic 601 651 701
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 601 601 501
Chengdu, China 601 601 551
Northampton, MA, United States 601 601 701
Tallinn, Estonia 601 601 601
Bangkok, Thailand 601 601 601
New York City, NY, United States 601 601 501
Albuquerque, NM, United States 601 494 461
Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan 601 651 651
Coleraine, NIR, United Kingdom 601 601 601
Guadalajara, Mexico 601 751 801
Bradford, ENG, United Kingdom 601 591 601
Debrecen, Hungary 601 601 651
Essen, Germany 601 601 601
University of Jordan Amman, Jordan 601 601 551
Lexington, KY, United States 601 551 551
Velden am Wörthersee, Austria 601 701 751
Winnipeg, Canada 601 601 551
Eugene, OR, United States 601 581 551
Portsmouth, ENG, United Kingdom 601 601 601
Regensburg, Germany 601 571 501
Salamanca, Spain 601 591 601
Sevilla, Spain 601 601 601
University, FL, United States 601 521 501
University of Tehran Tehran, Iran 601 - -
Tehran, Iran 601 701 601
Melbourne, 07, Australia 601 651 701
Richmond, VA, United States 601 601 651
Worcester, MA, United States 601 601 651
Surabaya, Indonesia 651 751 701
Istanbul, Turkey 651 571 491
Brno, Czech Republic 651 651 601
Ottawa, Canada 651 651 651
Darwin, 03, Australia 651 651 651
Beijing, China 651 651 701
Perth, 08, Australia 651 751 751
Budapest, Hungary 651 701 651
Belo Oriente, Brazil 651 601 551
Porto Alegre, Brazil 651 601 501
Indianapolis, IN, United States 651 561 601
Mexico City, Mexico 651 651 651
Mexico City, Mexico 651 651 651
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 651 651 701
Istanbul, Turkey 651 651 601
Jadavpur University Kolkata, India 651 601 601
Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan 651 651 601
Kagoshima, Japan 651 601 651
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 651 - -
Hannover, Germany 651 551 401
Baton Rouge, LA, United States 651 651 651
Rolla, MO, United States 651 701 651
Athens, Greece 651 651 651
Taichung, Taiwan 651 651 601
Osaka-shi, Japan 651 601 701
Marburg, Germany 651 601 551
Samara, Russia 651 701 801
Seoul, South Korea 651 651 551
Hoboken, NJ, United States 651 651 651
Philadelphia, PA, United States 651 651 651
Universidad de Antioquia Medellín, Colombia 651 701 601
Mexico City, Mexico 651 701 601
Lyon, France 651 601 501
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 651 751 751
Denver, CO, United States 651 651 701
Genoa, Italy 651 701 701
Haifa, Israel 651 651 601
Ostfildern, Germany 651 495 501
Houston, TX, United States 651 651 601
Braga, Portugal 651 651 651
Pécs, Hungary 651 701 751
Plymouth, ENG, United Kingdom 651 601 701
Santiago de Compostela, Spain 651 581 601
Seoul, South Korea 651 651 651
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 651 651 701
Sherbrooke, Canada 651 651 601
Lejona, Spain 651 601 651
London, ENG, United Kingdom 651 601 551
Windsor, Canada 651 651 651
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 651 701 -
Beijing, China 701 751 701
Bournemouth, ENG, United Kingdom 701 701 701
Changsha, China 701 801 801
Gwangju, South Korea 701 651 601
Chungnam National University Seoul, South Korea 701 701 801
Clemson, SC, United States 701 701 701
Cheonan, South Korea 701 701 701
Florianópolis, Brazil 701 751 751
Atlanta, GA, United States 701 701 751
Manhattan, KS, United States 701 751 751
Lahore, Pakistan 701 701 701
London, ENG, United Kingdom 701 751 801
Karnal, India 701 751 701
Maynooth, Ireland 701 701 701
St. John's, Canada 701 651 701
Kiev, Ukraine 701 601 501
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom 701 701 751
Nottingham, ENG, United Kingdom 701 801 801
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile 701 751 701
Riga, Latvia 701 751 651
Shenzhen, China 701 - -
Dallas, TX, United States 701 651 701
Sumy State University Sumy, Ukraine 701 751 801
Tuscaloosa, AL, United States 701 701 651
Hull, ENG, United Kingdom 701 591 601
Tarragona, Spain 701 - -
Albany, NY, United States 701 651 651
Alicante, Spain 701 - -
Orlando, FL, United States 701 751 701
London, ENG, United Kingdom 701 701 801
Guadalajara, Mexico 701 751 801
Huddersfield, ENG, United Kingdom 701 701 751
Lille, France 701 651 -
Patras, Greece 701 701 701
Potsdam, Germany 701 601 461
Siena, Italy 701 701 801
Trieste, Italy 701 701 701
Tulsa, OK, United States 701 701 751
Laramie, WY, United States 701 651 701
V~ung Tàu, Vietnam 701 701 -
Yoshida, Japan 701 701 751
Chennai, India 751 751 651
Bielefeld, Germany 751 701 651
Provo, UT, United States 751 801 751
Venice, Italy 751 751 701
Chongqing, China 751 801 801
Bratislava, Slovakia 751 751 701
Dublin, Ireland 751 751 651
University Park, FL, United States 751 801 751
Maebashi, Japan 751 701 751
Düsseldorf, Germany 751 701 651
Kaunas, Lithuania 751 751 701
Lanzhou, China 751 601 601
City of London, ENG, United Kingdom 751 751 701
Evanston, IL, United States 751 801 751
Manchester, ENG, United Kingdom 751 801 801
Newark, NJ, United States 751 751 801
Stillwater, OK, United States 751 751 801
Quito, Ecuador 751 701 701
Nagano-shi, Japan 751 801 801
Bratislava, Slovakia 751 751 -
Sofia, Bulgaria 751 801 701
Lismore, 02, Australia 751 801 801
Liberec, Czech Republic 751 - -
Dortmund, Germany 751 701 601
Puebla, Mexico 751 751 801
Bogotá, Colombia 751 801 801
Nancy, France 751 801 751
Kuantan, Malaysia 751 - -
Brescia, Italy 751 701 751
Rethymno, Greece 751 651 651
London, ENG, United Kingdom 751 701 801
Hatfield, ENG, United Kingdom 751 751 751
Maribor, Slovenia 751 801 801
Modena, Italy 751 801 701
Perugia, Italy 751 751 751
Rostock, Germany 751 701 801
Salzburg, Austria 751 751 751
Toowoomba, 04, Australia 751 751 751
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom 751 - -
Zagreb, Croatia 751 801 601
Yokohama, Japan 751 701 751
Poznan, Poland 801 801 801
Kraków, Poland 801 801 801
Cairo, Egypt 801 701 701
Alexandria, Egypt 801 801 751
Coimbatore, India 801 801 -
Ankara, Turkey 801 801 801
Athens, Greece 801 801 801
Auburn, AL, United States 801 801 801
Valdivia, Chile 801 801 801
Brisbane, 04, Australia 801 801 801
Baku, Azerbaijan 801 801 801
Varanasi, India 801 801 801
Waco, TX, United States 801 801 801
Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing, China 801 751 651
Minsk, Belarus 801 801 751
Binghamton, NY, United States 801 801 801
Pilani, India 801 801 801
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 801 - -
Budapest, Hungary 801 801 751
Canterbury, ENG, United Kingdom 801 - -
Lisbon, Portugal 801 751 651
Budapest, Hungary 801 801 801
Kraków, Poland 801 801 -
Prague, Czech Republic 801 - -
Manila, Philippines 801 801 701
Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom 801 - -
Diego Portales University Santiago, Chile 801 801 751
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 801 801 801
Curitiba, Brazil 801 801 801
Federal University of Pernambuco Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha, Brazil 801 801 801
Vitorino Freire, Brazil 801 801 801
Valparaíso, Chile 801 801 801
Manhattan, NY, United States 801 801 801
Gdansk, Poland 801 - -
Fairfax, VA, United States 801 801 801
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 801 - -
Istanbul, Turkey 801 801 751
Istanbul, Turkey 801 801 801
Bangkok, Thailand 801 801 751
Kent, OH, United States 801 751 801
Khon Kaen, Thailand 801 801 801
Bangkok, Thailand 801 801 801
Kuwait City, Kuwait 801 801 651
Kyoto, Japan 801 801 -
Fukuoka, Japan 801 801 801
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom 801 - -
Lódz, Poland 801 801 -
Milwaukee, WI, United States 801 801 801
London, ENG, United Kingdom 801 751 701
Melaka, Malaysia 801 801 -
Ma-kung, Taiwan 801 801 -
Córdoba, Argentina 801 801 701
Toru´n, Poland 801 801 801
Athens, OH, United States 801 801 801
Bari, Italy 801 - -
Porto Alegre, Brazil 801 801 801
Poznan, Poland 801 801 -
Hat Yai, Thailand 801 801 801
Grahamstown, South Africa 801 801 701
Riga, Latvia 801 801 -
Tokyo, Japan 801 - -
Rio de Janeiro State University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 801 801 801
Kyoto, Japan 801 - 801
Aberdeen, SCT, United Kingdom 801 801 801
Toronto, Canada 801 801 801
Saitama, Japan 801 801 801
San Diego, CA, United States 801 801 801
Pune, India 801 801 801
Seoul, South Korea 801 801 801
Tehran, Iran 801 801 801
Sheffield, ENG, United Kingdom 801 - -
Shiraz, Iran 801 801 -
Shinagawa-ku, Japan 801 751 701
Chelyabinsk, Russia 801 - -
Talca, Chile 801 801 801
Tallinn, Estonia 801 801 -
Lubbock, TX, United States 801 701 701
Košice, Slovakia 801 801 -
Missoula, MT, United States 801 801 801
Oviedo, Spain 801 801 801
Tokyo, Japan 801 801 801
Tokyo, Japan 801 751 701
Toulouse, France 801 801 751
León, Mexico 801 801 801
Mexico City, Mexico 801 751 751
Ciudad Real, Spain 801 801 801
Montevideo, Uruguay 801 801 701
Rosario, Argentina 801 801 801
Universidade da Coruña Corunna, Spain 801 801 801
Londrina, Brazil 801 801 801
Poitiers, France 801 801 801
Rennes, France 801 701 651
Lyon, France 801 801 751
Putrajaya, Malaysia 801 701 -
Kampar, Malaysia 801 - -
Cluj-Napoca, Romania 801 801 801
Fayetteville, AR, United States 801 801 801
Dar Kulayb, Bahrain 801 801 801
Bari, Italy 801 801 801
Belgrade, Serbia 801 801 801
Brasília, Brazil 801 751 651
Brighton, ENG, United Kingdom 801 751 701
Bucharest, Romania 801 801 701
University of Calcutta Kolkata, India 801 801 751
Catania, Italy 801 801 801
Preston, ENG, United Kingdom 801 801 801
Ferrara, Italy 801 701 751
Gdansk, Poland 801 801 -
Durban, South Africa 801 751 701
Riga, Latvia 801 801 701
Lincoln, ENG, United Kingdom 801 - -
Lódz, Poland 801 801 801
Oxford, MS, United States 801 801 801
University of Mumbai  Mumbai, India 801 801 801
Nantes, France 801 801 751
Armidale, 02, Australia 801 801 801
Durham, NH, United States 801 751 751
Ostrava, Czech Republic 801 - -
Palermo, Italy 801 801 801
Parma, Italy 801 - -
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 801 801 801
Roma, Italy 801 801 751
Fisciano, Italy 801 - -
Salford, ENG, United Kingdom 801 751 751
San Diego, CA, United States 801 801 801
San Francisco, CA, United States 801 801 801
Manila, Philippines 801 801 801
Siegen, Germany 801 - -
Katowice, Poland 801 801 -
Mérida, Venezuela 801 801 801
Stockton, CA, United States 801 801 801
Lahore, Pakistan 801 801 -
Cape Town, South Africa 801 801 801
Udine, Italy 801 - -
Verona, Italy 801 801 801
Vigo, Spain 801 801 -
Wroclaw, Poland 801 801 801
Toulouse, France 801 801 801
Logan, UT, United States 801 801 801
Santiago de Cali, Colombia 801 801 801
Hanoi, Vietnam 801 801 -
Voronezh, Russia 801 801 801
Kaunas, Lithuania 801 801 801
Warsaw, Poland 801 - -
Wroclaw, Poland 801 801 801
Wuhan, China 801 - -
Suzhou, China 801 - -
Gyeongsan, South Korea 801 801 751
Paris, France - 295 305
Tampere University of Technology Tampere, Finland - 366 380
Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Seoul, South Korea - 387 397
Paris, France - 571 441
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo, Japan - 571 551
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Rio Grande, Brazil - 601 -
University of Tampere Tampere, Finland - 601 551
Nice, France - 651 601
Bogor Agricultural University Jakarta, Indonesia - 701 751
Chengdu, China - 751 -
Iasi, Romania - 801 801
Noida, India - 801 -
Tokyo, Japan - 801 801
Puebla, Mexico - 801 801
Jerusalem, Israel - 801 801
Surabaya, Indonesia - 801 801
Center for Distance Education, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India - 801 801
Port Macquarie, 02, Australia - 801 801
Kyoto, Japan - 801 801
Autazes, Brazil - 801 801
Taichung, Taiwan - 801 801
Taipei, Taiwan - 801 801
Ankara, Turkey - 801 801
Lyon, France - 801 801
Madrid, Spain - 801 801
Tokyo, Japan - 801 801
Potchefstroom, South Africa - 801 801
Tokyo, Japan - 801 801
Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan - 801 -
Krasnoyarsk, Russia - 801 -
Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología San José, Costa Rica - 801 -
Santa Fe, Argentina - 801 -
Lima, Peru - 801 801
Salvador, Brazil - 801 801
Cergy-Pontoise, France - 801 801
Caen, France - 801 801
Nairobi, Kenya - 801 801
Brisbane, 04, Australia - 801 801
Nanterre, France - 801 801
Bucharest, Romania - 801 -
Timisoara, Romania - 801 801
Paris, France - - 43
West Lafayette, IN, United States - - 105
Bologna, Italy - - 188
Nijmegen, Netherlands - - 204
Göteborg, Sweden - - 283
Paris, France - - 293
Buffalo, NY, United States - - 318
Paris, France - - 355
Manama, Bahrain - - 411
Adana, Turkey - - 801
Donetsk, Ukraine - - 801
Kampala, Uganda - - 801
Oxford, OH, United States - - 801
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina - - 801
Chandigarh, India - - 801
Accra, Ghana - - 801
University of Karachi Karachi, Pakistan - - 801

How QS World University Rankings are Made?

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QS Rankings created by TopUniversities.com ranks universities based on different qualities. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

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