U.S. News & World Report

Best Global Universities Rankings

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. U.S. News Rankings are released every year and list universities which provide outstanding undergraduate majors, graduate degrees and PhDs. Data for this list of universities is collected from annual surveys and diverse data resources. All this great information will help you decide which international university is the perfect one for you.

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Universities Location 2019 2018
Cambridge, MA, United States 1 1
Cambridge, MA, United States 2 2
Stanford, CA, United States 3 3
Berkeley, CA, United States 4 4
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom 5 5
Pasadena, CA, United States 6 6
Cambridge, ENG, United Kingdom 7 7
New York City, NY, United States 8 8
Princeton, NJ, United States 9 9
Seattle, WA, United States 10 10
New Haven, CT, United States 11 10
Baltimore, MD, United States 12 10
Los Angeles, CA, United States 13 13
Chicago, IL, United States 14 14
San Francisco, CA, United States 15 15
Philadelphia, PA, United States 16 19
San Diego, CA, United States 17 16
London, ENG, United Kingdom 18 17
Ann Arbor, MI, United States 18 17
Toronto, Canada 20 20
London, ENG, United Kingdom 21 22
Durham, NC, United States 22 21
Ithaca, NY, United States 23 23
Evanston, IL, United States 24 24
Zürich, Switzerland 25 25
Melbourne, 07, Australia 26 26
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 27 30
New York City, NY, United States 28 28
Vancouver, Canada 29 27
Paris, France 30 -
Sydney, 02, Australia 31 34
Chapel Hill, NC, United States 32 34
Saint Louis, MO, United States 32 32
Copenhagen, Denmark 34 37
Madison, WI, United States 35 31
Austin, TX, United States 36 32
Santa Barbara, CA, United States 37 28
Singapore, Singapore 38 43
London, ENG, United Kingdom 39 41
Lausanne, Switzerland 40 36
Minneapolis, MN, United States 41 42
Brisbane, 04, Australia 42 45
Montréal, Canada 43 49
Boulder, CO, United States 43 44
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 43 48
Boston, MA, United States 46 39
München, Germany 46 40
Columbus, OH, United States 46 46
Singapore, Singapore 49 55
Beijing, China 50 64
Stockholm, Sweden 51 52
Amsterdam, Netherlands 51 55
College Park, MD, United States 51 50
Heidelberg, Germany 54 59
Urbana, IL, United States 54 51
Utrecht, Netherlands 56 57
Leuven, Belgium 57 63
Manchester, ENG, United Kingdom 58 59
Santa Cruz, CA, United States 58 47
Davis, CA, United States 60 52
Zürich (Kreis 1), Switzerland 61 59
Melbourne, 07, Australia 62 68
Tokyo, Japan 62 57
Los Angeles, CA, United States 62 62
Canberra, 01, Australia 66 69
New York City, NY, United States 66 52
Beijing, China 68 65
Atlanta, GA, United States 69 71
Sydney, 02, Australia 70 69
Rotterdam, Netherlands 71 73
University Park, PA, United States 71 66
Atlanta, GA, United States 73 71
Nashville, TN, United States 74 67
Manhattan, NY, United States 75 115
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 76 110
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom 77 73
Irvine, CA, United States 78 -
London, ENG, United Kingdom 79 75
München, Germany 80 80
Pittsburgh, PA, United States 81 77
Perth, 08, Australia 81 88
Tucson, AZ, United States 81 77
Paris, France 84 -
Wageningen, Netherlands 85 88
Leiden, Netherlands 86 79
Amsterdam, Netherlands 86 85
Lund, Sweden 88 85
Genève, Switzerland 88 88
Berlin, Germany 90 87
East Lansing, MI, United States 90 81
Gent, Belgium 92 88
Helsinki, Finland 92 81
Southampton, ENG, United Kingdom 94 97
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 95 102
Barcelona, Spain 96 81
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 96 107
Oslo, Norway 98 104
Providence, RI, United States 99 92
Nijmegen, Netherlands 99 101
Groningen, Netherlands 101 94
Adelaide, 05, Australia 102 122
New Brunswick, NJ, United States 103 97
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 103 109
Uppsala, Sweden 103 99
Aarhus, Denmark 106 95
Houston, TX, United States 107 81
Gainesville, FL, United States 107 95
Bonn, Germany 109 104
London, ENG, United Kingdom 110 116
Charlottesville, VA, United States 111 107
Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel 112 104
West Lafayette, IN, United States 113 103
Cape Town, South Africa 114 113
Stockholm, Sweden 115 129
Berlin Steglitz, Germany 116 112
Bern, Switzerland 117 116
Rochester, NY, United States 118 111
Kyoto, Japan 119 114
Amherst Center, MA, United States 119 126
Basel, Switzerland 121 120
Copenhagen, Denmark 122 119
Bologna, Italy 122 138
Padua, Italy 122 140
Roma, Italy 125 124
College Station, TX, United States 125 118
Grenoble, France 125 146
Dallas, TX, United States 125 121
Seoul, South Korea 129 123
Hamilton, Canada 130 128
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom 130 129
Houston, TX, United States 132 126
Sheffield, ENG, United Kingdom 132 143
Salt Lake City, UT, United States 132 129
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 135 152
Montréal, Canada 136 129
Edmonton, Canada 137 134
Göttingen, Germany 138 142
Bloomington, IN, United States 138 129
Hefei, China 138 145
Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom 138 148
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 142 148
Auckland, New Zealand 142 138
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 144 124
Tempe Junction, AZ, United States 145 134
Shanghai, China 145 156
Nottingham, ENG, United Kingdom 145 143
Lyon, France 148 233
Hamburg, Germany 148 134
São Paulo, Brazil 148 153
Riverside, CA, United States 151 141
Cleveland, OH, United States 152 146
Leeds, ENG, United Kingdom 153 134
Milano, Italy 154 158
Portland, OR, United States 155 171
Marseille, France 156 159
Exeter, ENG, United Kingdom 156 163
Göteborg, Sweden 158 176
Shanghai, China 159 148
Birmingham, AL, United States 159 162
Iowa City, IA, United States 159 153
Tübingen, Germany 159 155
Cardiff, WLS, United Kingdom 163 159
Freiburg, Germany 163 148
Hangzhou, China 165 159
Barcelona, Spain 166 176
Stony Brook, NY, United States 166 156
Barcelona, Spain 168 164
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 168 183
Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology Delft, Netherlands 170 -
Bergen, Norway 171 180
Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR) 172 186
Maastricht, Netherlands 173 167
Taipei, Taiwan 174 166
Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel 174 173
Toulouse, France 174 -
Brighton, ENG, United Kingdom 174 210
Calgary, Canada 178 183
Nanjing, China 179 190
Aachen, Germany 179 167
Medford, MA, United States 179 173
Lausanne, Switzerland 182 179
Karlsruhe, Germany 183 167
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom 183 187
Durham, ENG, United Kingdom 185 173
Dresden, Germany 185 183
South Miami, FL, United States 185 171
Seoul, South Korea 188 200
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 189 176
Cincinnati, OH, United States 189 200
Vienna, Austria 189 187
Jerusalem, Israel 192 181
Tallahassee, FL, United States 193 190
Trieste, Italy 193 282
Brussels, Belgium 195 190
Vienna, Austria 196 208
Hanover, NH, United States 197 224
Johannesburg, South Africa 197 216
Würzburg, Germany 197 213
Alcobendas, Spain 200 213
Mainz, Germany 200 204
Boston, MA, United States 202 228
Knoxville, TN, United States 202 200
Prague, Czech Republic 204 196
Chicago, IL, United States 204 198
Münster, Germany 204 196
Pisa, Italy 204 228
Stockholm, Sweden 208 204
South Bend, IN, United States 208 181
Ottawa, Canada 208 208
Strasbourg, France 208 187
Ames, IA, United States 212 204
Dublin, Ireland 212 227
Baltimore, MD, United States 214 203
Osaka-shi, Japan 215 194
Waterloo, Canada 215 230
Daejeon, South Korea 217 198
Raleigh, NC, United States 217 222
Antwerpen, Belgium 217 215
Lisbon, Portugal 217 217
Dunedin, New Zealand 217 217
Guangzhou, China 224 237
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 225 234
Naples, Italy 225 231
Sendai-shi, Japan 227 204
Erlangen, Germany 228 217
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Erlangen, Germany 228 -
Aberdeen, SCT, United Kingdom 228 239
Leicester, ENG, United Kingdom 228 232
York, ENG, United Kingdom 228 217
Turin, Italy 232 224
Florence, Italy 233 217
Istanbul, Turkey 234 190
Perth, 08, Australia 234 264
London, ENG, United Kingdom 234 244
Dublin, Ireland 234 257
Sydney, 02, Australia 238 234
Roma, Italy 238 274
Burwood, 07, Australia 240 267
Southport, 04, Australia 240 265
Lancaster, ENG, United Kingdom 242 250
Brisbane, 04, Australia 242 274
Köln, Germany 244 243
Townsville, 04, Australia 245 253
Sydney, 02, Australia 245 260
New York City, NY, United States 245 257
Toulouse, France 248 -
St Andrews, SCT, United Kingdom 248 246
Eugene, OR, United States 250 267
Waltham, MA, United States 251 253
Albuquerque, NM, United States 251 237
Helsinki, Finland 253 255
Buffalo, NY, United States 253 247
Kiel, Germany 253 257
Trieste, Italy 253 222
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 257 260
Blacksburg, VA, United States 257 250
Corvallis, OR, United States 259 239
Aalborg, Denmark 260 290
Wuhan, China 260 282
Haifa, Israel 260 239
Richardson, TX, United States 260 234
Valencia, Spain 264 260
Pavia, Italy 265 244
Lawrence, KS, United States 266 249
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 266 301
Dundee, SCT, United Kingdom 268 260
Pisa, Italy 269 226
Fort Collins, CO, United States 270 250
Trondheim, Norway 270 274
Nagoya, Japan 272 247
Victoria, Canada 272 273
Wollongong, 02, Australia 272 290
Moscow, Russia 275 267
Seoul, South Korea 276 274
Newcastle, 02, Australia 276 290
London, Canada 276 -
Athens, Greece 279 286
Harbin, China 280 304
Milano, Italy 280 286
Athens, GA, United States 280 265
Umeå, Sweden 280 274
Brussels, Belgium 280 255
Norwich, ENG, United Kingdom 285 267
Essen, Germany 286 289
University, FL, United States 286 286
Burnaby, Canada 288 282
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 289 279
Tokyo, Japan 289 281
Lincoln, NE, United States 289 272
Ulm, Germany 289 285
Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom 293 290
Innsbruck, Austria 294 279
Odense, Denmark 294 333
Warsaw, Poland 294 359
Newark, DE, United States 297 304
Milano, Italy 297 290
Ottawa, Canada 299 296
Reading, ENG, United Kingdom 299 301
Wuhan, China 299 321
Shanghai, China 302 327
Perugia, Italy 302 320
Detroit, MI, United States 302 310
Indianapolis, IN, United States 305 304
Porto, Portugal 305 310
Halifax, Canada 307 328
Eindhoven, Netherlands 307 290
London, ENG, United Kingdom 307 296
Santiago, Chile 310 315
Berlin, Germany 310 296
Storrs, CT, United States 310 313
Granada, Spain 310 316
Turku, Finland 310 296
Pullman, WA, United States 310 356
Chambéry, France 316 -
Albany, NY, United States 316 338
Columbia, SC, United States 316 310
Seoul, South Korea 316 307
Hobart, 06, Australia 320 316
Sydney, 02, Australia 320 363
Linköping, Sweden 322 321
Namyangju, South Korea 322 296
Uppsala, Sweden 322 324
Genoa, Italy 322 349
Tartu, Estonia 322 331
Fukuoka, Japan 327 316
Vienna, Austria 327 301
Trento, Italy 329 367
Beijing, China 330 324
Bochum, Germany 330 349
Lexington, KY, United States 330 324
Campinas, Brazil 333 344
Christchurch, New Zealand 333 321
Denver, CO, United States 333 344
Durban, South Africa 336 336
Enschede, Netherlands 336 319
Xiamen, China 336 344
Düsseldorf, Germany 339 329
Hsinchu, Taiwan 341 370
Melbourne, 07, Australia 341 426
Nanjing, China 341 382
Stellenbosch, South Africa 341 359
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 346 338
Thessaloníki, Greece 347 363
Philadelphia, PA, United States 347 385
Liège, Belgium 347 349
Madrid, Spain 350 338
Warrensburg, MO, United States 350 -
Reykjavik, Iceland 350 354
Leipzig, Germany 350 354
Joensuu, Finland 354 357
Winston-Salem, NC, United States 354 333
Jena, Germany 356 344
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 356 377
Worcester, MA, United States 356 448
Xi'an, China 356 380
Tianjin, China 360 333
Göteborg, Sweden 361 374
Hannover, Germany 361 359
Guangzhou, China 361 400
Syracuse, NY, United States 361 390
Buenos Aires, Argentina 361 341
Honolulu, HI, United States 361 370
Ankara, Turkey 367 314
Ulsan, South Korea 368 392
Nancy, France 368 370
Clermont-Ferrand, France 368 380
Kingston, Canada 371 374
Mexico City, Mexico 372 374
Philadelphia, PA, United States 373 389
Baton Rouge, LA, United States 373 344
Richmond, VA, United States 373 367
Istanbul, Turkey 376 336
Kraków, Poland 376 388
Gießen, Germany 376 366
Tsukuba, Japan 379 363
Sapporo, Japan 380 370
London Borough of Sutton, ENG, United Kingdom 380 -
Coimbra, Portugal 380 390
Lejona, Spain 380 405
Bari, Italy 384 392
Ljubljana, Slovenia 384 394
Siena, Italy 384 400
Adelaide, 05, Australia 384 400
Waco, TX, United States 388 341
Adelaide, 05, Australia 388 422
Innsbruck, Austria 388 405
Santiago, Chile 388 416
Houston, TX, United States 388 382
Oxford, MS, United States 388 409
Tokyo, Japan 388 357
Philadelphia, PA, United States 395 414
Bari, Italy 395 349
Johannesburg, South Africa 397 457
Winnipeg, Canada 397 405
Melbourne, 07, Australia 399 422
Oulu, Finland 399 395
Manhattan, KS, United States 401 377
Wuhan, China 402 397
Fairfax, VA, United States 403 429
Graz, Austria 403 397
Jinan, China 403 400
Bath, ENG, United Kingdom 403 379
Santiago de Compostela, Spain 407 416
Toronto, Canada 408 395
University Park, FL, United States 409 410
Charleston, SC, United States 409 400
Taipei, Taiwan 409 479
Guildford, ENG, United Kingdom 409 414
Beijing, China 413 453
Athens, Greece 414 437
Chicago, IL, United States 414 413
Rennes, France 414 445
Nice, France 414 426
Norman, OK, United States 414 329
Moscow, Russia 419 438
Regensburg, Germany 419 418
Changsha, China 421 445
Helotes, TX, United States 421 448
Swansea, WLS, United Kingdom 423 497
Dortmund, Germany 423 410
Guelph, Canada 423 425
Potsdam, Germany 423 429
Prague, Czech Republic 427 410
Tromsø, Norway 427 471
Lisbon, Portugal 427 443
Cork, Ireland 427 450
Belgrade, Serbia 427 397
Pretoria, South Africa 427 453
Akademgorodok, Russia 433 471
Jyväskylä, Finland 433 457
Dalian, China 435 429
Marburg, Germany 435 418
Turin, Italy 438 434
Tuscaloosa, AL, United States 438 441
Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom 438 487
University of Tehran Tehran, Iran 438 -
Tehran, Iran 438 462
Braga, Portugal 442 438
Seoul, South Korea 443 479
Burlington, VT, United States 443 450
Tianjin, China 443 466
London Borough of Harrow, ENG, United Kingdom 446 418
Arlington, TX, United States 446 462
Cairo, Egypt 448 450
Darmstadt, Germany 448 422
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain 448 429
Milwaukee, WI, United States 448 497
Beijing, China 452 491
Rethymno, Greece 452 445
Atlanta, GA, United States 454 466
Melbourne, 07, Australia 454 471
London, ENG, United Kingdom 454 462
Tampere, Finland 457 -
São Paulo, Brazil 459 505
Belo Oriente, Brazil 460 497
Dolgoprudnyy, Russia 460 534
New Orleans, LA, United States 460 460
Catania, Italy 460 434
Porto Alegre, Brazil 465 471
Valparaíso, Chile 465 429
Pamplona, Spain 465 513
Newton, MA, United States 468 421
Tilburg, Netherlands 468 491
Bogotá, Colombia 468 385
Lubbock, TX, United States 471 487
Plymouth, ENG, United Kingdom 471 426
Roma, Italy 471 491
Wellington, New Zealand 471 457
Golden, CO, United States 475 453
Sevilla, Spain 475 543
Palmerston North, New Zealand 477 477
Fisciano, Italy 477 581
Stuttgart, Germany 477 441
Wuhan, China 480 513
Jilin City, China 480 453
Troy, NY, United States 480 434
Dallas, TX, United States 480 466
Konstanz, Germany 480 479
Udine, Italy 480 503
Oviedo, Spain 486 479
Orlando, FL, United States 486 509
Ferrara, Italy 486 513
Ottawa, Canada 489 505
Budapest, Hungary 489 466
Tokyo, Japan 489 466
Olomouc, Czech Republic 489 479
Besançon, France 489 -
Bang Yai, Thailand 494 509
Chengdu, China 494 519
Fribourg, Switzerland 494 529
Beijing, China 497 479
Shanghai, China 497 511
Galway, Ireland 497 518
Valencia, Spain 500 503
Quaid-i-azam University Islamabad, Pakistan 500 -
Durham, NH, United States 500 519
Kampala, Uganda 503 497
Milwaukee, WI, United States 503 471
Stillwater, OK, United States 503 505
Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan 503 479
Saint Petersburg, Russia 507 538
Rende, Italy 507 505
Bangalore, India 509 460
Saarbrücken, Germany 509 443
Seoul, South Korea 511 526
Wuppertal, Germany 511 -
Beersheba, Israel 513 487
Mumbai, India 513 548
Bremen, Germany 513 477
Nicosia, Cyprus 513 462
Brno, Czech Republic 517 543
Zaragoza, Spain 517 497
Aveiro, Portugal 519 523
Lanzhou, China 520 535
Milano, Italy 520 543
Verona, Italy 520 555
Graz, Austria 523 491
Nantes, France 523 523
Split, Croatia 523 487
Bielefeld, Germany 526 529
Williamsburg, VA, United States 526 594
Doha, Qatar 526 -
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 526 562
Siegen, Germany 530 -
Ankara, Turkey 531 491
Istanbul, Turkey 531 567
Vienna, Austria 533 548
Bratislava, Slovakia 533 511
Hiroshima, Japan 533 491
Kobe, Japan 533 535
Montréal, Canada 533 552
Auckland, New Zealand 538 606
Shanghai, China 538 551
Louisville, KY, United States 538 583
Saskatoon, Canada 538 539
Edinburgh, SCT, United Kingdom 542 539
Loughborough, ENG, United Kingdom 542 543
San Diego, CA, United States 542 526
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 545 535
Hannover, Germany 545 562
Tainan, Taiwan 545 519
Bangkok, Thailand 548 539
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom 548 570
Tehran, Iran 550 519
Chandigarh, India 551 513
Shangyu, China 552 553
Okayama, Japan 552 548
Modena, Italy 554 567
Chengdu, China 555 597
Palermo, Italy 555 586
Boston, MA, United States 557 529
Daegu, South Korea 558 555
Madrid, Spain 558 583
Bayreuth, Germany 560 555
Zagreb, Croatia 560 526
Ås, Norway 562 576
Salamanca, Spain 562 555
Ramat Gan, Israel 565 559
Tarragona, Spain 565 539
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom 567 -
Bozeman, MT, United States 567 673
Saint Louis, MO, United States 567 569
George Town, Malaysia 567 579
Vilnius, Lithuania 567 543
Taoyuan City, Taiwan 572 529
Karachi, Pakistan 572 765
Tomsk, Russia 572 701
Kent, OH, United States 575 581
Cluj-Napoca, Romania 575 583
Rostock, Germany 575 565
Portsmouth, ENG, United Kingdom 578 589
Seoul, South Korea 579 565
Parma, Italy 579 607
Beijing, China 579 663
Copenhagen, Denmark 582 -
Beijing, China 583 645
Halle, Germany 583 597
Flagstaff, AZ, United States 583 654
Palma de Mallorca, Spain 587 714
Ulsan, South Korea 587 601
Warsaw, Poland 587 615
Isfahan, Iran 590 590
Rio de Janeiro State University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 590 529
Mons, Belgium 590 553
Fairbanks, AK, United States 590 590
Brescia, Italy 590 594
Colchester, ENG, United Kingdom 590 597
Canterbury, ENG, United Kingdom 590 594
Ankara, Turkey 597 590
Florianópolis, Brazil 597 658
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 597 623
Lecce, Italy 597 593
Beirut, Lebanon 601 680
Provo, UT, United States 601 601
Busan, South Korea 601 623
Ioannina, Greece 601 562
Bangor, WLS, United Kingdom 605 611
Gwangju, South Korea 605 573
Santo André, Brazil 605 513
Applecross, 02, Australia 605 607
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 609 659
Morgantown, WV, United States 609 638
Denton, TX, United States 611 627
Kraków, Poland 612 604
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 612 742
Macao, Macao (SAR) 612 742
Seoul, South Korea 612 570
Milton Keynes, ENG, United Kingdom 616 601
Kansas City, MO, United States 616 611
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 618 638
Saint Petersburg, Russia 619 681
Mannheim, Germany 619 576
Aberystwyth, WLS, United Kingdom 621 615
London, ENG, United Kingdom 621 651
Clemson, SC, United States 621 618
Xi'an, China 621 753
Beijing, China 621 611
Missoula, MT, United States 621 620
Chongqing, China 627 655
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 627 -
Hsinchu, Taiwan 627 573
Tampere University of Technology Tampere, Finland 627 638
Galveston, TX, United States 627 638
Girona, Spain 627 620
Baltimore Highlands, MD, United States 627 622
Lappeenranta, Finland 634 570
Debrecen, Hungary 634 559
New Delhi, India 637 630
Fayetteville, AR, United States 637 668
Lübeck, Germany 637 649
Logan, UT, United States 637 617
Chicago, IL, United States 641 634
Fontainebleau, France 641 651
Montreal West, Canada 643 645
Evanston, IL, United States 644 656
Merced, CA, United States 644 693
St. John's, Canada 647 623
Birmingham, ENG, United Kingdom 648 696
Beijing, China 648 704
Jeonju, South Korea 648 645
Graz, Austria 648 618
Ostfildern, Germany 648 627
Brisbane, 04, Australia 653 832
Perth, 08, Australia 653 689
Moscow, Russia 653 714
DeKalb, IL, United States 656 649
Doha, Qatar 656 800
Auburn, AL, United States 658 663
Athens, OH, United States 658 689
Cagliari, Italy 658 611
Hamilton, New Zealand 658 689
Laramie, WY, United States 658 604
Istanbul, Turkey 663 668
Budapest VIII. kerület, Hungary 663 656
Tokyo, Japan 663 627
Sherbrooke, Canada 663 607
Chiba, Japan 667 630
Brasília, Brazil 667 731
Puebla, Mexico 669 573
Braunschweig, Germany 669 651
Las Cruces, NM, United States 669 673
Rochester, NY, United States 669 803
New York City, NY, United States 669 726
Stirling, SCT, United Kingdom 669 673
Azadshahr, Iran 675 661
Augusta, GA, United States 675 645
Chongqing, China 675 724
Roorkee, India 678 710
Moscow, ID, United States 678 704
Greifswald, Germany 680 630
Maynooth, Ireland 680 765
Nanjing, China 680 748
Kampung Baru Subang, Malaysia 680 696
Denver, CO, United States 680 673
Shanghai, China 685 663
Khargapur, India 685 698
Hull, ENG, United Kingdom 685 673
Shenzhen, China 689 864
Cranfield, ENG, United Kingdom 690 719
Canberra, 01, Australia 690 813
London, ENG, United Kingdom 692 643
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 692 750
Shenyang, China 692 731
Magdeburg, Germany 692 681
Armidale, 02, Australia 692 686
Minsk, Belarus 697 668
Madrid, Spain 698 701
Al Mansurah, Egypt 698 756
Nanjing, China 698 795
Taipei, Taiwan 698 704
Hatfield, ENG, United Kingdom 698 607
Qingdao, China 703 807
Chennai, India 703 672
Istanbul, Turkey 703 710
Haifa, Israel 703 698
Reno, NV, United States 703 713
Gwangju, South Korea 708 663
Linz, Austria 708 673
Bethlehem, PA, United States 708 661
Potchefstroom, South Africa 708 781
Nagano-shi, Japan 708 698
Kanpur, India 713 704
Tehran, Iran 713 756
Bogotá, Colombia 713 773
Patras, Greece 713 668
Beijing, China 717 735
Center for Distance Education, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India 717 -
Ismaïlia, Egypt 717 686
Caserta, Italy 720 832
Brighton, ENG, United Kingdom 720 795
Cape Town, South Africa 720 731
Wuhan, China 723 735
Nanjing, China 723 673
Newcastle upon Tyne, ENG, United Kingdom 723 859
Sofia, Bulgaria 723 634
Ancona, Italy 723 693
Oldenburg, Germany 723 704
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 729 785
Cairo, Egypt 729 714
Örebro, Sweden 729 845
Kingston, RI, United States 729 714
Szeged, Hungary 729 756
Binghamton, NY, United States 734 725
Houghton, MI, United States 734 714
Orléans, France 734 681
Santander, Spain 737 790
Norfolk, VA, United States 738 630
Seoul, South Korea 738 773
Wuhan, China 740 -
Dublin, Ireland 741 776
Paradise, NV, United States 743 748
Vigo, Spain 743 735
Alexandria, Egypt 745 742
Washington, D. C., DC, United States 745 927
Port Macquarie, 02, Australia 745 867
University of Urbino Carlo Bo Urbino, Italy 745 -
Bucharest, Romania 745 730
Castellón de la Plana, Spain 750 726
Dublin, Ireland 752 721
Angers, France 753 781
Marrakech, Morocco 753 686
Nanjing, China 753 996
Brest, France 753 790
Akron, OH, United States 753 692
New York City, NY, United States 759 818
Gyeongsan, South Korea 759 785
Starkville, MS, United States 764 734
London, ENG, United Kingdom 764 756
Pisa, Italy 764 -
Charlotte, NC, United States 764 781
Hasselt, Belgium 768 785
Omaha, NE, United States 769 810
Istanbul, Turkey 769 765
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 771 726
Vercelli, Italy 771 -
Neuchâtel, Switzerland 771 756
Nanjing, China 774 818
Bucharest, Romania 774 753
Varese, Italy 774 842
Qinzhou, China 777 721
Ege University Izmir, Turkey 778 701
Luleå, Sweden 778 876
Coleraine, NIR, United Kingdom 778 790
Wroclaw, Poland 778 756
Newark, NJ, United States 782 813
Lyon, France 783 -
Málaga, Spain 783 826
Salzburg, Austria 783 777
Keele, ENG, United Kingdom 786 693
Poznan, Poland 788 807
Varanasi, India 788 768
Darwin, 03, Australia 788 768
Taichung, Taiwan 788 750
Kazan, Russia 788 953
Seoul, South Korea 788 812
Nanjing, China 788 855
Taipei, Taiwan 788 756
Lafayette, LA, United States 788 781
Maribor, Slovenia 788 763
Xi'an, China 798 750
Incheon, South Korea 799 813
Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan 799 -
Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico 799 659
Harbin, China 802 864
Rolla, MO, United States 802 777
Kaiserslautern, Germany 802 772
Tehran, Iran 805 806
Curitiba, Brazil 806 829
Jinju, South Korea 806 799
Tianjin, China 808 -
Cordova, Spain 810 826
Fuzhou, China 811 735
Universidad de Antioquia Medellín, Colombia 811 835
Camerino, Italy 811 1040
Limerick, Ireland 814 849
Saint Petersburg, Russia 816 941
Toronto, Canada 816 818
Mulhouse, France 816 742
Huntsville, AL, United States 816 -
Budweis, Czech Republic 816 868
Mexico City, Mexico 821 -
Córdoba, Argentina 822 829
Kyoto, Japan 822 742
Alcalá de Henares, Spain 822 849
Messina, Italy 822 872
Adana, Turkey 826 742
Niigata, Japan 826 829
Edinburg, TX, United States 826 -
Juiz de Fora, Brazil 831 880
Portland, OR, United States 831 818
Changsha, China 834 842
Toledo, OH, United States 834 826
Vienna, Austria 834 810
Fullerton, CA, United States 837 -
Tehran, Iran 837 795
Tokyo, Japan 837 800
Paderborn, Germany 837 -
Wuhan, China 837 873
Seoul, South Korea 843 864
Federal University of Pernambuco Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha, Brazil 843 891
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 845 868
Lismore, 02, Australia 846 894
Chiang Mai, Thailand 847 838
University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria 847 1023
Zhengzhou, China 847 845
Taoyuan City, Taiwan 851 785
Nanjing, China 851 927
Hunter College Manhattan, NY, United States 853 880
Kangwon National University Chuncheon, South Korea 853 845
Salvador, Brazil 853 868
Taipei, Taiwan 857 896
Ankara, Turkey 858 795
Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg, Germany 858 -
Turku, Finland 861 840
Xi'an, China 861 891
Mersin, Turkey 863 771
San Francisco, CA, United States 863 845
Chengdu, China 863 934
Ciudad Real, Spain 863 834
Pelotas, Brazil 863 929
Poitiers, France 863 813
Kassel, Germany 863 901
L’Aquila, Italy 863 838
Tabriz, Iran 872 880
Tunis, Tunisia 872 919
Bremen, Germany 876 740
Xi'an, China 876 803
Accra, Ghana 876 -
Nanjing, China 880 818
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Gubbi, India 880 -
Jadavpur University Kolkata, India 880 840
El Paso, TX, United States 880 907
Venice, Italy 886 922
Oxford, OH, United States 886 807
Grahamstown, South Africa 886 925
Suwon, South Korea 890 896
Kanazawa, Japan 890 849
Carbondale, IL, United States 890 873
Gaziantep, Turkey 890 876
Budapest, Hungary 894 849
Kumamoto, Japan 894 855
Augsburg, Germany 894 859
Oklahoma City, OK, United States 894 943
Guangzhou, China 898 936
Monterrey, Mexico 898 -
Bethesda, MD, United States 898 943
Wroclaw, Poland 898 876
Fargo, ND, United States 905 896
Faro, Portugal 905 917
Fredericton, Canada 905 905
Tai Po, China 908 -
Viterbo, Italy 908 985
Istanbul, Turkey 910 912
Tianjin, China 910 985
Amiens, France 910 818
Nagasaki, Japan 914 901
Temple, TX, United States 914 -
Badajoz, Spain 914 931
Islamabad, Pakistan 917 905
London, ENG, United Kingdom 917 931
Chungnam National University Seoul, South Korea 919 903
Taichung, Taiwan 919 887
Tomsk, Russia 919 985
Lleida, Spain 919 -
Preston, ENG, United Kingdom 923 914
Seoul, South Korea 924 887
Boca Raton, FL, United States 924 910
Loma Linda, CA, United States 924 964
Valdivia, Chile 927 948
Hempstead, NY, United States 927 1049
Osaka-shi, Japan 927 818
Worcester, MA, United States 933 -
Manchester, ENG, United Kingdom 934 885
Košice, Slovakia 934 894
As Sib, Oman 934 912
Saint Louis, MO, United States 934 880
Mashhad, Iran 938 -
Pune, India 938 -
Montpellier, France 940 -
Tallinn, Estonia 941 896
Chungju, South Korea 942 941
Greensboro, NC, United States 942 931
Oshawa, Canada 942 -
Hangzhou, China 942 1003
Bournemouth, ENG, United Kingdom 946 -
Vitorino Freire, Brazil 946 966
Nelspruit, South Africa 946 1034
Madrid, Spain 950 936
Tokyo, Japan 950 950
Tokyo, Japan 950 914
London, ENG, United Kingdom 955 -
Valladolid, Spain 955 966
Bangkok, Thailand 957 922
Bradford, ENG, United Kingdom 957 966
Qingdao, China 959 1019
Sogang University Seoul, South Korea 959 938
Kagoshima, Japan 961 938
Regina, Canada 961 818
Chemnitz, Germany 964 903
Moscow, Russia 964 -
Grand Forks, ND, United States 964 950
Boise, ID, United States 967 -
Oxford, ENG, United Kingdom 967 910
Gdansk, Poland 970 961
Namur, Belgium 970 961
Universidade da Coruña Corunna, Spain 973 -
Yokohama, Japan 973 999
Toru´n, Poland 976 943
Shanghai, China 976 919
Mexico City, Mexico 976 990
Katowice, Poland 976 953
Hat Yai, Thailand 981 961
Elche, Spain 981 973
Volos, Greece 981 996
Guangzhou, China 984 -
Seoul, South Korea 985 1040
Osaka-shi, Japan 985 983
Brno, Czech Republic 990 994
Kuwait City, Kuwait 992 966
Windsor, Canada 992 956
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 995 956
Khon Kaen, Thailand 995 971
Sevilla, Spain 995 1025
Lódz, Poland 995 973
Pécs, Hungary 995 956
Bangkok, Thailand 1001 -
Warsaw, Poland 1001 956
Newark, NJ, United States 1001 -
Gdansk, Poland 1004 980
Manhattan, NY, United States 1005 1010
Hangzhou, China 1005 -
Zhenjiang, China 1005 934
Tokyo, Japan 1005 -
Nottingham, ENG, United Kingdom 1005 1014
St. Catharines, Canada 1010 990
Kochi-shi, Japan 1010 971
Wroclaw, Poland 1010 -
Changchun, China 1014 917
Limoges, France 1014 984
Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom 1014 1014
Jaén, Spain 1017 999
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1017 -
Universidade Federal de Goiás Goianápolis, Brazil 1020 1044
Izmir, Turkey 1022 1028
Prague, Czech Republic 1023 1051
Greenville, NC, United States 1023 1010
Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University Kiev, Ukraine 1023 -
Växjö, Sweden 1023 996
Santiago, Chile 1023 1051
Chennai, India 1028 1032
Coventry, ENG, United Kingdom 1028 -
Rochester Hills, MI, United States 1028 1014
Segundo Ensanche, Spain 1028 1032
University of Jordan Amman, Jordan 1028 1037
Novi Sad, Serbia 1028 1019
Plymouth Meeting, PA, United States 1028 956
Memphis, TN, United States 1035 857
Nara, Japan 1037 950
Lowell, MA, United States 1037 1003
University of Calcutta Kolkata, India 1039 1003
Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia 1040 -
Shantou, China 1040 1055
Hangzhou, China 1040 990
Osnabrück, Germany 1040 -
Brisbane, 04, Australia 1040 -
Tokyo, Japan 1045 999
Tokushima, Japan 1045 1050
Chieti, Italy 1045 -
Nanchang, China 1049 977
Rosario, Argentina 1049 1034
Taipei, Taiwan 1051 -
Ebetsu, Japan 1052 977
Salford, ENG, United Kingdom 1054 1034
Brookings, SD, United States 1055 -
Lahore, Pakistan 1055 1051
Iasi, Romania 1058 1042
Bowling Green, OH, United States 1058 -
Cadiz, Spain 1060 1059
Riga, Latvia 1060 -
Bucharest, Romania 1060 -
Paris, France - 38
Group T - International University College Leuven Leuven, Belgium - 63
Irvine, CA, United States - 75
Orsay, France - 93
Paris, France - 100
Nijmegen, Netherlands - 101
West Lafayette, IN, United States - 103
Liverpool, ENG, United Kingdom - 129
Delft, Netherlands - 164
Mitte, Germany - 167
Göteborg, Sweden - 176
Paris, France - 194
Palaiseau, France - 210
Montpellier, France - 210
Paris, France - 239
Buffalo, NY, United States - 247
Walnut Grove, Canada - 267
Grenoble, France - 308
Milano, Italy - 308
Columbia, MO, United States - 341
Bordeaux, France - 367
Lyon, France - 384
Lisbon, Portugal - 438
University of Tampere Tampere, Finland - 471
Paris, France - 479
CentraleSupélec Gif-sur-Yvette, France - 523
Paris, France - 576
Lille, France - 579
University of Eastern Piedmont Vercelli, Italy - 634
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse Toulouse, France - 638
Melbourne, 07, Australia - 643
Dijon, France - 663
Créteil, France - 681
Lille, France - 726
Paris, France - 740
Université Montpellier 3 Paul Valéry Montpellier, France - 763
Paris, France - 768
Paris, France - 773
Wuxi, China - 777
Paris, France - 777
Rouen, France - 835
Caen, France - 849
Tours, France - 859
Saint-Étienne, France - 875
University of Lleida Lleida, Spain - 914
South China Normal University Guangzhou, China - 948
Isparta, Turkey - 964
Juntendo University Tokyo, Japan - 973
Écully, France - 985
Ecole Centrale de Lyon Écully, France - 985
Perpignan, France - 1003
Xiangtan, China - 1003
Yamagata-shi, Japan - 1009
Paris, France - 1010
Keelung, Taiwan - 1014
Tokyo, Japan - 1019
Kayseri, Turkey - 1023
Washington, D. C., DC, United States - 1025
London, ENG, United Kingdom - 1029
Kiev, Ukraine - 1029
Thunder Bay, Canada - 1039
Freiberg, Germany - 1042
Prague, Czech Republic - 1044
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - 1044
Tokyo, Japan - 1048
Taichung, Taiwan - 1055
Gifu University Gifu, Japan - 1057
Pau, France - 1058
Kalamazoo, MI, United States - 1059

How Best Global Universities Rankings are Made?

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Best Global Universities Rankings created by U.S. News ranks universities based on different criteria. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

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