QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings list the world's universities in order from the most prestigious to least.[1]
This is the 2024 QS World University Rankings list of the top 20 universities in the world.
Top 20
Rank | 2024 rank | University | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) | United States |
2 | 2 | Cambridge University | United Kingdom |
3 | 3 | Oxford University | United Kingdom |
4 | 4 | Harvard University (Cambridge) | United States |
5 | 5 | Stanford University | United States |
6 | 6 | London Imperial College | United Kingdom |
7 | 7 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich | Switzerland |
8 | 8 | National University of Singapore | Singapore |
9 | 9 | London University – University College | United Kingdom |
10 | 10 | University of California, Berkeley | United States |
11 | 11 | University of Chicago | United States |
12 | 12 | Pennsylvania University | United States |
13 | 13 | Cornell University | United States |
14 | 14 | Melbourne University | Australia |
15 | 15 | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena) | United States |
16 | 16 | Yale University (New Haven) | United States |
17 | 17 | Peking University (Beijing) | China |
18 | 17 | Princeton University | United States |
19 | 19 | New South Wales University | Australia |
20 | 19 | Sydney University | Australia |
QS Stars
QS Stars is a rating system that is designed to help students in choosing right university. The rating system is based on topics that are matter of importance to students. The rating system is from 0 to 5. These ratings are applied to 13 key categories. [2]
QS Methodology
QS ranking methodology is based on indicators, based on which the ranking is calculated.Earlier there were 6 indicators, however for 2024 university rankings, QS has added 3 more indicators, namely- Employment Outcomes, International Research Network and Sustainability.
References
- ↑ "Who Rules?". Top Universities. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ↑ "QS Stars". Top Universities.
- ↑ "QS Methodology". Top Universities.