Top Universities of the World

Following is the list of top or best universities of the world:

Rank

School Name

Country

Size

Score

1

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

L

100.00

2

Harvard University

United States

L

99.18

3

Yale University

United States

M

98.68

4

UCL (University College London)

United Kingdom

L

98.54

5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

United States

M

98.19

6

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

L

98.16

7

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

L

97.78

8

University of Chicago

United States

M

97.52

9

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

United States

S

96.46

10

Princeton University

United States

M

96.03

11

Columbia University

United States

L

95.99

12

University of Pennsylvania

United States

L

95.97

13

Stanford University

United States

L

93.62

14

Duke University

United States

L

92.29

15

University of Michigan

United States

XL

92.20

16

Cornell University

United States

L

90.44

17

Johns Hopkins University

United States

L

89.67

18

ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

Switzerland

L

89.28

19

McGill University

Canada

L

89.25

20

Australian National University

Australia

M

88.58

21

King?s College London (University of London)

United Kingdom

L

88.45

22

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

L

88.01

23

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

L

87.28

24

The University of Tokyo

Japan

L

86.74

25

Kyoto University

Japan

L

85.89

26

Northwestern University

United States

L

85.40

27

University of Bristol

United Kingdom

L

85.22

28

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

United States

XL

85.18

29

University of Toronto

Canada

XL

84.29

30

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom

XL

83.33

31

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

XL

82.78

32

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Switzerland

M

82.27

33

École Normale Supérieure, Paris

France

S

82.09

34

Carnegie Mellon University

United States

M

81.80

35

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

United States

XL

81.49

36

École Polytechnique

France

S

81.33

37

The University of Sydney

Australia

XL

81.31

38

The University of Melbourne

Australia

XL

80.64

39

Brown University

United States

M

80.54

40

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong

M

78.67

41

New York University (NYU)

United States

XL

78.41

42

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

L

77.94

43

The University of Queensland

Australia

XL

77.56

44

University of British Columbia

Canada

XL

77.41

45

University of Copenhagen

Denmark

L

76.71

46

The University of New South Wales

Australia

XL

76.66

47

Peking University

China

L

76.35

48

University of Wisconsin-Madison

United States

XL

76.28

49

Osaka University

Japan

L

76.21

50

Seoul National University

Korea, South

L

76.06

51

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Germany

L

75.89

52

Trinity College Dublin

Ireland

L

75.04

53

The University of Warwick

United Kingdom

L

74.28

54

Tsinghua University

China

L

74.18

55

University of Washington

United States

XL

73.75

56

University of Amsterdam

Netherlands

XL

73.45

57

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

United States

L

73.22

58

Technische Universität München

Germany

L

72.99

59

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

L

72.68

60

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan

M

72.59

61

Monash University

Australia

XL

72.54

62

Uppsala University

Sweden

L

72.16

63

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

United States

XL

71.75

64

Boston University

United States

L

71.73

65

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

United States

L

71.55

66

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Germany

XL

71.25

67

University of Texas at Austin

United States

XL

71.24

68

The University of Auckland

New Zealand

L

71.13

69

The University of Sheffield

United Kingdom

L

70.76

70

Freie Universität Berlin

Germany

XL

70.55

71

University of Geneva

Switzerland

L

70.53

72

Lund University

Sweden

L

70.38

73

The University of Nottingham

United Kingdom

L

69.95

74

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Singapore

L

69.77

75=

Washington University in St. Louis

United States

L

69.64

75=

University of Helsinki

Finland

L

69.64

77

University of Glasgow

United Kingdom

L

69.54

78

University of Alberta

Canada

XL

69.30

79

KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

Korea, South

M

69.05

80

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

United Kingdom

M

68.86

81

University of Southampton

United Kingdom

L

68.85

82

Leiden University

Netherlands

L

68.81

83

Utrecht University

Netherlands

L

68.77

84

Aarhus University

Denmark

L

68.55

85

University of Leeds

United Kingdom

L

68.08

86

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Belgium

XL

67.56

87

Purdue University

United States

XL

67.54

88

University of York

United Kingdom

M

67.37

89

The University of Western Australia

Australia

L

66.95

90

Dartmouth College

United States

M

66.86

91

Nagoya University

Japan

L

66.41

92

Durham University

United Kingdom

L

66.29

93

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Russia

XL

66.12

94

National Taiwan University (NTU)

 

XL

66.03

95

University of St Andrews

United Kingdom

M

65.69

96

University of Minnesota

United States

XL

65.58

97

Universität Freiburg

Germany

L

65.11

98

Pennsylvania State University

United States

XL

64.91

99

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands

L

64.48

100

University of Oslo

Norway

L

64.21

101

University of Zurich

Switzerland

L

64.04

102

Tohoku University

Japan

L

63.96

103

The University of Adelaide

Australia

L

63.87

104

University of Maryland, College Park

United States

XL

63.72

105

Fudan University

China

L

63.44

106

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States

L

63.34

107

Emory University

United States

L

63.15

108

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

L

63.14

109

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

L

63.11

110

University of California, Davis

United States

L

62.85

111

Maastricht University

Netherlands

L

62.77

112

Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)

Korea, South

S

62.75

113

University of Southern California

United States

XL

62.66

114

University College Dublin

Ireland

L

62.42

115

Rice University

United States

M

61.52

116

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

United States

L

61.37

117

University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom

L

61.30

118

Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)

France

XL

60.50

119

University of Pittsburgh

United States

L

60.37

120

University of Groningen

Netherlands

L

60.34

121

University of Liverpool

United Kingdom

L

59.50

122

Cardiff University

United Kingdom

L

59.47

123

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Germany

L

59.30

124

Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)

Belgium

L

59.08

125

Ohio State University

United States

XL

59.05

126

Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands

M

58.52

127=

University of Rochester

United States

M

58.42

127=

Case Western Reserve University

United States

M

58.42

129

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

M

58.38

130

University of Virginia

United States

L

58.30

131

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Germany

L

58.19

132

Queen's University

Canada

L

58.17

133

University of Bergen

Norway

M

57.92

134

Vanderbilt University

United States

M

57.24

135

University of Otago

New Zealand

L

57.08

136

Universite de Montreal

Canada

XL

56.87

137

University of Basel

Switzerland

M

56.68

138

Tel Aviv University

Israel

L

56.44

139

École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

France

S

56.20

140

Newcastle University

United Kingdom

L

56.06

141

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark

M

55.63

142

Yonsei University

Korea, South

XL

55.51

143

University of Vienna

Austria

XL

55.27

144

University of Bath>

United Kingdom

L

55.25

145

University of Waterloo

Canada

L

54.73

146

University of California, Irvine

United States

L

54.68

147

Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)

United Kingdom

L

54.47

148

University of Barcelona

Spain

XL

54.28

149

Radboud University Nijmegen

Netherlands

L

54.20

150

KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden

L

53.73

151

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China

L

53.68

152

University of Lausanne

Switzerland

M

53.37

153

Kyushu University

Japan

L

53.32

154

University of Science and Technology of China

China

L

53.25

155

Georgetown University

United States

L

53.11

156

University of Sussex

United Kingdom

M

53.08

157

Tufts University

United States

M

52.69

158

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Germany

XL

52.58

159

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel

M

52.38

160

University of Arizona

United States

XL

52.35

161

University of Cape Town

South Africa

L

51.98

162=

University of Bern

Switzerland

L

51.85

162=

McMaster University

Canada

L

51.85

164

The University of Western Ontario

Canada

L

51.83

165

University of Calgary

Canada

L

51.74

166=

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

L

51.67

166=

Universität Karlsruhe

Germany

L

51.67

168

Stockholm University

Sweden

L

51.51

169

University of Leicester

United Kingdom

L

51.50

170

University of Colorado at Boulder

United States

L

51.47

171

VU University Amsterdam

Netherlands

L

51.43

172

University of Tsukuba

Japan

L

51.42

173

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Spain

L

51.26

174

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Germany

L

51.23

175

Hokkaido University

Japan

L

51.06

176

University of Bologna

Italy

XL

50.85

177

Nanjing University

China

L

50.63

178

Wageningen University

Netherlands

M

50.35

179

University of Antwerp

Belgium

M

50.26

180

Chulalongkorn University

Thailand

XL

50.21

181

Lancaster University

United Kingdom

M

50.20

182

Waseda University

Japan

XL

50.12

183

University of Gothenburg

Sweden

L

50.10

184

University College Cork

Ireland

L

50.07

185

University of Reading

United Kingdom

L

50.00

186

Université Paris Sorbonne, Paris IV

France

L

49.03

187

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

India

M

48.79

188

University of Iowa

United States

L

48.74

189

University of Canterbury

New Zealand

L

48.51

190

Sapienza University of Rome

Italy

XL

48.41

191

Korea University

Korea, South

XL

48.40

192

University of Ghent

Belgium

L

48.38

193

University of Florida

United States

XL

48.25

194

Stony Brook University

United States

L

48.19

195

Universität Frankfurt am Main

Germany

XL

48.15

196

National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan

M

47.94

197

Queen's University of Belfast

United Kingdom

L

47.90

198

Texas A&M University

United States

XL

47.87

199

University of Twente

Netherlands

M

47.66

200

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Germany

L

47.51

201

University of Dundee

United Kingdom

M

47.46

202

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

India

M

47.39

203

Sciences Po Paris

France

M

47.38

204

Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden

M

47.34

205

Universität Stuttgart

Germany

L

47.23

206

Keio University

Japan

XL

47.22

207

Universiti Malaya (UM)

Malaysia

L

47.09

208

Michigan State University

United States

XL

47.05

209

Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Belgium

L

46.73

210

Saint-Petersburg State University

Russia

L

46.68

211

University of Turku

Finland

M

46.43

212

Dalhousie University

Canada

L

46.40

213

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Spain

L

46.05

214

Simon Fraser University

Canada

L

45.88

215

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Germany

M

45.87

216

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

United States

XL

45.60

217

Technische Universität Berlin

Germany

L

45.53

218

Zhejiang University

China

XL

45.51

219

University of Notre Dame

United States

M

45.03

220

Macquarie University

Australia

L

45.00

221

King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

XL

44.89

222

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Mexico

XL

44.86

223

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States

M

44.81

224

RMIT University

Australia

XL

44.77

225

Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand

L

44.37

226

Université Paris-Sud 11

France

L

44.22

227

Indiana University Bloomington

United States

XL

44.09

228

Mahidol University

Thailand

L

43.74

229

Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne

France

XL

43.69

230

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

United States

L

43.57

231

University of Ottawa

Canada

XL

43.54

232

National University of Ireland, Galway

Ireland

M

43.46

233

Wake Forest University

United States

M

43.21

234

Kobe University

Japan

L

43.04

235

University of Miami

United States

L

42.97

236

University of Indonesia

Indonesia

XL

42.90

237

Norwegian University of Science And Technology

Norway

L

42.79

238

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Belgium

M

42.77

239

Tulane University

United States

M

42.71

240

Vienna University of Technology

Austria

M

42.68

241

University of Victoria

Canada

L

42.64

242

Universität Hamburg

Germany

XL

42.56

243

University of Surrey

United Kingdom

M

42.42

244

Universität Mannheim

Germany

M

42.36

245

Universität Köln

Germany

XL

42.29

246

Université de Strasbourg

France

XL

42.13

247

Universität Ulm

Germany

M

42.12

248

University of Liege

Belgium

L

41.98

249

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)

India

S

41.95

250

Aalto University

Finland

L

41.90

251

Flinders University

Australia

L

41.87

252

University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)

United States

L

41.86

253

Universidade de São Paulo

Brazil

XL

41.67

254

Hiroshima University

Japan

L

41.66

255

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Saudi Arabia

M

41.51

256

University of Newcastle

Australia

L

41.45

257

University of Technology, Sydney

Australia

L

41.43

258

SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

United Kingdom

S

41.27

259

University of Exeter

United Kingdom

L

41.13

260

Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Germany

L

41.01

261

University of Padua

Italy

XL

40.91

262

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

India

S

40.87

263

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Malaysia

L

40.84

264

George Washington University

United States

L

40.76

265

University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom

L

40.74

266

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Germany

L

40.71

267=

Charles University

Czech Republic

XL

40.66

267=

University of Wollongong

Australia

L

40.66

269

University Complutense Madrid

Spain

XL

40.61

270

Loughborough University

United Kingdom

L

40.28

271

Laval University

Canada

L

39.77

272

North Carolina State University

United States

L

39.52

273

Université Grenoble, Joseph Fourier

France

L

39.24

274

Curtin University of Technology

Australia

L

39.23

275=

Iowa State University

United States

L

39.13

275=

University of Cincinnati

United States

L

39.13

277

University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States

L

39.06

278

Universität Innsbruck

Austria

L

38.95

279

École des Ponts, ParisTech

France

S

38.80

280

Brandeis University

United States

M

38.78

281

University of South Australia

Australia

L

38.75

282

Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7

France

L

38.52

283

National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan

L

38.47

284

University of California, Santa Cruz

United States

L

38.46

285

University of California, Riverside

United States

L

38.35

286=

La Trobe University

Australia

L

38.25

286=

University of Athens

Greece

XL

38.25

288

Université Montpellier 2, Sciences et Techniques

France

M

38.21

289

Queensland University of Technology

Australia

L

38.12

290

National Yang Ming University

Taiwan

S

38.04

291

Royal Holloway University of London

United Kingdom

M

37.97

292

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp)

Brazil

L

37.89

293

University of Tromso

Norway

S

37.83

294

Universität Leipzig

Germany

L

37.78

295

Politecnico di Milano

Italy

L

37.73

296

Aston University

United Kingdom

M

37.66

297

Umeå University

Sweden

L

37.45

298

University of Southern Denmark

Denmark

M

37.43

299

University of East Anglia (UEA)

United Kingdom

L

37.27

300=

University of Pisa

Italy

XL

37.16

300=

University of Pisa

Italy

XL

37.16

302

Massey University

New Zealand

L

37.02

303

University of Jyväskylä

Finland

M

37.01

304

Jagiellonian University

Poland

XL

36.87

305

University of Essex

United Kingdom

M

36.70

306

University of Utah

United States

L

36.52

307

Ateneo de Manila University

Philippines

M

36.38

308

University of Eastern Finland

Finland

M

36.32

309

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Malaysia

L

36.16

310

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Germany

XL

36.14

311

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP)

India

M

36.13

312

Universität Konstanz

Germany

S

36.12

313

University of Oulu

Finland

M

35.93

314

University of the Philippines

Philippines

XL

35.90

315

Universität des Saarlandes

Germany

L

35.82

316=

University of Waikato

New Zealand

M

35.66

316=

Universität Bielefeld

Germany

L

35.66

318

Chiba University

Japan

L

35.62

319

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)>

 

L

35.49

320

University of Tasmania

Australia

L

35.48

321

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Indonesia

XL

35.25

322

Technische Universität Dresden

Germany

XL

35.22

323

Griffith University

Australia

L

35.03

324

Universität Düsseldorf

Germany

L

34.97

325

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster

Germany

L

34.94

326

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Argentina

XL

34.67

327

National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan

M

34.46

328

University of Florence

Italy

XL

34.45

329

Université Paris Descartes

France

L

34.39

330

Dublin City University

Ireland

M

34.38

331

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Chile

L

34.23

332

Bilkent University

Turkey

M

34.20

333

York University

Canada

XL

34.17

334

Colorado State University

United States

L

34.08

335

Arizona State University

United States

XL

34.00

336

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Spain

M

33.97

337

Ben Gurion University of The Negev

Israel

L

33.91

338

University of Connecticut

United States

L

33.88

339

Universität Bremen

Germany

L

33.75

340

Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech)

United States

XL

33.63

341

American University of Beirut (AUB)

Lebanon

M

33.40

342

Hong Kong Baptist University

Hong Kong

M

33.36

343

Sungkyunkwan University

Korea, South

L

33.35

344

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

Germany

XL

33.33

345

Kyung Hee University

Korea, South

L

33.12

346

Université Lille 1, Sciences et Technologie

France

L

33.10

347

The University of Georgia

United States

XL

33.06

348

Ewha Womans University

Korea, South

L

32.77

349

Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz

Austria

L

32.74

350

University of Kentucky

United States

L

32.69

351=

University of Alabama

United States

L

32.61

351=

Washington State University

United States

L

32.61

353

University of Navarra

Spain

M

32.39

354=

Hanyang University

Korea, South

L

32.29

354=

James Cook University

Australia

M

32.29

356

Heriot-watt University

United Kingdom

M

32.13

357

University of Manitoba

Canada

L

32.10

358

Universidad Austral

Argentina

S

32.06

359

Boston College

United States

L

31.94

360

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

L

31.90

361

Brunel University

United Kingdom

L

31.89

362

Deakin University

Australia

L

31.87

363

Università degli Studi di Pavia

Italy

L

31.82

364

Warsaw University

Poland

XL

31.64

365

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Malaysia

L

31.58

366

National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad

Pakistan

M

31.56

367

Universidad de Chile

Chile

XL

31.54

368

Bangor University

United Kingdom

M

31.52

369

University of Tampere

Finland

M

31.50

370

National Taiwan University of Science And Technology (formerly National Taiwan Institute of Technology)

Taiwan

M

31.46

371

University of Delhi

India

XL

31.21

372

United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates

L

31.18

373

Universität Bayreuth

Germany

M

31.12

374

Illinois Institute of Technology

United States

M

31.08

375

Novosibirsk State University

Russia

M

30.93

376

Swansea University

United Kingdom

M

30.72

377

University of Kansas

United States

L

30.70

378

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Germany

L

30.67

379

Universität Regensburg

Germany

L

30.58

380

Aberystwyth University

United Kingdom

M

30.55

381

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

XL

30.49

382

Université Toulouse III, Paul Sabatier

France

L

30.31

383

University of St Gallen (HSG)

Switzerland

M

30.25

384

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Portugal

L

30.23

385

University of Tennessee

United States

XL

29.95

386

Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom

M

29.92

387

Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)

Mexico

L

29.68

388

Tongji University

China

XL

29.65

389

Linköping University

Sweden

L

29.56

390

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

France

L

29.54

391

Howard University

United States

M

29.45

392

Pusan National University

Korea, South

L

29.41

393

University at Buffalo SUNY

United States

L

29.31

394

University of Bradford

United Kingdom

M

29.11

395

Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland

M

29.04

396

University of Coimbra

Portugal

L

29.03

397

Sogang University

Korea, South

M

29.00

398

National Central University

Taiwan

M

28.95

399

Universität Jena

Germany

L

28.86

400

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Germany

L

28.76