July 23, 2025

[Must-read for study abroad planning] Analysis of the world’s top university rankings: QS rankings authoritative guide

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When planning to study abroad, the world university rankings are an important reference for school selection. International education institutions systematically evaluate the comprehensive performance of each university through multiple indicators such as academic reputation, student-teacher ratio, and employer evaluation, helping students quickly grasp the international positioning of the institution. This article specifically analyzes the most credible QS World University Rankings to take you to understand the competitive advantages of the world’s top 100 universities.

▍The four major global ranking authorities: QS ranking features
QS World University Rankings is compiled by the British authoritative organization Quacquarelli Symonds, with “academic peer evaluation”, “employer satisfaction survey” and “internationalization” as core indicators, which is particularly suitable for students who value career development and cross-border learning experience.

▍Key reminders for school selection
Although rankings are an important reference, students are advised to consider the following at the same time:
• The academic reputation of the target department
• The curriculum design and industry connection
• The location of the campus and the cost of living
• Scholarships and internship opportunities

Our professional consulting team can help you:
✓ Explain the real meaning behind the rankings
✓ Plan the best landing point according to personal wishes
✓ Provide the latest application strategies and schedules

[2026 latest] QS Top 100 Schools List Analysis

 

2026 QS Ranking

2025 QS Ranking

學校

國家

1

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

美國

2

2

Imperial College London

英國

3

6

Stanford University

美國

4

3

University of Oxford

英國

5

4

Harvard University

美國

6

5

University of Cambridge

英國

7

7

ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

瑞士

8

8

National University of Singapore (NUS)

新加坡

9

9

UCL (University College London)

英國

10

10

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

美國

11

17

The University of Hong Kong

香港

12

15

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)

新加坡

13

21

University of Chicago

美國

14

14

Peking University

中國

15

11

University of Pennsylvania

美國

16

16

Cornell University

美國

17

20

Tsinghua University

中國

17

12

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

美國

19

13

The University of Melbourne

澳洲

20

19

The University of New South Wales

澳洲

21

23

Yale University

美國

22

26

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

瑞士

22

28

Technical University of Munich

德國

24

32

Johns Hopkins University

美國

25

22

Princeton University

美國

25

18

The University of Sydney

澳洲

27

29

McGill University

加拿大

28

24

PSL University

法國

29

25

University of Toronto

加拿大

30

39

Fudan University

中國

31

40

King’s College London (KCL)

英國

32

30

Australian National University

澳洲

32

36

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

香港

34

27

University of Edinburgh

英國

35

34

The University of Manchester

英國

36

37

Monash University

澳洲

36

32

The University of Tokyo

日本

38

34

Columbia University

美國

38

31

Seoul National University

韓國

40

38

University of British Columbia

加拿大

41

46

Institut Polytechnique de Paris

法國

42

50

Northwestern University

美國

42

40

The University of Queensland

澳洲

44

47

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

香港

45

44

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

美國

46

42

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

美國

47

49

Delft University of Technology

荷蘭

47

45

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

中國

49

47

Zhejiang University

中國

50

56

Yonsei University

韓國

51

54

University of Bristol

英國

52

58

Carnegie Mellon University

美國

53

55

The University of Amsterdam

荷蘭

54

57

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

香港

55

43

New York University (NYU)

美國

56

50

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

英國

57

50

Kyoto University

日本

58

59

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

德國

58

60

Universiti Malaya (UM)

馬來西亞

60

63

KU Leuven

比利時

61

67

Korea University

韓國

62

61

Duke University

美國

63

62

City University of Hong Kong

香港

63

68

National Taiwan University (NTU)

台灣

65

65

The University of Auckland

紐西蘭

66

72

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

美國

67

101

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

沙烏地阿拉伯

68

66

University of Texas at Austin

美國

69

79

Brown University

美國

70

73

Université Paris-Saclay

法國

70

69

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

美國

72

75

Lund University

瑞典

72

63

Sorbonne University (merged from Paris IV & UPMC)

法國

74

69

The University of Warwick

英國

75

87

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

愛爾蘭

76

80

University of Birmingham

英國

77

77

The University of Western Australia

澳洲

78

74

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

瑞典

79

78

University of Glasgow

英國

80

84

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

德國

81

76

University of Washington

美國

82

 

Adelaide University

澳洲

82

89

Pennsylvania State University

美國

84

71

Universidad de Buenos Aires

阿根廷

85

84

Tokyo Institute of Technology

日本

86

82

University of Leeds

英國

87

80

University of Southampton

英國

88

108

Boston University

美國

88

97

Freie Universität Berlin

德國

88

89

Purdue University

美國

91

86

The University of Osaka

日本

92

105

The University of Sheffield

英國

93

103

Uppsala University

瑞典

94

89

Durham University

英國

94

96

University of Alberta

加拿大

96

88

University of Technology Sydney

澳洲

97

108

The University of Nottingham

英國

98

102

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

德國

98

111

Politecnico di Milano

義大利

100

109

University of Zurich (UZH)

瑞士

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