World University Rankings 2026

Discover the best universities in the world and compare institutions to find the perfect fit for your academic and career goals. Our comprehensive rankings are based on academic reputation, research impact, and employer reputation.

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1
University of Oxford Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

99.9

2
Harvard University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

99.8

3
University of Cambridge Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

99.7

4
Stanford University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

99.6

5
Imperial College London Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

99.5

6
The University of Edinburgh Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

99.4

7
Yale University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

99.3

8
Columbia University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

99.2

9
King’s College London Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

99.1

10
University of California, Berkeley Logo

United States

Ranking Score

99.0

11
University of Melbourne Logo

Australia

Ranking Score

98.9

12
University of British Columbia Logo

Canada

Ranking Score

98.8

13
University of Southern California Logo

United States

Ranking Score

98.7

14
New York University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

98.6

15
Northwestern University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

98.5

16
Penn State Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

98.4

17
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

98.3

18
London School of Economics and Political Science Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

98.2

19
Boston University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

98.1

20
University of Toronto Logo

Canada

Ranking Score

98.0

21
University of Queensland Logo

Australia

Ranking Score

97.9

22
University of Manchester Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

97.8

23
University of California, Los Angeles Logo

United States

Ranking Score

97.7

24
University Of Waterloo Logo

Canada

Ranking Score

97.6

25
Duke University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

97.5

26
Pennsylvania State University Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

97.4

27
Texas A&M University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

97.3

28
Cardiff University Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

97.2

29
Purdue University Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

97.1

30
ETH Zurich Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

97.0

31
Chinese University of Hong Kong Logo

Asia

Ranking Score

96.9

32
University of Bristol Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

96.8

33
Cornell University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

96.7

34
The Ohio State University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

96.6

35
Johns Hopkins University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

96.5

36
Georgia Institute of Technology Logo

United States

Ranking Score

96.4

37
Michigan State University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

96.3

38
University of California, Davis Logo

United States

Ranking Score

96.2

39
University of Illinois Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

96.1

40
University of Aberdeen Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

96.0

41
Monash University Logo

Australia

Ranking Score

95.9

42
Loughborough University Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

95.8

43
Aarhus University Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

95.7

44
Brown University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

95.6

45
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

95.5

46
Leiden University Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

95.4

47
University of Pennsylvania Logo

United States

Ranking Score

95.3

48
University of Bath Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

95.2

49
University of California System Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

95.1

50
PH Zurich Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

95.0

51
University of Birmingham Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

94.9

52
University of Texas at Austin Logo

United States

Ranking Score

94.8

53
Ohio State University Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

94.7

54
Utrecht University Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

94.6

55
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Logo

Asia

Ranking Score

94.5

56
Technical University of Munich Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

94.4

57
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Logo

United States

Ranking Score

94.3

58
University of Washington Logo

United States

Ranking Score

94.2

59
McGill University Logo

Canada

Ranking Score

94.1

60
Vanderbilt University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

94.0

61
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

93.9

62
Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix Campus Logo

United States

Ranking Score

93.8

63
Virginia Tech Logo

Unknown

Ranking Score

93.7

64
University of Texas Logo

United States

Ranking Score

93.6

65
University of California Irvine Logo

United States

Ranking Score

93.5

66
North Carolina State University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

93.4

67
Pennsylvania State University Delaware County Logo

United States

Ranking Score

93.3

68
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

93.2

69
Heidelberg University Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

93.1

70
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Logo

United States

Ranking Score

93.0

71
Technische Universitat Munchen Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

92.9

72
Florida State University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

92.8

73
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Logo

Asia Pacific

Ranking Score

92.7

74
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo

United States

Ranking Score

92.6

75
University of California, Santa Barbara Logo

United States

Ranking Score

92.5

76
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo

United States

Ranking Score

92.4

77
The Queen's University Belfast Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

92.3

78
Washington University in St. Louis Logo

United States

Ranking Score

92.2

79
Indiana University Bloomington Logo

United States

Ranking Score

92.1

80
The University of Copenhagen Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

92.0

81
Iowa State University of Science and Technology Logo

United States

Ranking Score

91.9

82
National University of Singapore (NUS) Logo

Asia

Ranking Score

91.8

83
University of Florida Logo

United States

Ranking Score

91.7

84
University of Virginia Logo

United States

Ranking Score

91.6

85
University of Göttingen Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

91.5

86
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo

United States

Ranking Score

91.4

87
Northeastern University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

91.3

88
University of Amsterdam Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

91.2

89
University of Connecticut Logo

United States

Ranking Score

91.1

90
Australian National University Logo

Australia

Ranking Score

91.0

91
Lund University Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

90.9

92
Emory University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

90.8

93
Arizona State University Logo

United States

Ranking Score

90.7

94
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

90.6

95
City University Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

90.5

96
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

90.4

97
Goldsmiths College, University of London Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

90.3

98
Universidade de Lisboa Logo

Europe

Ranking Score

90.2

99
Cranfield University Logo

United Kingdom

Ranking Score

90.1

100
Rochester Institute of Technology Logo

United States

Ranking Score

90.0