The QS World University Rankings 2025 feature over 1,500 universities across 105 higher education systems. The United States leads with 197 ranked institutions, followed by the United Kingdom with 90 and mainland China with 71.
| Rank | University | Location |
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| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Cambridge, United States |
| 2 | Imperial College London | London, United Kingdom |
| 3 | University of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| 4 | Harvard University | Cambridge, United States |
| 5 | University of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| 6 | Stanford University | Stanford, United States |
| 7 | ETH Zurich | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 8 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore, Singapore |
| 9 | University College London (UCL) | London, United Kingdom |
| 10 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | Pasadena, United States |
| 11 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, United States |
| 12 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | Berkeley, United States |
| 13 | The University of Melbourne | Parkville, Australia |
| 14 | Peking University | Beijing, China |
| 15 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) | Singapore, Singapore |
| 16 | Cornell University | Ithaca, United States |
| 17 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 18 | The University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia |
| 19 | The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | Sydney, Australia |
| 20 | Tsinghua University | Beijing, China |
| 21 | Princeton University | Princeton, United States |
| 22 | Yale University | New Haven, United States |
| 23 | University of Chicago | Chicago, United States |
| 24 | Columbia University | New York City, United States |
| 25 | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| 26 | University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan |
| 27 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada |
| 28 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 29 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, United States |
| 30 | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 31 | University of British Columbia (UBC) | Vancouver, Canada |
| 32 | Duke University | Durham, United States |
| 33 | Northwestern University | Evanston, United States |
| 34 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) | San Diego, United States |
| 35 | University of Warwick | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| 36 | University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 37 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | Berkeley, United States |
| 38 | King’s College London | London, United Kingdom |
| 39 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Minneapolis, United States |
| 40 | University of Melbourne | Parkville, Australia |
| 41 | University of Manchester | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 42 | McGill University | Montreal, Canada |
| 43 | University of Warwick | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| 44 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, United States |
| 45 | University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia |
| 46 | University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | San Francisco, United States |
| 47 | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University | State College, United States |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, United States |
| 50 | University of Sheffield | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 51 | University of Hong Kong (HKU) | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 52 | University of Zurich | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 53 | University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 54 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) | Santa Barbara, United States |
| 55 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 56 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, United States |
| 57 | University of Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 58 | Seoul National University (SNU) | Seoul, South Korea |
| 59 | University of Arizona | Tucson, United States |
| 60 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, United States |
| 61 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 62 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, United States |
| 63 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana-Champaign, United States |
| 64 | University of Exeter | Exeter, United Kingdom |
| 65 | University of Leeds | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 66 | University of Warwick | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| 67 | Boston University | Boston, United States |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, United States |
| 69 | University of Washington | Seattle, United States |
| 70 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, United States |
| 71 | Lund University | Lund, Sweden |
| 72 | University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 73 | University of California, Davis | Davis, United States |
| 74 | University of Alberta | Edmonton, Canada |
| 75 | Texas A&M University | College Station, United States |
| 76 | Ohio State University | Columbus, United States |
| 77 | University of Southampton | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| 78 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, United States |
| 79 | University of Glasgow | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 80 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, United States |
| 81 | UNSW Sydney | Sydney, Australia |
| 82 | University of Bristol | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| 83 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 84 | Sorbonne University | Paris, France |
| 85 | University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 86 | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 87 | University of Leeds | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 88 | University of Arizona | Tucson, United States |
| 89 | University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia |
| 90 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, United States |
| 91 | University of Adelaide | Adelaide, Australia |
| 92 | University of Montreal | Montreal, Canada |
| 93 | University of York | York, United Kingdom |
| 94 | University of Hong Kong (HKU) | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 95 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, United States |
| 96 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, United States |
| 97 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, United States |
| 98 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 99 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, United States |
| 100 | University of Nottingham | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| 101 | University of Denver | Denver, United States |
| 102 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, United States |
| 103 | University of Florida | Gainesville, United States |
| 104 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Minneapolis, United States |
| 105 | University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia |
| 106 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, United States |
| 107 | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| 108 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln, United States |
| 109 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, United States |
| 110 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, United States |
| 111 | University of Nottingham | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| 112 | Texas A&M University | College Station, United States |
| 113 | Ohio State University | Columbus, United States |
| 114 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, United States |
| 115 | University of St Andrews | St Andrews, United Kingdom |
| 116 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, United States |
| 117 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, United States |
| 118 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, United States |
| 119 | University of Glasgow | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 120 | University of York | York, United Kingdom |
| 121 | University of California, Davis | Davis, United States |
| 122 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 123 | University of Leeds | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 124 | University of Arizona | Tucson, United States |
| 125 | University of Montreal | Montreal, Canada |
| 126 | Sorbonne University | Paris, France |
| 127 | University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 128 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 129 | University of Alberta | Edmonton, Canada |
| 130 | University of Southampton | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| 131 | University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 132 | University of Exeter | Exeter, United Kingdom |
| 133 | University of Chicago | Chicago, United States |
| 134 | University of Adelaide | Adelaide, Australia |
| 135 | University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | San Francisco, United States |
| 136 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | Berkeley, United States |
| 137 | University of Washington | Seattle, United States |
| 138 | University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia |
| 139 | University of Melbourne | Parkville, Australia |
| 140 | University of Calgary | Calgary, Canada |
| 141 | University of Sheffield | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 142 | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 143 | University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia |
| 144 | University of St Andrews | St Andrews, United Kingdom |
| 145 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, United States |
| 146 | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Sydney, Australia |
| 147 | University of Bristol | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| 148 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana-Champaign, United States |
| 149 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) | San Diego, United States |
| 150 | University of Texas, Austin | Austin, United States |
| 151 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 152 | University of Manchester | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 153 | University of Nottingham | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| 154 | University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia |
| 155 | University of Warwick | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| 156 | University of Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 157 | University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia |
| 158 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, United States |
| 159 | University of St Andrews | St Andrews, United Kingdom |
| 160 | University of Arizona | Tucson, United States |
| 161 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, United States |
| 162 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, United States |
| 163 | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 164 | University of Adelaide | Adelaide, Australia |
| 165 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 166 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, United States |
| 167 | University of Georgia | Athens, United States |
| 168 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada |
| 169 | University of Zurich | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 170 | University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | San Francisco, United States |
| 171 | University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 172 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | Berkeley, United States |
| 173 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, United States |
| 174 | University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia |
| 175 | University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada |
| 176 | Texas A&M University | College Station, United States |
| 177 | University of Sheffield | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 178 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Minneapolis, United States |
| 179 | University of Glasgow | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 180 | University of Arizona | Tucson, United States |
| 181 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, United States |
| 182 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana-Champaign, United States |
| 183 | University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia |
| 184 | University of Leeds | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 185 | University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 186 | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| 187 | University of Melbourne | Parkville, Australia |
| 188 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) | San Diego, United States |
| 189 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, United States |
| 190 | University of Arizona | Tucson, United States |
| 191 | University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan |
| 192 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana-Champaign, United States |
| 193 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, United States |
| 194 | University of Bristol | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| 195 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, United States |
| 196 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | Berkeley, United States |
| 197 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, United States |
| 198 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, United States |
| 199 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, United States |
| 200 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana-Champaign, United States |