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QS World University Rankings

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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[change]

Rank 2024 rank University Country
1 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2 2 Cambridge University File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
3 3 Oxford University File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
4 4 Harvard University (Cambridge) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
5 5 Stanford University File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
6 6 London Imperial College File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
7 7 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
8 8 National University of Singapore File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
9 9 London University – University College File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
10 10 University of California, Berkeley File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
11 11 University of Chicago File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
12 12 Pennsylvania University File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
13 13 Cornell University File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
14 14 Melbourne University File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
15 15 California Institute of Technology (Pasadena) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
16 16 Yale University (New Haven) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
17 17 Peking University (Beijing) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
18 17 Princeton University File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
19 19 New South Wales University File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
20 19 Sydney University File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

QS Stars[change]

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[change]

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.

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References[change]

  1. "Who Rules?". Top Universities. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. "QS Stars". Top Universities.
  3. "QS Methodology". Top Universities.

Other websites[change]