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Global University Rankings
Aggregate and compare rankings from the world's four major ranking systems — all in one place.
Global University Rankings
Your gateway to global university rankings
Aggregate and compare rankings from the world's four major ranking systems — all in one place.
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We are a non-profit global university ranking aggregation platform designed for students, families, and higher education researchers worldwide. We integrate the four major ranking systems — QS, THE (Times Higher Education), ARWU (Shanghai Ranking), and US News — covering over 31,000 institutions across 226 countries and regions with 199 ranking categories and 1,200+ yearly editions. Whether you are comparing world university rankings, exploring subject-specific performance, or researching institutional profiles with historical trend data, We provide a unified interface to help you make informed decisions about higher education.
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QS World University Rankings
Source · www.topuniversities.com
Published annually by Quacquarelli Symonds since 2004, evaluating universities across six dimensions: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, and international student ratio. Covers 1,500+ institutions across 100+ countries and is one of the three most widely cited global university rankings used by prospective students for study-abroad decisions.
- Ranking Lists
- 81
- Since
- 2014
- Latest
- 2026
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Source · www.timeshighereducation.com
Published annually since 2004 by Times Higher Education, evaluating research-intensive universities on 13 performance indicators across five pillars: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry income, and international outlook. Citation data is supplied by Elsevier. Covers 2,000+ institutions across 100+ countries and is widely used for academic collaboration and study-abroad decisions.
- Ranking Lists
- 20
- Since
- 2011
- Latest
- 2026
Academic Ranking of World Universities
Source · www.shanghairanking.com
Published annually since 2003 by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, ARWU was the first global university ranking to use fully transparent methodology. It focuses on research-intensive universities using objective indicators: Nobel laureate and Fields Medal alumni and staff, highly cited researchers, papers published in Nature and Science, papers indexed in SCI/SSCI, and per-capita academic performance.
- Ranking Lists
- 60
- Since
- 2003
- Latest
- 2025
U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings
Source · www.usnews.com
Published annually since 2014 by U.S. News & World Report, the Best Global Universities ranking focuses on research-intensive institutions worldwide. It evaluates 2,000+ universities across 90+ countries using 13 indicators spanning global and regional research reputation, publications, books, conferences, normalized citation impact, total citations, highly cited papers, and international collaboration.
- Ranking Lists
- 52
- Since
- 2018
- Latest
- 2026