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Ranking The Top 50 Universities In The World From Worst To Best—According To Data
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50 (Tie): University Of Texas At Austin
Location: Austin, United States Overall: 75.9 Teaching: 66.1 Research Environment: 76.3 Research Quality: 91.3 Industry: 82.6 International Outlook: 47.2 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 38 (2020)
50 (Tie): London School Of Economics And Political Science Location: London, United Kingdom Overall: 75.9 Teaching: 60.0 Research Environment: 72.0 Research Quality: 94.7 Industry: 45.1 International Outlook: 94.2 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 23 (2016)
49: Karolinska Institute Location: Stockholm, Sweden Overall: 76.1 Teaching: 59.9 Research Environment: 67.1 Research Quality: 96.1 Industry: 95.9 International Outlook: 83.8 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 28 (2016, 2017)
48: (Tie): Zhejiang University Location: Zhejiang, China Overall: 76.2 Teaching: 70.6 Research Environment: 76.6 Research Quality: 81.8 Industry: 100.0 International Outlook: 61.3 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 47 (2025)
48 (Tie): Universität Heidelberg Location: Heidelberg, Germany Overall: 76.2 Teaching: 65.6 Research Environment: 63.4 Research Quality: 95.2 Industry: 99.3 International Outlook: 78.5 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 37 (2016)
46: University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign Location: Urbana, United States Overall: 76.5 Teaching: 66.4 Research Environment: 81.0 Research Quality: 84.1 Industry: 86.7 International Outlook: 63.2 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 36 (2016, 2017)
45: McGill University Location: Montreal, Canada Overall: 76.7 Teaching: 66.2 Research Environment: 70.9 Research Quality: 88.6 Industry: 78.0 International Outlook: 91.6 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 38 (2016)
44: The Chinese University Of Hong Kong Location: Hong Kong SAR China Overall: 76.8 Teaching: 60.8 Research Environment: 64.3 Research Quality: 97.8 Industry: 94.2 International Outlook: 94.6 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 44 (2025)
43: KU Leuven Location: Leuven, Belgium Overall: 77.0 Teaching: 59.5 Research Environment: 74.9 Research Quality: 92.4 Industry: 100.0 International Outlook: 80.6 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 35 (2016)
42: Paris Sciences Et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris Location: Paris, France Overall: 77.7 Teaching: 74.4 Research Environment: 72.8 Research Quality: 82.0 Industry: 99.4 International Outlook: 80.4 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 40 (2022, 2024)
41: University Of British Columbia Location: Vancouver, Canada Overall: 77.8 Teaching: 62.3 Research Environment: 76.7 Research Quality: 89.7 Industry: 79.8 International Outlook: 94.3 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 34 (2016, 2020, 2021)
40: Georgia Institute Of Technology Location: Atlanta, United States Overall: 78.3 Teaching: 60.0 Research Environment: 77.7 Research Quality: 92.9 Industry: 99.2 International Outlook: 83.4 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 33 (2017, 2018)
39: University Of Melbourne Location: Parkville, Australia Overall: 78.4 Teaching: 64.2 Research Environment: 75.3 Research Quality: 89.1 Industry: 99.3 International Outlook: 92.3 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 31 (2021)
38: LMU Munich Location: Munich, Germany Overall: 78.7 Teaching: 65.2 Research Environment: 76.5 Research Quality: 91.7 Industry: 100.0 International Outlook: 76.4 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 29 (2016)
37: (Tie): King’s College London Location: London, UK Overall: 78.8 Teaching: 60.1 Research Environment: 74.3 Research Quality: 97.2 Industry: 76.2 International Outlook: 97.2 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 27 (2016)
37: (Tie): Fudan University Location: Shanghai, China Overall: 78.8 Teaching: 78.2 Research Environment: 76.2 Research Quality: 85.4 Industry: 99.4 International Outlook: 53.8 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 36 (2025)
35: University Of Hong Kong Location: Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR China Overall: 79.6 Teaching: 65.0 Research Environment: 70.5 Research Quality: 96.1 Industry: 96.3 International Outlook: 97.4 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 30 (2022)
34: University Of California, San Diego Location: La Jolla, United States Overall: 79.9 Teaching: 64.9 Research Environment: 75.8 Research Quality: 97.4 Industry: 100.0 International Outlook: 73.9 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 30 (2019)
33: New York University Location: New York, United States Overall: 80.3 Teaching: 72.0 Research Environment: 76.8 Research Quality: 94.3 Industry: 71.7 International Outlook: 75.3 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 24 (2023)
32: École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Overall: 80.4 Teaching: 73.6 Research Environment: 72.4 Research Quality: 88.5 Industry: 100.0 International Outlook: 95.3 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 30 (2017)
31: Northwestern University Location: Evanston, United States Overall: 81.4 Teaching: 71.8 Research Environment: 75.8 Research Quality: 97.8 Industry: 92.3 International Outlook: 69.4 Highest Ranking On The List Since 2016: 20 (2017, 2018)
