2026 edition
All rankings
21 tables — global, national and specialist — each scored on the same weighted composite of graduate outcomes, salary, faculty strength, selectivity, employer reputation and network reach.
Global rankingWorld University Rankings
The global table: the world's leading universities scored on one weighted composite of outcomes, research strength, selectivity and employer standing.
100 institutions — view table
National rankings
Best Universities in the United States
The American table, from the private research powerhouses to the leading publics.
100 institutions
2026Best Universities in the United Kingdom
The British table, across all disciplines and both undergraduate and postgraduate provision.
100 institutions
2026Best Universities in China
The Double First-Class institutions, led by the two Beijing giants.
100 institutions
2026Best Universities in Canada
Canada's research universities, from Toronto and Montreal to the Pacific coast.
68 institutions
2026Best Universities in Germany
The Excellence Strategy universities and the technical institutes behind them.
100 institutions
2026Best Universities in Australia
The Group of Eight and the strongest challengers, on the global composite.
43 institutions
2026Best Universities in France
The grandes écoles and the consolidated research universities, scored together.
99 institutions
2026Best Universities in Japan
The former imperial universities and the strongest private institutions.
98 institutions
2026Best Universities in Switzerland
Two federal institutes of technology and a strong cantonal tier.
22 institutions
2026Best Universities in the Netherlands
An unusually even system, with English-taught masters provision throughout.
28 institutions
2026Best Universities in Singapore
A small system with two globally competitive research universities.
12 institutions
2026Best Universities in South Korea
SKY, KAIST and POSTECH, on the global composite.
97 institutions
2026Best Universities in India
The IITs, the IIMs and the leading central universities.
98 institutions
Specialist & subject rankings
Best Postgraduate Business Degrees in the United Kingdom
Eleven taught postgraduate business programmes, scored on outcomes, selectivity and employer standing.
11 institutions
2026Best UK Law Schools
Ranked on pupillage and training-contract conversion, entry standards and legal research output.
10 institutions
2026Best UK Computer Science Degrees
Weighted toward graduate destinations in engineering roles and the research standing of the department.
10 institutions
2026Best Universities for Engineering
The leading engineering schools worldwide, scored on graduate destinations, research depth and admission standards.
15 institutions
2026Best UK Medical Schools
Foundation programme placement, clinical teaching and competition ratios at entry.
10 institutions
2026Best UK Universities for Graduate Salary
Ordered by median earnings five years after graduation, adjusted for subject mix.
10 institutions
2026Best Universities in Scotland
The Scottish table, on the same weighted composite as the national ranking.
8 institutions