World's Top 100 Universities 2023-2024: World University Rankings

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Updated on Nov 29, 2022 14:00 IST

Best Universities in the World 2022-2023: Studying Abroad has developed into a billion-dollar industry, generating massive amounts of employment, running economies, and above all bringing forth a healthy exchange of knowledge. Today, countries are bending entry laws, introducing student-friendly policies and above all allowing international students, a fair chance of garnering employment through their post-study visa has only furthered the cause. Indians have one of the largest student presence in international universities, second only to China. Hence, India has grown to become a formidable market that cannot be ignored by international study destinations. Read on to know more about the top 100 universities in the world for 2022-2023 for Indian and international students alike.

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Candidates wanting to study abroad would only want the best for themselves. Today, we bring to our students the best universities in the world for higher education. You can visit each university listed below, to understand more about the university in detail, the courses on offer, the duration of the course, admission and eligibility requirements, and updated living and tuition fee structure. Candidates can get in touch with us for more details.

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Top 100 Universities in the World 2022-2023

Here is a list of the top 100 Universities in the world for 2022-2023. The universities have been ranked by QS Top Universities Ranking - Top Universities in the World 2023 and Times Higher Education (THE) - Best Universities in the World 2022, keeping multiple factors in mind.

University

QS World University Rankings 2023: Top global universities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

(USA)

1

University of Cambridge

(UK)

2

Stanford University

(USA)

3

University of Oxford

(UK)

4

Harvard University

(USA)

5

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

(USA)

=6

Imperial College London

(UK)

=6

University College London (UCL)

(UK)

8

ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

(Switzerland)

9

University of Chicago

(USA)

10

National University of Singapore (NUS)

(Singapore)

11

Peking University

(China)

12

University of Pennsylvania

(USA)

13

Tsinghua University

(China)

14

The University of Edinburgh

(UK)

15

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL

(Switzerland)

=16

Princeton University

(USA)

=16

Yale University

(USA)

18

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)

(Singapore)

19

Cornell University

(USA)

20

The University of Hong Kong

(Hong Kong)

21

Columbia University

(USA)

22

The University of Tokyo

(Japan)

23

Johns Hopkins University

(USA)

24

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

(USA)

25

Université PSL

(France)

26

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

(USA)

27

The University of Manchester

(UK)

28

Seoul National University

(South Korea)

29

Australian National University

(Australia)

30

McGill University

(Canada)

31

Northwestern University

(USA)

32

The University of Melbourne

(Australia)

33

Fudan University

(China)

=34

University of Toronto

(Canada)

=34

Kyoto University

(Japan)

36

King's College London

(UK)

37

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

(Hong Kong)

38

New York University (NYU)

(USA)

39

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

(Hong Kong)

40

The University of Sydney

(Australia)

41

KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

(South Korea)

=42

Zhejiang University

(China)

=42

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

(USA)

44

University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)

(Australia)

45

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

(China)

46

University of British Columbia

(Canada)

47

Institut Polytechnique de Paris
(France)

48

Technical University of Munich

(Germany)

49

Duke University

(USA)

=50

The University of Queensland

(Australia)

=50

Carnegie Mellon University

(USA)

52

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

(USA)

53

City University of Hong Kong

(Hong Kong)

54

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)

(Japan)

55

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

(UK)

56

Monash University

(Australia)

57

University of Amsterdam

(Netherlands)

58

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

(Germany)

59

Sorbonne University

(France)

60

Delft University of Technology

(Netherlands)

=61

University of Bristol

(UK)

=61

Brown University

(USA)

63

The University of Warwick

(UK)

64

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

(Germany)

=65

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

(Hong Kong)

=65

Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

(Argentina)

67

Osaka University

(Japan)

68

Universit Paris-Saclay
(France)

69

Universiti Malaya (UM)

(Malaysia)

70

Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)

(South Korea)

71

University of Texas at Austin

(USA)

72

Yonsei University

(South Korea)

73

Korea University

(South Korea)

74

Lomonosov Moscow State University

(Russia)

75

KU Leuven

(Belgium)

76

National Taiwan University (NTU)

(China)

77

University of Southampton

(UK)

78

Tohoku University

(Japan)

79

University of Washington

(USA)

80

University of Glasgow

(UK)

81

University of Copenhagen

(Denmark)

82

University of Wisconsin-Madison

(USA)

=83

University of Zurich

(Switzerland)

=83

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(USA)

85

University of Leeds

(UK)

86

University of Auckland

(New Zealand)

87

Georgia Institute of Technology

(USA)

88

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

(Sweden)

89

The University of Western Australia

(Australia)

90

University of Birmingham

(UK)

91

Durham University

(UK)

92

Pennsylvania State University

(USA)

93

University of Science and Technology of China

(China)

94

Lund University

(Sweden)

95

The University of Sheffield

(UK)

=96

University of St Andrews

(UK)

=96

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
(Ireland)

98

Sungkyunkwan University(SKKU)

(South Korea)

99

Rice University

(USA)

100

Best Universities in the World 2023: THE Rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 have been published. The rankings include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions. The ranking is based on 13 performance indicators that measure the performance of an institution in four areas particularly: teaching, knowledge transfer, research, and international outlook. Given below is a list of the top 100 universities in the world for 2023 as per THE.

Top Universities

THE World University Rankings 2023

University of Oxford,

United Kingdom

1

Harvard University

USA

2

University of Cambridge

UK

=3

Stanford University

USA

=3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

USA

5

California Institute of Technology

USA

6

Princeton University

USA

7

University of California, Berkeley

USA

8

Yale University

USA

9

Imperial College London

UK

10

Columbia University

USA

=11

ETH Zurich

Switzerland

=11

The University of Chicago

USA

13

University of Pennsylvania

USA

14

Johns Hopkins University

USA

15

Tsinghua University

China

16

Peking University

China

17

University of Toronto

Canada

18

National University of Singapore

Singapore

19

Cornell University

USA

20

University of California, Los Angeles

USA

21

UCL

UK

22

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

USA

23

New York University

USA

24

Duke University

USA

25

Northwestern University

USA

=26

University of Washington

USA

=26

Carnegie Mellon University

USA

28

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

29

Technical University of Munich

Germany

30

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

31

University of California, San Diego

United States

32

LMU Munich

Germany

33

University of Melbourne

Australia

34

King’s College, London

United Kingdom

35

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Singapore

36

London School of Economic and Political Science

United Kingdom  

37

Georgia Institute of Technology

USA

38

The University of Tokyo

Japan

39

University of British Columbia

Canada

40

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Switzerland

41

KU Leuven

Belgium

42

Universitat Heidelberg

Germany

43

Monash University

Australia

44

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

45

McGill University

Canada

46

Paris Science et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris

France

47

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

USA

48

Karolinska Institute

Sweden

49

University of Texas at Austin

USA

50

Fudan University

China

51

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China

52

The University of Queensland

Australia

53

University of Manchester

United Kingdom

=54

The University of Sydney

Australia

=54

Seoul National University

South Korea

56

Washington University in St Louis

USA

57

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong

58

Wageningen University & Research

Netherlands

59

University of Amsterdam

Netherlands

60

Brown University

United States

61

Australian National University

Australia

62

University of California, Davis

USA

63

University of California, Santa Barbara

USA

64

University of Southern California

USA

65

Utrecht University

Netherlands

66

Zhejiang University

China

67

Kyoto University

Japan

68

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

USA

69

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

70

Boston University

USA

=71

UNSW Sydney

Australia

=71

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Germany

73

University of Science and Technology of China

China

74

University of Groningen

Netherlands

75

University of Bristol

UK

76

Leiden University

Netherlands

77

Yonsei University (Seoul campus)

South Korea

78

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

79

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands

80

University of Wisconsin – Madison

USA

81

Emory University

USA

=82

University of Glasgow

UK

=82

University of Zurich

Switzerland

=82

McMaster University

Canada

85

Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany

=86

University of Tubingen

Germany

=86

University of Adelaide

Australia

88

University of Bonn

Germany

89

Sorbonne University

France

90

Free University of Berlin

Germany

=91

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

South Korea

=91

Universite Paris-Saclay

France

93

University of Bern

Switzerland

94

University of California, Irvine

USA

=95

Institut Polytechnique De Paris

France

=95

Nanjing University

China

=95

Vanderbilt University

USA

98

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

=99

RWTH Aachen University

Germany

=99

Today, the world stands weary from the effects of the coronavirus COVID-19. Universities abroad have switched to remote learning, stripping the very magic that studying abroad brought with it. Now the question stands, is studying abroad worth it? In my opinion, it absolutely is. While the coronavirus is temporary, the acquired holistic experience of studying abroad is going to stay with you forever.

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FAQs

Q. List some of the best universities in the world as per QS World University Rankings 2023.

A. According to QS rankings, some of the top universities are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Cambridge, Stanford University, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Caltech, University of Chicago, Princeton University, etc.

Q. Which university has topped the list of best universities in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023?

A. The University of Oxford is at the 1st position in the list of best universities in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023. It has maintained the same position for the 7 consecutive year. Harvard University remains at the 2nd place and the University of Cambridge has jumped from fifth position last year to third position this year.

Q. List the top universities in the world as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.

A. Some of the universities that are in the top 100 universities in the world as per THE rankings are University of Oxford, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Stanford University, Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, etc.

Q. What is the ranking criteria used by the QS World University Rankings to measure the performance of the universities.

A. The indicators that are used to assess the university’s performance are academic and employer reputation, faculty / student ratio, citations per faculty, and international student ratio & international faculty ratio. The QS World University Rankings feature over 1,400 universities from across the world.

Q. Which is the No. 2 university in the world?

A. In the QS World University Rankings, the University of Cambridge is at the 2nd position. Whereas, in the Times Higher Education World University rankings, Harvard University is at the 2nd place.
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