54 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | University of Pennsylvania | United States of America | 93.2 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 84.8 | 99.8 | — |
| 2 | 1 | King's College London | United Kingdom | 93.0 | 94.5 | 80.9 | 89.6 | 98.8 | — |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | United States of America | 90.0 | 88.0 | 93.9 | 83.1 | 97.6 | — | |
| 4 | University of Toronto | Canada | 88.5 | 79.7 | 89.9 | 85.2 | 100.0 | — | |
| 5 | 2 | Duke University | United States of America | 88.4 | 89.8 | 78.7 | 84.2 | 94.4 | — |
| 6 | 2 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | 88.1 | 77.8 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 94.4 | — |
| 6 | 1 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | Hong Kong SAR, China | 88.1 | 81.5 | 80.9 | 94.2 | 90.9 | — |
| 8 | 3 | Columbia University | United States of America | 87.8 | 84.3 | 86.1 | 86.0 | 93.6 | — |
| 9 | 5 | University of Alberta | Canada | 86.8 | 81.2 | 80.6 | 87.1 | 94.2 | — |
| 10 | The University of Manchester | United Kingdom | 86.7 | 90.5 | 75.1 | 87.7 | 85.7 | — | |
| 10 | 10 | Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin | Ireland | 86.7 | 89.3 | 80.2 | 89.7 | 83.4 | — |
| 12 | 6 | University of Washington | United States of America | 86.3 | 93.3 | 56.6 | 83.2 | 92.4 | — |
| 13 | University of Southampton | United Kingdom | 85.9 | 84.2 | 68.0 | 91.3 | 88.2 | — | |
| 14 | 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | United States of America | 85.7 | 83.1 | 76.9 | 84.1 | 92.7 | — |
| 15 | 3 | Yale University | United States of America | 84.7 | 79.2 | 93.6 | 82.0 | 89.9 | — |
| 16 | 7 | Karolinska Institutet | Sweden | 84.6 | 77.0 | 75.7 | 86.5 | 93.3 | — |
| 16 | 10 | University of Technology Sydney | Australia | 84.6 | 79.0 | 70.6 | 88.6 | 90.9 | — |
| 18 | 2 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong SAR, China | 84.3 | 84.3 | 69.0 | 89.1 | 84.6 | — |
| 19 | 1 | The University of Sydney | Australia | 84.2 | 72.7 | 86.6 | 83.7 | 95.3 | — |
| 19 | 5 | Monash University | Australia | 84.2 | 71.4 | 77.7 | 85.4 | 97.9 | — |
| 21 | 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | United States of America | 84.1 | 80.7 | 67.5 | 84.3 | 92.7 | — |
| 22 | 6 | University of British Columbia | Canada | 83.4 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 85.1 | 92.7 | — |
| 22 | 7 | New York University (NYU) | United States of America | 83.4 | 85.0 | 70.5 | 81.9 | 87.5 | — |
| 24 | 6 | McMaster University | Canada | 83.0 | 73.3 | 88.5 | 84.8 | 88.9 | — |
| 25 | 7 | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman | 82.5 | 62.4 | 64.5 | 100.0 | 91.2 | — |
| 25 | 2 | University College Cork | Ireland | 82.5 | 72.4 | 65.8 | 92.6 | 88.2 | — |
| 27 | 9 | University of California, San Francisco | United States of America | 82.4 | 80.9 | 58.8 | 82.4 | 91.8 | — |
| 28 | 7 | University of Pittsburgh | United States of America | 82.3 | 74.7 | 81.1 | 82.3 | 90.2 | — |
| 29 | 4 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 82.0 | 66.6 | 84.9 | 84.7 | 93.6 | — |
| 30 | 4 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR, China | 81.8 | 75.7 | 91.1 | 84.5 | 82.1 | — |
| 30 | 3 | Griffith University | Australia | 81.8 | 73.0 | 65.2 | 86.2 | 91.8 | — |
| 30 | 9 | University of Turku | Finland | 81.8 | 75.1 | 52.8 | 90.5 | 89.3 | — |
| 33 | 6 | Taipei Medical University (TMU) | Taiwan | 81.7 | 73.9 | 66.6 | 89.7 | 86.5 | — |
| 33 | 4 | Yonsei University | Republic of Korea | 81.7 | 80.0 | 70.1 | 82.6 | 86.5 | — |
| 35 | 12 | University of Jordan | Jordan | 81.3 | 68.3 | 84.3 | 91.1 | 83.4 | — |
| 36 | 15 | University of Wollongong | Australia | 81.2 | 70.7 | 69.5 | 87.9 | 88.9 | — |
| 37 | 14 | Sichuan University | China (Mainland) | 81.1 | 62.2 | 89.4 | 87.0 | 91.2 | — |
| 38 | 2 | The Ohio State University | United States of America | 80.9 | 77.0 | 53.3 | 82.1 | 92.7 | — |
| 38 | 13 | Deakin University | Australia | 80.9 | 68.5 | 71.3 | 86.0 | 91.5 | — |
| 40 | 10 | Pennsylvania State University | United States of America | 80.8 | 80.2 | 71.7 | 80.6 | 84.6 | — |
| 41 | 3 | University College Dublin | Ireland | 80.7 | 78.6 | 74.5 | 83.8 | 81.7 | — |
| 42 | La Trobe University | Australia | 80.6 | 71.3 | 70.3 | 85.7 | 88.2 | — | |
| 42 | 11 | KU Leuven | Belgium | 80.6 | 71.2 | 60.6 | 92.1 | 85.3 | — |
| 44 | 2 | The University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 80.5 | 77.2 | 77.7 | 85.3 | 79.9 | — |
| 45 | 23 | Emory University | United States of America | 80.3 | 79.5 | 45.2 | 82.1 | 90.9 | — |
| 45 | 7 | Peking University | China (Mainland) | 80.3 | 61.4 | 88.6 | 85.4 | 91.2 | — |
| 45 | 18 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | United States of America | 80.3 | 69.7 | 76.5 | 82.7 | 89.6 | — |
| 48 | 3 | University of Navarra | Spain | 80.2 | 75.2 | 62.9 | 88.5 | 82.5 | — |
| 48 | 3 | Queen's University Belfast | United Kingdom | 80.2 | 74.9 | 77.0 | 84.8 | 82.1 | — |
| 50 | 1 | Flinders University | Australia | 79.7 | 67.4 | 73.0 | 85.6 | 88.2 | — |
| 50 | 9 | McGill University | Canada | 79.7 | 69.7 | 88.3 | 81.6 | 85.0 | — |
| 50 | — | Adelaide University | Australia | 79.7 | 63.7 | 75.1 | 87.2 | 89.6 | — |
| 50 | 15 | Case Western Reserve University | United States of America | 79.7 | 73.9 | 74.3 | 83.1 | 83.8 | — |
| 2026 | 1 | INSTITUTION | COUNTRY/TERRITORY | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11
University of Pennsylvania
United States of America
93.2·Acad: 100.0·Empl: 78.6
21
King's College London
United Kingdom
93.0·Acad: 94.5·Empl: 80.9
3
Johns Hopkins University
United States of America
90.0·Acad: 88.0·Empl: 93.9
4
University of Toronto
Canada
88.5·Acad: 79.7·Empl: 89.9
52
Duke University
United States of America
88.4·Acad: 89.8·Empl: 78.7
62
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
88.1·Acad: 77.8·Empl: 100.0
61
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong SAR, China
88.1·Acad: 81.5·Empl: 80.9
83
Columbia University
United States of America
87.8·Acad: 84.3·Empl: 86.1
95
University of Alberta
Canada
86.8·Acad: 81.2·Empl: 80.6
10
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
86.7·Acad: 90.5·Empl: 75.1
1010
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Ireland
86.7·Acad: 89.3·Empl: 80.2
126
University of Washington
United States of America
86.3·Acad: 93.3·Empl: 56.6
13
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
85.9·Acad: 84.2·Empl: 68.0
145
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States of America
85.7·Acad: 83.1·Empl: 76.9
153
Yale University
United States of America
84.7·Acad: 79.2·Empl: 93.6
167
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
84.6·Acad: 77.0·Empl: 75.7
1610
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
84.6·Acad: 79.0·Empl: 70.6
182
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR, China
84.3·Acad: 84.3·Empl: 69.0
191
The University of Sydney
Australia
84.2·Acad: 72.7·Empl: 86.6
195
Monash University
Australia
84.2·Acad: 71.4·Empl: 77.7
213
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States of America
84.1·Acad: 80.7·Empl: 67.5
226
University of British Columbia
Canada
83.4·Acad: 75.1·Empl: 75.6
227
New York University (NYU)
United States of America
83.4·Acad: 85.0·Empl: 70.5
246
McMaster University
Canada
83.0·Acad: 73.3·Empl: 88.5
257
Sultan Qaboos University
Oman
82.5·Acad: 62.4·Empl: 64.5
252
University College Cork
Ireland
82.5·Acad: 72.4·Empl: 65.8
279
University of California, San Francisco
United States of America
82.4·Acad: 80.9·Empl: 58.8
287
University of Pittsburgh
United States of America
82.3·Acad: 74.7·Empl: 81.1
294
The University of Melbourne
Australia
82.0·Acad: 66.6·Empl: 84.9
304
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
81.8·Acad: 75.7·Empl: 91.1
303
Griffith University
Australia
81.8·Acad: 73.0·Empl: 65.2
309
University of Turku
Finland
81.8·Acad: 75.1·Empl: 52.8
336
Taipei Medical University (TMU)
Taiwan
81.7·Acad: 73.9·Empl: 66.6
334
Yonsei University
Republic of Korea
81.7·Acad: 80.0·Empl: 70.1
3512
University of Jordan
Jordan
81.3·Acad: 68.3·Empl: 84.3
3615
University of Wollongong
Australia
81.2·Acad: 70.7·Empl: 69.5
3714
Sichuan University
China (Mainland)
81.1·Acad: 62.2·Empl: 89.4
382
The Ohio State University
United States of America
80.9·Acad: 77.0·Empl: 53.3
3813
Deakin University
Australia
80.9·Acad: 68.5·Empl: 71.3
4010
Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
80.8·Acad: 80.2·Empl: 71.7
413
University College Dublin
Ireland
80.7·Acad: 78.6·Empl: 74.5
42
La Trobe University
Australia
80.6·Acad: 71.3·Empl: 70.3
4211
KU Leuven
Belgium
80.6·Acad: 71.2·Empl: 60.6
442
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
80.5·Acad: 77.2·Empl: 77.7
4523
Emory University
United States of America
80.3·Acad: 79.5·Empl: 45.2
457
Peking University
China (Mainland)
80.3·Acad: 61.4·Empl: 88.6
4518
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States of America
80.3·Acad: 69.7·Empl: 76.5
483
University of Navarra
Spain
80.2·Acad: 75.2·Empl: 62.9
483
Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom
80.2·Acad: 74.9·Empl: 77.0
501
Flinders University
Australia
79.7·Acad: 67.4·Empl: 73.0
509
McGill University
Canada
79.7·Acad: 69.7·Empl: 88.3
50—
Adelaide University
Australia
79.7·Acad: 63.7·Empl: 75.1
5015
Case Western Reserve University
United States of America
79.7·Acad: 73.9·Empl: 74.3
20261
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