Top 10 global universities

The world’s top 10 universities basis on the QS World University Rankings® 2023. They have ranked the universities based on key ranking indicators. 

This year they have included almost 1,500 institutions from around the world. Not just the iconic institutions that take the top spots, but included the upcoming universities as well on the ranking from diverse locations across Europe, Asia and North America. 

These institutions are assessed across six categories (or indicators) to effectively capture university performance – including Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty Student Ratio, Citations per Faculty, International Faculty Ratio, International Students Ratio, International Research Network, and Employment Outcomes – to help the students make the best decision for their future. They are:

1) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, United States

2) University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom 

3) Stanford University, Stanford, United States 

4) University of Oxford, Wellington Square, Oxford, United Kingdom  

5) Harvard University, Cambridge, United States 

6) California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, United States 

7) South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom

8) UCL Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom 

9) ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland 

10) University of Chicago, Chicago, United States