QS World University Rankings 2023: Top Global Universities

On 8th, June, 2022, QS World University Rankings 2023 as released. So we get the Top Listed Universities from China Mainland, Top 100 Asian Universities, and Global top 100.

Top Listed Universities from China Mainland

There are totally 71 universities listed on the QS World University Rankings 2023:

No.	Global Rank	University	Location	Overall Score
1	12	Peking University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	91.3
2	14	Tsinghua University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	90.1
3	34	Fudan University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	81.5
4	42	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou, China (Mainland)	79.3
5	46	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	77.4
6	94	University of Science and Technology of China	Hefei, China (Mainland)	60.7
7	133	Nanjing University	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	53.9
8	194	Wuhan University	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	44.3
9	212	Tongji University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	42.4
10	217	Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin, China (Mainland)	42
11	226	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	Shenzhen, China (Mainland)	41.2
12	262	Beijing Normal University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	37.8
13	267	Sun Yat-sen University	Guangzhou, China (Mainland)	37.3
14	302	Xi’an Jiaotong University	Xi’an, China (Mainland)	35.1
15	306	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	34.6
16	307	Tianjin University	Tianjin, China (Mainland)	34.4
17	355	Beijing Institute of Technology	Beijing, China (Mainland)	30.7
18	378	Nankai University	Tianjin, China (Mainland)	29.7
19	396	Shandong University	Jinan, China (Mainland)	28.7
20	406	Sichuan University	Chengdu, China (Mainland)	28
21	406	South China University of Technology	Guangzhou, China (Mainland)	28
22	422	Shanghai University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	27.3
23	422	Xiamen University	Xiamen, China (Mainland)	27.3
24	428	University of Science and Technology Beijing	Beijing, China (Mainland)	27.1
25	443	Beihang University (former BUAA)	Beijing, China (Mainland)	26.3
26	461	Southeast University	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	25.5
27	497	Jilin University	Changchun, China (Mainland)	24.3
28	499	Central South University	Changsha Shi, China (Mainland)	24.2
29	521-530	Beijing University of Chemical Technology	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
30	541-550	China University of Petroleum, Beijing	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
31	541-550	East China Normal University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	–
32	551-560	Northwestern Polytechnical University	Xi’an, China (Mainland)	–
33	561-570	Dalian University of Technology	Dalian, China (Mainland)	–
34	561-570	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	Chengdu, China (Mainland)	–
35	581-590	Shenzhen University	Shenzhen, China (Mainland)	–
36	591-600	China Agricultural University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
37	591-600	Hunan University	Changsha, China (Mainland)	–
38	601-650	East China University of Science and Technology	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	–
39	601-650	Nanjing University of Science and Technology	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	–
40	601-650	Renmin (People’s) University of China	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
41	651-700	China University of Geosciences	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	–
42	651-700	Chongqing University	Chongqing, China (Mainland)	–
43	651-700	Soochow University	Suzhou, China (Mainland)	–
44	701-750	Jinan University (China)	Guangzhou, China (Mainland)	–
45	751-800	Beijing University of Technology	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
46	751-800	Lanzhou University	Lanzhou, China (Mainland)	–
47	801-1000	Beijing Foreign Studies University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
48	801-1000	Beijing Jiaotong University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
49	801-1000	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
50	801-1000	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
51	801-1000	China University of Mining and Technology	Xuzhou, China (Mainland)	–
52	801-1000	Donghua University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	–
53	801-1000	Harbin Engineering University	Harbin, China (Mainland)	–
54	801-1000	Nanjing Agricultural University	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	–
55	801-1000	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	–
56	801-1000	Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University	Yangling, China (Mainland)	–
57	801-1000	Northwest University (China)	Xi’an, China (Mainland)	–
58	801-1000	Wuhan University of Technology	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	–
59	801-1000	Zhengzhou University	Zhengzhou, China (Mainland)	–
60	1001-1200	Huazhong Agricultural University	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	–
61	1001-1200	Jiangnan University	Wuxi, China (Mainland)	–
62	1001-1200	Nanjing Normal University	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	–
63	1001-1200	Ocean University of China	Qingdao, China (Mainland)	–
64	1001-1200	Shanghai International Studies University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	–
65	1001-1200	Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University	Suzhou, China (Mainland)	–
66	1201-1400	China University of Political Science and Law	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–
67	1201-1400	Hohai University	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	–
68	1201-1400	Shanghai Normal University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	–
69	1201-1400	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	–
70	1201-1400	Southwest University	Chongqing, China (Mainland)	–
71	1201-1400	University of International Business and Economics	Beijing, China (Mainland)	–

Top Listed Universities from Asia

Here is the list of Top 100 of Asian Universities, due to QS World University Rankings 2023:

No.	Global Rank	University	Location	Overall Score
1	11	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore, Singapore	92.7
2	12	Peking University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	91.3
3	14	Tsinghua University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	90.1
4	19	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)	Singapore, Singapore	88.4
5	21	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	87
6	23	The University of Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	85.3
7	29	Seoul National University	Seoul, South Korea	82.2
8	34	Fudan University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	81.5
9	36	Kyoto University	Kyoto, Japan	81.4
10	38	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong SAR	80.6
11	40	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong SAR	79.8
12	42	KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology	Daejeon, South Korea	79.3
13	42	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou, China (Mainland)	79.3
14	46	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	77.4
15	54	City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	73.6
16	55	Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)	Tokyo, Japan	72.5
17	65	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong SAR	69
18	68	Osaka University	Osaka City, Japan	68.2
19	70	Universiti Malaya (UM)	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	67.9
20	71	Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)	Pohang , South Korea	67.7
21	73	Yonsei University	Seoul, South Korea	67
22	74	Korea University	Seoul, South Korea	66.9
23	77	National Taiwan University (NTU)	Taipei City, Taiwan	65.7
24	79	Tohoku University	Sendai City, Japan	64.9
25	94	University of Science and Technology of China	Hefei, China (Mainland)	60.7
26	99	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)	Suwon, South Korea	58.9
27	106	King Abdulaziz University (KAU)	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	57.8
28	112	Nagoya University	Nagoya, Japan	56.3
29	123	Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)	Seri Kembangan, Malaysia	54.7
30	129	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)	Bangi, Malaysia	54.2
31	133	Nanjing University	Nanjing, China (Mainland)	53.9
32	135	Kyushu University	Fukuoka City, Japan	53.5
33	141	Hokkaido University	Sapporo, Japan	51.9
34	143	Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)	Gelugor, Malaysia	51.6
35	150	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Almaty, Kazakhstan	50.8
36	155	Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore, India	49.5
37	157	Hanyang University	Seoul, South Korea	49.4
38	160	King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	48.8
39	172	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)	Mumbai, India	46.7
40	174	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)	New Delhi, India	46.5
41	177	National Tsing Hua University	Hsinchu City, Taiwan	45.9
42	181	Khalifa University	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	45.6
43	194	Wuhan University	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	44.3
44	197	Keio University	Tokyo, Japan	44.1
45	197	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)	South Korea	44.1
46	202	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Hsinchu City, Taiwan	43.2
47	203	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Skudai, Malaysia	43
48	205	Waseda University	Tokyo, Japan	42.8
49	208	Qatar University	Doha, Qatar	42.6
50	212	Tongji University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	42.4
51	217	Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin, China (Mainland)	42
52	222	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Jerusalem, Israel	41.5
53	224	Chulalongkorn University	Bangkok, Thailand	41.4
54	224	National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)	Tainan City, Taiwan	41.4
55	226	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	Shenzhen, China (Mainland)	41.2
56	231	Gadjah Mada University	Yogyakarta, Indonesia	40.2
57	235	Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)	Bandung, Indonesia	39.5
58	237	King Saud University	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	39.4
59	248	Universitas Indonesia	Depok, Indonesia	38.7
60	250	Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)	Chennai, India	38.6
61	252	American University of Beirut (AUB)	Beirut , Lebanon	38.4
62	256	Mahidol University	Nakhon Pathom, Thailand	38.1
63	256	Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	38.1
64	260	Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv, Israel	37.9
65	262	Beijing Normal University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	37.8
66	264	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)	Kanpur, India	37.6
67	267	Sun Yat-sen University	Guangzhou, China (Mainland)	37.3
68	270	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)	Kharagpur, India	37.2
69	270	Kyung Hee University	South Korea	37.2
70	277	L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU)	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	36.8
71	281	Hong Kong Baptist University	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	36.3
72	284	Taylor’s University	Subang Jaya, Malaysia	36.1
73	284	UCSI University	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	36.1
74	288	Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)	Gwangju, South Korea	36
75	296	United Arab Emirates University	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	35.4
76	302	Xi’an Jiaotong University	Xi’an, China (Mainland)	35.1
77	304	University of Macau	Macau SAR	34.9
78	306	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Wuhan, China (Mainland)	34.6
79	307	Tianjin University	Tianjin, China (Mainland)	34.4
80	312	University of Tsukuba	Tsukuba City, Japan	34.1
81	327	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech)	Taipei City, Taiwan	33
82	332	National Taiwan Normal University	Taipei City, Taiwan	32.2
83	334	National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad	Islamabad, Pakistan	32
84	338	Hiroshima University	Higashihiroshima City, Japan	31.8
85	340	Universiti Teknologi Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	31.6
86	346	Ewha Womans University	Seoul, South Korea	31.2
87	355	Beijing Institute of Technology	Beijing, China (Mainland)	30.7
88	361	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)	Seri Iskandar, Malaysia	30.4
89	363	Kobe University	Kobe City, Japan	30.2
90	363	Quaid-i-Azam University	Islamabad, Pakistan	30.2
91	369	Airlangga University	Surabaya, Indonesia	29.9
92	369	American University of Sharjah	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	29.9
93	369	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)	Roorkee, India	29.9
94	378	Nankai University	Tianjin, China (Mainland)	29.7
95	380	Sharif University of Technology	Tehran, Iran	29.6
96	384	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)	Guwahati, India	29.3
97	384	Sultan Qaboos University	Muscat, Oman	29.3
98	384	Taipei Medical University (TMU)	Taipei, Taiwan	29.3
99	390	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)	Islamabad, Pakistan	29.1
100	392	Chung-Ang University (CAU)	Seoul, South Korea	29

QS World University Rankings 2023: Top Global Universities

Here is the list of Top 100 Globally, due to QS World University Rankings 2023:

Global Rank	University	Location	Overall Score
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Cambridge, United States	100
2	University of Cambridge	Cambridge, United Kingdom	98.8
3	Stanford University	Stanford, United States	98.5
4	University of Oxford	Oxford, United Kingdom	98.4
5	Harvard University	Cambridge, United States	97.6
6	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Pasadena, United States	97
6	Imperial College London	London, United Kingdom	97
8	UCL	London, United Kingdom	95
9	ETH Zurich	Zürich, Switzerland	93.6
10	University of Chicago	Chicago, United States	93.2
11	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore, Singapore	92.7
12	Peking University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	91.3
13	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, United States	90.6
14	Tsinghua University	Beijing, China (Mainland)	90.1
15	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	89.5
16	EPFL	Lausanne, Switzerland	89.2
16	Princeton University	Princeton, United States	89.2
18	Yale University	New Haven, United States	89
19	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)	Singapore, Singapore	88.4
20	Cornell University	Ithaca, United States	87.2
21	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	87
22	Columbia University	New York City, United States	86.7
23	The University of Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	85.3
24	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, United States	85.1
25	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, United States	84.4
26	Université PSL	Paris, France	83.8
27	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	Berkeley, United States	82.7
28	The University of Manchester	Manchester, United Kingdom	82.3
29	Seoul National University	Seoul, South Korea	82.2
30	The Australian National University	Canberra, Australia	82.1
31	McGill University	Montreal, Canada	81.9
32	Northwestern University	Evanston, United States	81.8
33	The University of Melbourne	Parkville, Australia	81.6
34	Fudan University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	81.5
34	University of Toronto	Toronto, Canada	81.5
36	Kyoto University	Kyoto, Japan	81.4
37	King’s College London	London, United Kingdom	81.2
38	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong SAR	80.6
39	New York University (NYU)	New York City, United States	80.3
40	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong SAR	79.8
41	The University of Sydney	Sydney, Australia	79.6
42	KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology	Daejeon, South Korea	79.3
42	Zhejiang University	Hangzhou, China (Mainland)	79.3
44	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Los Angeles, United States	78.7
45	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Sydney, Australia	78
46	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai, China (Mainland)	77.4
47	University of British Columbia	Vancouver, Canada	77
48	Institut Polytechnique de Paris	Palaiseau Cedex, France	76.8
49	Technical University of Munich	Munich, Germany	76.4
50	Duke University	Durham, United States	74.8
50	The University of Queensland	Brisbane City, Australia	74.8
52	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, United States	74.6
53	University of California, San Diego (UCSD)	San Diego, United States	74.5
54	City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	73.6
55	Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)	Tokyo, Japan	72.5
56	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	London, United Kingdom	72.3
57	Monash University	Melbourne, Australia	71.6
58	University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	71.1
59	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	Munich, Germany	70.4
60	Sorbonne University	Paris, France	70.1
61	Delft University of Technology	Delft, Netherlands	70
61	University of Bristol	Bristol, United Kingdom	70
63	Brown University	Providence, United States	69.6
64	The University of Warwick	Coventry, United Kingdom	69.1
65	Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg	Heidelberg, Germany	69
65	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong SAR	69
67	Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)	Buenos Aires, Argentina	68.9
68	Osaka University	Osaka City, Japan	68.2
69	Universit Paris-Saclay	Gif-sur-Yvette,, France	68.1
70	Universiti Malaya (UM)	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	67.9
71	Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)	Pohang , South Korea	67.7
72	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, United States	67.4
73	Yonsei University	Seoul, South Korea	67
74	Korea University	Seoul, South Korea	66.9
75	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Moscow, Russia	66.8
76	KU Leuven	Leuven, Belgium	66
77	National Taiwan University (NTU)	Taipei City, Taiwan	65.7
78	University of Southampton	Southampton, United Kingdom	65
79	Tohoku University	Sendai City, Japan	64.9
80	University of Washington	Seattle, United States	64.7
81	University of Glasgow	Glasgow, United Kingdom	64.6
82	University of Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark	64.1
83	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, United States	63.7
83	University of Zurich	Zürich, Switzerland	63.7
85	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, United States	63.6
86	University of Leeds	Leeds, United Kingdom	62.8
87	The University of Auckland	Auckland, New Zealand	62.7
88	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, United States	62.3
89	KTH Royal Institute of Technology	Stockholm, Sweden	62.1
90	The University of Western Australia	Perth, Australia	61.7
91	University of Birmingham	Birmingham, United Kingdom	61.1
92	Durham University	Durham, United Kingdom	60.9
93	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, United States	60.8
94	University of Science and Technology of China	Hefei, China (Mainland)	60.7
95	Lund University	Lund, Sweden	60.1
96	The University of Sheffield	Sheffield, United Kingdom	59.5
96	University of St Andrews	St. Andrews, United Kingdom	59.5
98	Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin	Dublin, Ireland	59.1
99	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)	Suwon, South Korea	58.9
100	Rice University	Houston, United States	58.8

QS World University Rankings methodology:

The QS World University Rankings 2023 feature over 1,400 universities from around the world, our biggest university ranking yet.  

Institutions are assessed across six categories (or indicators) to effectively capture university performance – including academic and employer reputation, faculty/student ratio and research citations – to help you make the best decision for your future. 

How do I use the rankings to find a university? 

The QS World University Rankings provide a starting point for you to discover your dream university, by easily finding and comparing the institutions that interest you. You can compare the reputation of universities across the world, and filter the selection by category and region.  

You can even see each institution’s score for their efforts in working towards the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs.) The SDG score doesn’t impact on the rankings, but it can help to see which universities are having a real impact on creating a more sustainable world.  

The rankings can give you an idea of teaching quality, student population, employability factors, research and diversity, but they can’t make the choice for you. Further research is recommended to gain a bigger picture of what it’s really like to study at the university’s you’re interested in.  

Once you’re ready to start shortlisting, you can visit each university’s profile page on TopUniversities.com to find out more about their programmes, facilities and tuition fees.  

What do the indicators mean? 

The six indicators that determine the QS World University Ranking 2023 are: 

Academic reputation – Accounting for 40 per cent of the overall score, academic reputation looks at the teaching and research quality at the world’s universities. We collate over 130,000 expert opinions from the higher education space, creating the largest survey of academic opinion in the world.  

Employer reputation – We know that students want to graduate with the skills and knowledge required for the employment market. We assess how institutions prepare students for successful careers, and which institutions provide the most competent, innovative, and effective graduates.  

Faculty/student ratio – This indicator recognises that a high number of academics per student reduces the teaching burden and creates a more supportive student experience. We assess how institutions provide students with meaningful access to lecturers and tutors.  

Citations per faculty – We measure university research quality with a citation per faculty metric, taking the total number of academic citations in papers produced by a university in a five-year period. 

International student ratio & International faculty ratio – A highly international university creates a number of benefits. It demonstrates the ability to attract quality students and staff from across the world, and it implies a highly global outlook. Strong international institutions provide a multinational environment, building international sympathies and global awareness. 

How to filter the rankings 

You can easily filter the QS World University Rankings by region and indicator. For example, if you want to discover universities in the US with strong employer reputation, you can use the drop-down menu to choose the region and location.  

Once you’ve filtered the list into US universities, you can click the ‘Rankings indicator’ tab and scroll through the indicators at the top of the rankings table to find the one you want. Click ‘employer reputation’ and the table will be automatically filtered from highest to lowest based on that indicator.  

Adithyan, from India, used the QS World University Rankings to find both his bachelor’s and master’s courses. They said: “Using the region filter helped me to understand the quality and value of universities in different parts of the world. By using the rankings, I found a programme I wanted to study in Warsaw, Poland.” 

What do I do next?  

Once you’ve used the rankings to create a shortlist of possible universities for you, we recommend exploring their profile pages on TopUniversities.com, where you can find out more about what they offer, the programmes available and the facilities you could study in. 

The QS World University Rankings are helpful as a starting point, but it’s important to visit university websites, attend open days, watch videos and chat to students about their experiences.  

Once you’ve done as much research as you can and understand what you want to achieve from your university experience, then you (and only you) can make the right decision for your future.  

Good luck! 

Related: World University Ranking 2022-2023, Released by CWUR