World University
Rankings 2026

Discover the world's best universities ranked by academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, and international diversity.

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World University Rankings

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	University		Tuition	Acceptance	Programs
1—	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸Cambridge·Private	100	$57,590	3.9%	EngineeringComputer Science
2—	University of Cambridge 🇬🇧Cambridge·Public	99.5	£35,517	21%	Natural SciencesEngineering
31	University of Oxford 🇬🇧Oxford·Public	99.2	£35,835	17.5%	PPEMedicine
41	Harvard University 🇺🇸Cambridge·Private	98.8	$54,269	3.4%	BusinessLaw
51	Stanford University 🇺🇸Stanford·Private	98.4	$56,169	3.7%	Computer ScienceEngineering
61	ETH Zurich 🇨🇭Zurich·Public	97.3	CHF 730	27%	EngineeringArchitecture
71	National University of Singapore 🇸🇬Singapore·Public	96.8	SGD 17,550	5%	BusinessLaw
82	Imperial College London 🇬🇧London·Public	96.5	£35,100	14%	EngineeringMedicine
91	University College London 🇬🇧London·Public	95.9	£28,500	63%	Social SciencesArts & Humanities
101	California Institute of Technology 🇺🇸Pasadena·Private	95.4	$58,680	3.9%	PhysicsEngineering
114	Nanyang Technological University 🇸🇬Singapore·Public	95	SGD 17,100	8%	EngineeringBusiness
12—	University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸Philadelphia·Private	94.7	$61,710	7.7%	Business (Wharton)Law
132	Princeton University 🇺🇸Princeton·Private	94.3	$57,690	4.7%	MathematicsPhysics
162	Yale University 🇺🇸New Haven·Private	93.2	$62,250	4.6%	LawMedicine
173	Peking University 🇨🇳Beijing·Public	93	CNY 26,000	1.5%	EconomicsLaw
191	Johns Hopkins University 🇺🇸Baltimore·Private	92.5	$60,480	11%	MedicinePublic Health
215	University of Toronto 🇨🇦Toronto·Public	91.7	CAD 57,020	43%	MedicineEngineering
221	University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧Edinburgh·Public	91.4	£26,500	35%	MedicineLaw
26—	University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰Hong Kong·Public	90.1	HKD 145,000	9%	BusinessLaw
285	University of Tokyo 🇯🇵Tokyo·Public	89.6	¥535,800	22%	EngineeringLaw
302	Australian National University 🇦🇺Canberra·Public	88.9	AUD 45,360	35%	Policy StudiesLaw
33—	University of Melbourne 🇦🇺Melbourne·Public	88.2	AUD 44,736	70%	MedicineLaw
3713	Technical University of Munich 🇩🇪Munich·Public	87.4	€144/semester	8%	EngineeringComputer Science
415	Seoul National University 🇰🇷Seoul·Public	86.3	KRW 4,200,000	15%	EngineeringBusiness
454	London School of Economics 🇬🇧London·Public	85.8	£24,000	16%	EconomicsPolitical Science
462	Kyoto University 🇯🇵Kyoto·Public	85.5	¥535,800	18%	ScienceEngineering
473	Delft University of Technology 🇳🇱Delft·Public	85.2	€15,000	30%	EngineeringArchitecture
514	McGill University 🇨🇦Montreal·Public	84.1	CAD 22,000	46%	MedicineLaw
564	KAIST 🇰🇷Daejeon·Public	83	KRW 3,700,000	20%	EngineeringComputer Science
57—	Monash University 🇦🇺Melbourne·Public	82.7	AUD 38,000	66%	MedicineEngineering
583	Tsinghua University 🇨🇳Beijing·Public	82.4	CNY 28,000	1.8%	EngineeringComputer Science
602	Columbia University 🇺🇸New York·Private	82	$63,530	3.9%	JournalismLaw
634	Cornell University 🇺🇸Ithaca·Private	81.5	$63,200	7.4%	EngineeringHotel Administration
652	University of British Columbia 🇨🇦Vancouver·Public	81.2	CAD 42,000	52%	ForestryMedicine
683	EPFL 🇨🇭Lausanne·Public	80.7	CHF 730	22%	EngineeringComputer Science
723	University of Manchester 🇬🇧Manchester·Public	79.5	£27,000	55%	EngineeringBusiness
744	Duke University 🇺🇸Durham·Private	79.1	$60,890	6.4%	MedicineLaw
764	King's College London 🇬🇧London·Public	78.6	£26,100	18%	MedicineLaw
784	University of Sydney 🇦🇺Sydney·Public	78.1	AUD 46,000	30%	LawMedicine
812	Fudan University 🇨🇳Shanghai·Public	77.5	CNY 25,000	2.1%	MedicineBusiness
834	New York University 🇺🇸New York·Private	77.1	$60,438	12.2%	Business (Stern)Law
853	University of Queensland 🇦🇺Brisbane·Public	76.8	AUD 40,304	48%	MedicineEngineering
873	KU Leuven 🇧🇪Leuven·Public	76.3	EUR 4,720	35%	EngineeringMedicine
893	University of Amsterdam 🇳🇱Amsterdam·Public	75.8	EUR 11,200	30%	Social SciencesEconomics
914	University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰Copenhagen·Public	75.3	Free (EU) / EUR 15,000	40%	MedicineSciences
933	KTH Royal Institute of Technology 🇸🇪Stockholm·Public	74.9	SEK 145,000	25%	EngineeringComputer Science
952	Tokyo Institute of Technology 🇯🇵Tokyo·Public	74.5	JPY 535,800	18%	EngineeringSciences
973	Hebrew University of Jerusalem 🇮🇱Jerusalem·Public	74	$8,000	30%	SciencesHumanities
985	University of Michigan 🇺🇸Ann Arbor·Public	73.6	$53,232	17.7%	EngineeringBusiness
1002	University of Cape Town 🇿🇦Cape Town·Public	72.8	ZAR 52,000	8%	MedicineLaw