Planning on pursuing higher education abroad and studying at one of the world’s 100 top universities? Millions of students from around the world move overseas each year to experience world-class education, broaden their horizons and develop a global perspective.
Although the competition for admission to a foreign university is comparatively higher for international students, it is obvious that one would prefer studying at one of the top 100 universities in the world, if moving abroad at all.
QS World University Rankings brings forth a list of the top-ranking world universities every year and the 2021 edition of it includes a total of 1,029 universities. Here is a list of the top 100 universities in the world along with the areas of study in which they offer undergraduate, postgraduate and/or diploma programmes.
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Top 100 Universities in the World 2021
Listed below are the highest-ranked universities worldwide based on factors such as academic reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international student ratio, employer reputation and international faculty ratio.
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QS Ranking 2021 |
Name of the University |
Disciplines Offered |
Country |
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1 |
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2 |
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United States |
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3 |
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United States |
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4 |
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United States |
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5 |
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6 |
ETH Zurich
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7 |
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United Kingdom |
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8 |
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United Kingdom |
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9 |
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United States |
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10 |
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United Kingdom |
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11 |
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Singapore |
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12 |
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United States |
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13 |
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Singapore |
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14 |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
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Switzerland |
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15 |
Tsinghua University |
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16 |
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United States |
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18 |
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United States |
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17 |
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United States |
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19 |
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United States |
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20 |
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United Kingdom |
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21 |
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United States |
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22 |
University of Hong Kong (UKU) |
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Hong Kong |
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23 |
Peking University |
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24 |
University of Tokyo |
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25= |
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United States |
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25= |
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27= |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) |
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Hong Kong |
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27= |
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United Kingdom |
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29 |
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United States |
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30 |
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United States |
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31= |
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31= |
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United Kingdom |
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31= |
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Canada |
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34 |
Fudan University |
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China |
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35 |
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United States |
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36 |
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United States |
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37 |
Seoul National University |
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South Korea |
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38 |
Kyoto University |
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39 |
KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology |
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South Korea |
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40 |
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41 |
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Australia |
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42 |
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United States |
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43 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) |
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Hong Kong |
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44 |
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Australia |
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45 |
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46 |
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Australia |
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47 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
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China |
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48 |
City University of Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong |
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49 |
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United Kingdom |
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50 |
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51 |
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United States |
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52 |
Universite PSL |
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53 |
Zhejiang University |
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China |
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54 |
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United States |
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55 |
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Australia |
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56 |
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Japan |
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57 |
Delft University of Technology |
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Netherlands |
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58 |
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United Kingdom |
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59 |
Universiti Malaya (UM) |
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60 |
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United States |
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61 |
University of Amsterdam |
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Netherlands |
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62 |
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United Kingdom |
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63 |
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
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64 |
Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg |
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65 |
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United States |
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66= |
National Taiwan University (NTU) |
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Taiwan |
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66= |
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) |
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Argentina |
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68 |
Ecole Polytechnique |
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69= |
Korea University |
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South Korea |
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69= |
University of Zurich |
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71 |
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United States |
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72= |
Osaka University |
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Japan |
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72= |
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United States |
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74 |
Lomonosov Moscow State University |
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75 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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Hong Kong |
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76 |
University of Copenhagen |
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77= |
Pohang University of Science and Technology |
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South Korea |
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77= |
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United Kingdom |
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79 |
Tohoku University |
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Japan |
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80 |
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United States |
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81 |
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82 |
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United States |
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83 |
Sorbonne University |
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France |
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84 |
KU Leuven |
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86 |
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United Kingdom |
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85 |
Yonsei University
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South Korea |
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87 |
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United Kingdom |
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88 |
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) |
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South Korea |
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89 |
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United States |
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90 |
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United Kingdom |
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91 |
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United Kingdom |
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92 |
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Australia |
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93= |
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United Kingdom |
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93= |
University of Science and Technology of China |
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China |
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95 |
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United States |
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96 |
University of St Andrews |
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United Kingdom |
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97 |
Lund University |
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Sweden |
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98 |
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99 |
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United Kingdom |
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100 |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Mexico |
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