QS World University Ranking 2023

QS World University Ranking 2023

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QS World Rankings is an authoritative list with many, if not most, universities worldwide ranked based on many factors. QS Rankings are considered the most reliable by students for their authenticity and the methodology used by them. Each year, these rankings help thousands of international students meticulously choose their university and course. One of the rankings is the QS World University Rankings, which is highly popular among study-abroad aspirants.

QS World University Ranking 2023, the most prestigious and the most anticipated, has been published. It is time for students to utilise the ranking list to shortlist the universities and their preferred courses to start their study-abroad journey this academic year. Like the previous years, the QS publication has released a wide range of ranking lists for a variety of factors this 2023.
They are:
  • QS World University Rankings
  • QS World University Rankings by Subject
  • QS Sustainability Rankings
  • QS University Rankings by Region
  • QS Best Student Cities
  •  QS Business Masters Rankings
  • QS Global MBA Rankings
  • QS Graduate Employability Rankings
  • QS International Trade
  • QS Stars Rating System
  • QS IGUAGE Rating system
Each ranking list gives detailed information on a particular subject to help students carefully choose their needs. On the whole, all these ranking lists give students a good idea to plan and successfully start their education journey in abroad countries.
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What is QS Ranking?

QS stands for Quacquarelli Symonds, a UK publishing company that publishes the university ranking list each year for study-abroad aspirants. The company’s first issue was in 2004 in association with the Times Higher Education (THE) Magazine of the UK, but from 2010 the company started to issue its own version of the university ranking list by associating with Elsevier.

QS World University Ranking Methodology

The QS World University Ranking list is determined by six factors. Let’s discuss them in detail below.

  • Academic Peer Review/Academic Reputation - The first and foremost criterion considered while ranking the world universities is their academic reputation. The academic reputation is judged based on the university’s teaching and research qualities and the impact they make on the students. In a nutshell, the QS publication requests opinions of over 1,30,000 people across the education sector, which is considered the largest survey in the world.
  • Employer Review/Reputation - The second factor considered is the Employer reputation. The term indicates the reputation of universities among the employers in their countries. The reputation is decided on the basis of the universities’ competency to provide skilled graduates who are innovative, creative and effective.
  • Faculty/Student Ratio - The Faculty to Student Ratio is one of the most crucial factors in determining the world rank of a university. A university is given a fair mark if they have adequate academicians or lecturers for a group of students in a class. On the contrary, if a university possesses only a few lecturers for a big group of students in a class, its reputation will fall short, affecting its ranking.
  • Citations Per Faculty - ‘Citations Per Faculty’ is considered important for a research-based university. To get more recognition for their university, it must have submitted thesis papers of its lecturers with maximum citations in a five-year period. This factor tests the knowledge of the university’s lecturers and their efforts to provide a strong proof-backed thesis.
  • International Student Ratio and International Faculty Ratio - A university is ranked based on this factor because the QS system thinks it is one of the crucial requirements, and a university should excel at it to get ranked high. Attracting a high number of international students and faculties demonstrates that the university provides its best in terms of teaching, infrastructure, facilities and employment opportunities.

Each factor is allocated a certain weightage to help students understand its importance. The weightage allotment is purely done by the QS’ Intelligence Unit by considering the most crucial thing for students in their pursuit of higher education.

Indicator

Weightage

Elaboration

Academic Reputation

40%

Based on an internal global academic survey

Employee Reputation 

20%

A measurement of teaching commitment

Faculty-to-Student Ratio

20%

A measurement of research impact

Citations Per Faculty

10%

Based on a survey of graduate employers

International Student Ratio

5%

A measurement of the diversity of the student community

International Faculty Ratio

5%

A measurement of the diversity of the academic staff

World’s Best 25 University Ranking

This year’s QS World University Ranking sees universities from around the world getting recognised and acknowledged for their efforts to provide the best and quality education to their international students. Each university is carefully chosen after considering the six important factors and collecting reviews/opinions from students and academicians worldwide.

University

QS Rank 2023

Country

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

1

USA

University of Cambridge

2

United Kingdom

Stanford University

3

USA

University of Oxford

4

United Kingdom

Harvard University

5

USA

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

6

USA

Imperial College London

6

United Kingdom

University College London

8

United Kingdom

ETH Zurich

9

Switzerland

University of Chicago

10

USA

National University of Singapore

11

Singapore

Peking University

12

China

University of Pennsylvania

13

USA

Tsinghua University

14

China

The University of Edinburgh

15

United Kingdom

EPFL

16

Switzerland

Princeton University

16

USA

Yale University

18

USA

Nanyang Technological University

19

Singapore

Cornell University

20

USA

The University of Hong Kong

21

Hong Kong

Columbia University

22

USA

The University of Tokyo

23

Japan

Johns Hopkins University

24

USA

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

25

USA

QS World’s University Ranking by Subject

Apart from the QS University Ranking list, QS World’s University Ranking by Subject is considered the important one to choose universities more relevantly. This ranking list gives the position of universities for each of the education streams and their overall score in that subject. Along with the university ranking list, the university ranking by subject gives a whole picture of a university for students making their decision easier.

Subject

University

QS Rank 2023

Arts and Humanities

  • Harvard University
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Oxford
  • Stanford University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

 

Anatomy and Physiology

  • University of Oxford
  • University of Cambridge
  • Stanford University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Columbia University
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Business and Management Studies

  • Harvard University
  • INSEAD
  • London Business School
  • Stanford University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Computer Science and Information Systems

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Stanford University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Oxford
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Data Science

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Oxford
  • Harvard University
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Earth and Marine Sciences

  • ETH Zurich
  • Harvard University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of Oxford
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Engineering and Technology

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Stanford University
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Oxford
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Life Sciences and Medicine

  • Harvard University
  • University of Oxford
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Stanford University
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
The QS World University Rankings and the others are the most beneficial for study-abroad aspirants in setting their study-abroad path. But if you seek more customised information about a university or a course, we at AECC can provide them first-hand. 
 Students can walk into our offices and branches any day of the week to get their queries cleared or avail of any of our services. We are also active on all social media platforms to help students reach out to us. Online consultation is also provided by us to make you connect with us easier.
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FAQs

Is QS World University Ranking reliable?

Yes, indeed. The QS’s Intelligence Unit collects reviews from thousands of university students and academicians regarding the quality of their universities each year. Based on their reviews and the above-mentioned factors, the unit generates a world university ranking list. According to the Guardian, the notable newspaper company in the UK has authorised that QS rankings are 99% reliable.

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