World's Best Universities:

RankInstitutionCountryQS Stars
What are QS Stars?
Domestic Fees ($)International Fees ($)Score
undergradpostgradundergradpostgrad
1University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom
5 Stars
14,000 - 16,0004,000 - 6,00022,000 - 24,00024,000 - 26,000100
2Harvard UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
38,000 - 40,00036,000 - 38,00038,000 - 40,00036,000 - 38,00099.34
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)United States
5 Stars
38,000 - 40,00040,000 - 42,00038,000 - 40,00040,000 - 42,00099.21
4Yale UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
38,000 - 40,00032,000 - 34,00038,000 - 40,00032,000 - 34,00098.84
5University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0004,000 - 6,00022,000 - 24,00026,000 - 28,00098
6Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0004,000 - 6,00030,000 - 32,00032,000 - 34,00097.64
7UCL (University College London)United Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0006,000 - 8,00024,000 - 26,00024,000 - 26,00097.33
8University of ChicagoUnited States
5 Stars
42,000 - 44,00042,000 - 44,00042,000 - 44,00042,000 - 44,00096.08
9University of PennsylvaniaUnited States
5 Stars
40,000 - 42,00026,000 - 28,00040,000 - 42,00026,000 - 28,00095.73
10Columbia UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
42,000 - 44,00038,000 - 40,00042,000 - 44,00038,000 - 40,00095.28
11Stanford UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
40,000 - 42,00038,000 - 40,00040,000 - 42,00038,000 - 40,00093.44
12California Institute of Technology (Caltech)United States
5 Stars
36,000 - 38,00036,000 - 38,00036,000 - 38,00036,000 - 38,00093.02
13Princeton UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
36,000 - 38,00038,000 - 40,00036,000 - 38,00038,000 - 40,00091.91
14University of MichiganUnited States
5 Stars
10,000 - 12,00016,000 - 18,00036,000 - 38,00036,000 - 38,00091.28
15Cornell UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
38,000 - 40,00028,000 - 30,00038,000 - 40,00028,000 - 30,00090.72
16Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States
0 Stars
40,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00089.96
17McGill UniversityCanada
0 Stars
4,000 - 6,0004,000 - 6,00018,000 - 20,00014,000 - 16,00089.56
18ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)Switzerland
0 Stars
1,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,00089.5
19Duke UniversityUnited States
5 Stars
40,000 - 42,00038,000 - 40,00040,000 - 42,00038,000 - 40,00089.25
20University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0006,000 - 8,00016,000 - 18,00018,000 - 20,00087.83
21University of California, Berkeley (UCB)United States
0 Stars
10,000 - 12,00010,000 - 12,00032,000 - 34,00024,000 - 26,00087.64
22University of Hong KongHong Kong
0 Stars
4,000 - 6,0004,000 - 6,00014,000 - 16,00014,000 - 16,00087.04
23University of TorontoCanada
0 Stars
6000 - 80006000 - 800024000 - 2600016000 - 1800086.16
24Northwestern UniversityUnited States
0 Stars
40,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00085.91
25The University of TokyoJapan
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,0006,000 - 8,0006,000 - 8,0006,000 - 8,00085.9
26Australian National UniversityAustralia
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,00022,000 - 24,00040,000 - 42,00028,000 - 30,00085.69
27King’s College London (University of London)United Kingdom
5 Stars
14,000 - 16,0006,000 - 8,00020,000 - 22,00020,000 - 22,00084.96
28National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
0 Stars
34,000 - 36,0006,000 - 8,00040,000 - 42,00018,000 - 20,00084.07
29The University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0008,000 - 10,00018,000 - 20,00022,000 - 24,00083.97
30University of BristolUnited Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0006,000 - 8,00020,000 - 22,00020,000 - 22,00083.65
31The University of MelbourneAustralia
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,00028,000 - 30,00024,000 - 26,00083.63
32Kyoto UniversityJapan
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,0006,000 - 8,0004,000 - 6,0004,000 - 6,00082.86
33École Normale Supérieure, ParisFrance
0 Stars
< 1,000< 1,000< 1,000< 1,00082.44
34University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)United States
0 Stars
10,000 - 12,00010,000 - 12,00032,000 - 34,00024,000 - 26,00081.86
35Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland
0 Stars
1,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,00081.75
36École PolytechniqueFrance
0 Stars
06,000 - 8,00012,000 - 14,0008,000 - 10,00080.54
37The Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong
0 Stars
4,000 - 6,0004,000 - 6,00012,000 - 14,00012,000 - 14,00079.5
38The University of SydneyAustralia
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,00022,000 - 24,00030,000 - 32,00028,000 - 30,00079.3
39Brown UniversityUnited States
0 Stars
40,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00040,000 - 42,00079.23
40The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
0 Stars
4,000 - 6,0004,000 - 6,0008,000 - 10,0004,000 - 6,00079.09
41University of Wisconsin-MadisonUnited States
5 Stars
8,000 - 10,00010,000 - 12,00024,000 - 26,00024,000 - 26,00078.98
42Seoul National UniversityKorea, South
0 Stars
4,000 - 6,0006000 - 80004,000 - 6,0006000 - 800078.65
43Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States
0 Stars
42,000 - 44,00036,000 - 38,00042,000 - 44,00036,000 - 38,00078.46
44New York University (NYU)United States
5 Stars
40,000 - 42,00034,000 - 36,00040,000 - 42,00034,000 - 36,00077.71
45Osaka UniversityJapan
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,0006,000 - 8,0004,000 - 6,0008,000 - 10,00077.55
46Peking UniversityChina
0 Stars
< 1,0002,000 - 4,0004,000 - 6,0004,000 - 6,00077.44
47Tsinghua UniversityChina
0 Stars
1,000 - 2,0001,000 - 2,0004,000 - 6,0006,000 - 8,00076.25
48The University of QueenslandAustralia
0 Stars
6,000 - 8,00026000 - 2800026000 - 2800075.88
49The University of New South WalesAustralia
5 Stars
6,000 - 8,0008,000 - 10,00028,000 - 30,00028,000 - 30,00075.67
50The University of WarwickUnited Kingdom
0 Stars
14,000 - 16,0008,000 - 10,00020,000 - 22,00020,000 - 22,00074.86