The world's top 100 universities
Every institution in the global top 100, with its country and strongest subject areas — and an honest view of what it takes to get in.
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Ranked universities listed
27
Countries represented
8–10
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100 universities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
Engineering, CS, AI
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
Engineering, Medicine
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Humanities, Medicine, PPE
Harvard University
United States
Business, Law, Medicine
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Sciences, Mathematics
Stanford University
United States
CS, Entrepreneurship
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Engineering, Data Science
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
Engineering, Business
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom
Architecture, Education
California Institute of Technology
United States
Physics, Space Science
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Wharton Business, Nursing
UC Berkeley
United States
CS, Environmental Science
The University of Melbourne
Australia
Medicine, Law
Peking University
China
Economics, Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Engineering, Materials
Cornell University
United States
Hotel Management, Agriculture
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Dentistry, Business
The University of Sydney
Australia
Health, Business
University of New South Wales
Australia
Engineering, Accounting
Tsinghua University
China
Engineering, Architecture
University of Chicago
United States
Economics, Finance
Princeton University
United States
Mathematics, Public Policy
Yale University
United States
Law, Drama, History
Universite PSL
France
Sciences, Arts
University of Toronto
Canada
CS, Medicine
EPFL
Switzerland
Engineering, Robotics
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
AI, Veterinary
Technical University of Munich
Germany
Engineering, Automotive
McGill University
Canada
Medicine, Law
Australian National University
Australia
Politics, Earth Sciences
Seoul National University
South Korea
Engineering, Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Public Health, Medicine
The University of Tokyo
Japan
Engineering, Physics
Columbia University
United States
Journalism, Finance
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Engineering, Materials
University of British Columbia
Canada
Forestry, CS
Monash University
Australia
Pharmacy, Business
Universiti Malaya
Malaysia
Engineering, Education
King's College London
United Kingdom
Nursing, Law
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Business, Medicine
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
United States
Engineering, Business
New York University (NYU)
United States
Finance, Film, Business
Fudan University
China
Economics, Medicine
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
Engineering, Naval Architecture
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
France
Engineering, Data Science
Zhejiang University
China
Engineering, Agriculture
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biotechnology, Mining
Kyoto University
Japan
Science, Medicine
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Aerospace, Civil
Northwestern University
United States
Journalism, Management
University of California, San Diego
United States
Bioengineering, Oceanography
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong
Business, Engineering
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Germany
Physics, Medicine
KAIST
South Korea
Engineering, AI
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
Aerospace, Economics
Sorbonne University
France
Humanities, Sciences
The University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Communication, Business
Nanjing University
China
Chemistry, Astronomy
The University of Auckland
New Zealand
Education, Marine Science
Duke University
United States
Medicine, Public Policy
The University of Texas at Austin
United States
CS, Petroleum Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
United States
CS, Accounting
KU Leuven
Belgium
Engineering, Biotechnology
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Computer Science, Robotics
University of Washington
United States
CS, Public Health
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Law, Architecture
London School of Economics (LSE)
United Kingdom
Economics, Politics
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Life Sciences, Pharmacy
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan
Engineering, Materials
The University of Warwick
United Kingdom
Business, Mathematics
The University of Western Australia
Australia
Mining, Agriculture
Yonsei University
South Korea
Business, Medicine
Brown University
United States
Liberal Arts, Medicine
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Medicine, Engineering
Korea University
South Korea
Business, Law
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
Engineering, Agriculture
University of Southampton
United Kingdom
Electronics, Maritime
Osaka University
Japan
Medicine, Engineering
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Business, Computer Science
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Mexico
Architecture, Arts
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
Textiles, Business
Durham University
United Kingdom
Theology, Geography
Pennsylvania State University
United States
Engineering, Agriculture
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
Engineering, Sport Science
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russia
Physics, Mathematics
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Medicine, Finance
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Brazil
Dentistry, Agriculture
Boston University
United States
Business, Communication
Georgia Institute of Technology
United States
Engineering, Analytics
Pohang University of Science and Technology
South Korea
Materials, Engineering
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
International Relations, Physics
Lund University
Sweden
Sustainability, Engineering
University of Alberta
Canada
Petroleum, Nursing
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
Engineering, Architecture
Universidad de Chile
Chile
Mining, Medicine
University of Oslo
Norway
Law, Environmental Science
Purdue University
United States
Aeronautics, Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States
Agriculture, Education
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Design, Architecture
Aarhus University
Denmark
Engineering, Business
What a top-100 rank actually means for you
Rankings are a starting point, not a decision. Here is how we read them with students.
What the rankings measure
Academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-to-student ratio, research citations and international mix. A high rank signals research depth — not always the best fit for you.
Entry requirements at this level
Typically a 3.3+ GPA or 75%+, IELTS 6.5–7.5, strong SOP and LORs, and GRE or GMAT for several US and European programmes.
How we position your application
We build a balanced list: two or three ambitious top-100 choices, four best-fit universities and two safe options, so you always hold an offer.
Rankings are indicative and based on the latest published global tables. Positions change each year — always confirm current entry requirements with a counsellor.
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