University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ in top 40 in QS World University Rankings 2027
The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ has been ranked in the top 40 universities globally in the .
The rankings assess more than 1,500 institutions worldwide across a range of measures, including research and discovery, employability and outcomes, international engagement and sustainability.
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ achieved an overall score of 84.6 and performed particularly strongly in international research collaboration, ranking 7th globally. The University also ranked 10th for sustainability, 28th for employer reputation and 32nd for academic reputation.
The results reinforce Â鶹Æƽâ°æ's position as one of the world's leading universities, recognised for the quality of its research, global partnerships, teaching excellence and real-world impact.
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ is also one of a small number of global universities that consistently performs strongly in both the global university rankings and the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which measure progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since these rankings were introduced in 2019, the University has been placed in the global top ten every year.
These QS rankings reflect the strength of our global reputation and the outstanding quality of our staff, students and partnerships around the world. They recognise not only the calibre of our teaching and research, but the impact we have through innovation, international collaboration and our contribution to addressing some of society's biggest challenges.
The rankings also show us that higher education is becoming increasingly competitive globally, backed by significant investment in universities across Asia and elsewhere. Against that backdrop, remaining amongst the world's top 40 universities is significant, but we are determined to improve our position in the coming years.
Our Â鶹Æƽâ°æ 2035 strategy is focused on preparing students for a rapidly changing world, translating our research excellence into real-world impact, and working with partners to drive growth, opportunity and innovation. As we continue to deliver on those ambitions, we want to strengthen our position among the world's leading universities.
The University was ranked 35th in the . This year's rankings saw particularly strong competition from institutions in China and across Asia, reflecting the intensely competitive global higher education landscape.
QS is one of the world's leading university ranking systems. The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ was ranked 56th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 and 46th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2025.
Find further information about where the University is ranked on our World Rankings page.