The QS World University Rankings 2022 Have Arrived

Have you heard the news? The much anticipated QS World University Rankings 2022 are here!

With 1,300 universities representing all four corners of the globe, this year’s list is the largest and most comprehensive since the QS World University Rankings were first established in 2004. 

To arrive at its results and to ensure consistency and accuracy, QS uses a methodological framework of six metrics to measure university performance. The six metrics, as well as the weight each carries, are as follows:

1. Academic Reputation (40%)
2. Employer Reputation (10%)
3. Faculty/Student Ratio (20%)
4. Citations per faculty (20%)
5. International Faculty Ratio (5%)
6. International Student Ratio (5%)

ApplyBoard Partner Universities

ApplyBoard wants to pass along our congratulations to our 72 partner universities across Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia included in the QS World University Rankings 2022! It’s truly an honour to work with each of our partner institutions on our shared mission to educate the world and break down barriers to international education.

Canada

Canada is known for its excellent universities, inclusivity, and competitive post-graduation employment opportunities. The country had another strong year on the QS World University Rankings with some notable movements. The University of Waterloo jumped seven spots, and the University of Ottawa lept ahead 39 spots.

• University of Waterloo
• Western University
• University of Ottawa
• University of Saskatchewan
• University of Guelph
• Carleton University
• University of Manitoba
• University of New Brunswick
• University of Windsor
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Ryerson University
• Brock University

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom consistently ranks among the top three study abroad destinations. Its incredible education system and top institutions are again reflected in this year’s QS World University Rankings. Congratulations to Swansea University for leaping ahead an impressive 34 places, Brunel University London 16 spots, and the University of Stirling 14.

• University of Liverpool
• University of Reading
• Loughborough University
• University of Surrey
• University of Strathclyde
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• Brunel University London
• Swansea University
• University of Stirling
• Coventry University
• Kingston University London
• Middlesex University
• University of Bradford
• Bournemouth University
• University of Greenwich
• De Montfort University
• Nottingham Trent University
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of the West of England

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United States

The United States always has a strong showing on the QS World University Rankings, and this year was no different as US universities continued to dominate the rankings. Two of our partner schools in sunny Arizona, Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, moved up four and five places, respectively.

• Arizona State University
• University of Arizona
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Utah
• University of Kansas
• University of Colorado – Denver
• Colorado State University
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Iowa State University
• Oregon State University
• University of Delaware
• University of South Florida
• Clark University
• University of South Carolina
• American University
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of New Mexico
• University of Central Florida
• Florida International University
• Louisiana State University
• University of Hartford
• University of Mississippi
• University of Tulsa
• Baylor University
• Kent State University
• Miami University
• Northern Arizona University
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• University of Montana
• University of the Pacific
• Western Michigan University

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Australia

ApplyBoard was thrilled to land Down Under earlier this year, adding a wealth of Australian institutions to our platform. The country is home to one of the world’s most renowned education systems. The Australian National University is not only the top-ranked Australian university on the list, but also moved up four spots to crack the top 30.

• The Australian National University
• University of Wollongong
• University of Tasmania
• James Cook University
• University of Canberra
• Bond University
• Murdoch University
• Central Queensland University
• Edith Cowan University
• Charles Sturt University 

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QS World University Rankings 2022: Top 50 Universities

While 1,300 universities made the cut in the QS World University Rankings 2022, we want to give you a glimpse at the top 50!

*The * symbol denotes a tie.

Ranking	University	Country
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States
2	University of Oxford	United Kingdom
3*	Stanford University	United States
3*	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom
5	Harvard University	United States
6	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	United States
7	Imperial College London	United Kingdom
8*	ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	Switzerland
8*	UCL	United Kingdom
10	University of Chicago	United States
11	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore
12	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)	Singapore
13	University of Pennsylvania	United States
14*	EPFL	Switzerland
14*	Yale University	United States
16	The University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
17	Tsinghua University	China
18	Peking University	China
19	Columbia University	United States
20	Princeton University	United States
21	Cornell University	United States
22	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
23*	The University of Tokyo	Japan
23*	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	United States
25	Johns Hopkins University	United States
26	University of Toronto	Canada
27*	McGill University	Canada
27*	The Australian National University	Australia
27*	The University of Manchester	United Kingdom
30	Northwestern University	United States
31	Fudan University	China
32	University of California, Berkeley	United States
33	Kyoto University	Japan
34	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong
35	King’s College London	United Kingdom
36	Seoul National University	South Korea
37	The University of Melbourne	Australia
38	The University of Sydney	Australia
39	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
40	University of California, Los Angeles	United States
41	KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology	South Korea
42	New York University (NYU)	United States
43	The University of New South Wales	Australia
44	Université PSL	France
45	Zhejiang University	China
46	University of British Columbia	Canada
47	The University of Queensland	Australia
48	University of California, San Diego	United States
49*	Institut Polytechnique de Paris	France
49*	The London School of Economics and Political Science	United Kingdom

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