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:
- Academic Reputation (40%)
- Employer Reputation (10%)
- Faculty/Student Ratio (20%)
- Citations per faculty (20%)
- International Faculty Ratio (5%)
- 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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