the qs world university rankings 2024 is the 19th edition of the annual publication of university rankings by quacquarelli symonds (qs). the rankings are based on six indicators:
- academic reputation: based on a global survey of academics.
- employer reputation: based on a global survey of employers.
- faculty/student ratio: the ratio of students to academic staff.
- international faculty ratio: the ratio of international staff to domestic staff.
- international student ratio: the ratio of international students to domestic students.
- citations per faculty: the number of research papers published by faculty members per year, normalized for the size of the faculty.
the top 10 universities in the 2024 qs world university rankings are:
- massachusetts institute of technology (mit)
- stanford university
- university of oxford
- university of cambridge
- university of california, berkeley
- columbia university
- harvard university
- princeton university
- university of chicago
the top 10 universities in the 2024 qs world university rankings by subject are:
- arts and humanities: university of oxford
- business and management: massachusetts institute of technology
- engineering and technology: massachusetts institute of technology
- natural sciences: university of oxford
- life sciences and medicine: university of oxford
- social sciences and management: university of oxford
- computer science and information systems: massachusetts institute of technology
- mathematics and statistics: university of oxford
- physical sciences: university of oxford
the 2024 qs world university rankings are based on data from over 1,500 universities in 100 countries and territories. the rankings are used by students, academics, and employers to compare universities around the world.
