
University rankings
Find out where your university ranks on the global map
Deciding the right place to study overseas requires you to consider many factors. From the university’s reputation, curriculum, faculty, student-teacher ratio, scope of research, and employment opportunities to campus diversity and international exposure; there isn’t a single thing you can miss when finalising your future institution.
We know this can get tedious, but you can largely map these factors by looking at the world university rankings, which compare key performance indicators across different universities or schools.



Popular university rankings
Most students planning to go abroad consider these five internationally recognised university rankings. Do note that each university ranking table has been developed using their own ranking system and is thus unique in its results.
1. Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The influencers under this ranking include teaching (30%), research (30%), citation (30%), industry income (2.5%), and international outlook (7.5%).
2. QS World University Rankings
The QS system considers the university’s reputation among other universities (40%), employers (10%), student-teacher ratio (20%), citations-academic staff ratio (20%) and international outlook including students and staff (10%) for its compilation of top universities in the world.
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