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he 2011 QS World University Rank- Changes to the international balance of Tings® have been compiled following power can be traced over the last few years, but the most wide-ranging surveys of their kind as the rankings have matured they have largely ever conducted. Universities are complex, and balanced receptiveness to genuine change with numbers alone do not tell the whole story. The resistance to artificial volatility. This year’s rank- views of the most informed stakeholders form ings therefore offer valuable insights into the a key counterbalance to data on citations and state of international higher education. teaching resources. The 2011 QS World University Rankings® Yet in order to harness these views effective- give a clear illustration of the link between ly, they must be drawn from a truly representa- investment and results in higher education. In tive global sample. To this end, QS has dramati- particular, those countries that have injected cally increased the scope of its surveys in 2011. funds into their leading universities are begin- For this year’s rankings we have drawn on the ning to see an impact. China is the classic views of over 33,000 academics and 16,000 example, with Peking and Tsinghua universities graduate employers from around the globe. leading an overall rise in the positions of those Despite the expanded sample size, this year’s institutions that have benefited from a series of rankings are notable above all for their stability. huge funding programmes. The QS methodology has remained unchanged Japan, South Korea and Germany are among since 2005 (the year the employer review was the other countries to have channelled extra introduced), allowing for valid year-on-year support into a limited number of universities comparisons. The line-up of the top 50 differs judged capable of international excellence. All by just two institutions from that of 2010, have seen significant rises in the rankings by at while there was a turnover of just five in the least some of the beneficiaries, while countries top 100. that have cut funding for higher education have seen a gradual decline in the international standing of their universities. In the United States, which remains the Danny Byrne dominant force in global higher education, the leading universities are sufficiently wealthy Danny Byrne is the Editor of to ride out a drop in their endowments. But TopUniversities.com state universities have suffered big budget cuts and several have been overtaken in the latest rankings. The United Kingdom, which again provides the leading university – Cambridge - is yet to feel the full force of higher education budget cuts. Expansion in global participation means many students are paying more than ever before for their education, and university John O’Leary rankings are an increasingly important source of independent comparative information. And John O’Leary is the Editor of the with universities from a remarkable 73 nations Times Good University Guide featuring in the rankings this year, for the and a member of the rapidly growing number of students consider- QS Academic Advisory Board ing international study the range of options has never been wider.

www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 3 Diverse Top 500 shows benefits of sustained investment

With more countries than ever represented, this year’s rankings reflect global investment in higher education, says John O’Leary

hen Cambridge topped the QS World reductions in state and private universities, the their stability. The average change in position WUniversity Rankings® for the first result has been an overall decline in ranking among the top 50 universities is less than time last year, some commentators thought positions. While most of the top performers three places, while among the top 100 it is less it a one-off interruption to Harvard’s global have maintained or even improved their than six places (down from more than seven supremacy. But Cambridge shows today that placings, some of those outside the top 50 in 2010). its pre-eminence was no fluke by retaining the have been overtaken. However, this has not prevented new names leadership in the 2011 rankings. Budget cuts cost the University of from making their mark. Five universities have Harvard has closed the gap fractionally on California, Berkeley, a place in the top 20. entered the top 100 this year and there are ten Cambridge, but the decline in staffing levels While both academics and employers placed it new entries to the top 200. Among them are that cost it top place in 2010 has not been in the top four, its staffing levels did not match UNAM, from Mexico, and Sao Paolo, from reversed. Although it dominated the series of those in the top 300 universities. Brazil, leading a much stronger representation subject rankings published by QS in recent The American malaise has not affected the from Latin America, while King Saud Univer- months, it remains second in the world overall. performance of the Massachusetts Institute of sity, in Saudi Arabia, is the standard bearer for Almost 3,000 institutions were included in Technology, which was ninth only two years an improved showing in the Middle East. the research that produced the latest rankings ago but has moved up another two places to The top Continental European university, and a record 712 feature in the results. The third, overtaking Yale University. Oxford has at 18th, is ETH Zurich, one of a number of outcome shows the increasingly competitive moved up to fifth in the world, just ahead of technological universities to shine in this year’s nature of global higher education, with 32 Imperial College London and University rankings. However, McGill University, in Mon- countries represented in the top 200, three College London, which has dropped three treal, has overtaken it to become the highest- more than last year. places to seventh. placed university outside the US and UK. While the United States remains the This year’s rankings draw on the biggest-ever Leading Asian institutions continue their superpower of the university world, occupying surveys of academic and employer opinion re- progress up the rankings, with the University of 13 of the top 20 places and more than 50 of garding the world’s top universities. More than the top 200, the leading universities of Europe 33,000 academics from 141 countries had their and Asia are making up ground. The United say on the leading institutions in their field, Kingdom has cemented its place as the nearest while the employer survey saw even stronger challenger, taking the other seven places in the growth in participation, with 16,785 responses top 20, including four of the top ten. coming from more than 130 countries. The latest The latest rankings demonstrate the link Both groups placed Harvard top, but between sustained investment and academic Cambridge’s superiority on other indicators rankings strength. They deliberately to do not measure gave it the overall lead. As in previous years, institutional wealth, but the results show the universities were rated on the number of cita- demonstrate benefits of sharply increased funding in several tions per faculty member and the proportion the link between countries and the impact of cuts elsewhere. of international academics and students, as well China, for example, which has seen the world’s as staffing levels and academic and employer sustained biggest investment programme in higher opinion. Researchers at the California Institute education over the past decade, has more of Technology continue to be the world’s most investment universities in the ranking than ever before. cited, but a sharp decline in the institute’s Nearly all of them have improved their employer rating has restricted it to twelfth and academic positions since 2010. place this year. Several of the German universities selected The QS rankings, which were first published strength. for extra funding under the government’s in 2004 and are the most widely-read of the Excellence Initiative have also risen in the international comparisons of higher education rankings. In the US, however, where budget institutions, have become an important cuts and falls in endowment have led to staffing measure of progress for universities because of

4 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com This year’s rankings draw on the biggest-ever surveys of academic and employer opinion regarding the world’s top universities.

Hong Kong, the highest-placed just outside the because of the legacy of underfunding that However, prospective students and their top 20. It is one of three Hong Kong universi- most have endured for several decades. families remain the most numerous readers, as ties in the top 40. Japan continues to have Asia’s The rankings illustrate the continuing they use ranking positions to help identify the biggest representation in the top 200, with 11 growth in international student mobility, with leading institutions in an increasingly competi- universities, led by Tokyo in 25th place. more applicants gravitating towards the leading tive market. Australia is the other country with a large universities worldwide. The number of interna- The main ranking, as well as separate tables group of universities in the upper reaches of tional students at the top 50 universities has for the arts and humanities, engineering and the rankings. It continues to boast five in the increased by 6.4% in a single year, while the technology, life sciences, natural sciences and top 50, led by the Australian National Univer- figure for the top 100 is only 3.8%. This comes social sciences, will be available online and sity, at 25th, while all of the Group of Eight at a time when overall growth in student num- as an iPhone app, as well as through media universities appear in the top 100. bers has been less than 1% at both groups. partners of QS in a number of countries. A The University of Cape Town remains Af- Rankings are used by employers for paperback guide will be published later rica’s only representative in the top 200, rising graduate recruitment, by universities in the in the year. five places to 156th. Other universities on the search for partners and even by some continent struggle to compete internationally governments for immigration purposes.

www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 5 QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 1 1 University of Cambridge GB L FC VH 5 100.0 2 100.0 3 98.9 32 92.7 38 98.4 34 96.6 38 100.0 2 2 Harvard University US L FC VH 5 100.0 1 100.0 1 96.4 47 100.0 5 76.9 136 86.0 88 99.3 3 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US M CO VH 5 100.0 6 100.0 4 99.9 17 99.6 13 50.0 212 97.9 32 99.2 4 3 Yale University US M FC VH 5 100.0 10 100.0 4 100.0 15 97.2 25 84.3 110 65.6 170 98.8 5 6 University of Oxford GB L FC VH 5 100.0 3 100.0 2 100.0 14 82.0 65 98.2 35 95.9 43 98.0 6 7 Imperial College London GB L FC VH 5 99.8 15 100.0 4 99.7 24 79.6 78 99.7 26 99.9 15 97.6 7 4 UCL (University College London) GB L FC VH 5 99.4 24 82.0 34 99.0 31 89.5 51 96.2 48 99.7 17 97.3 8 8 University of Chicago US L FC VH 5 99.9 14 90.0 15 95.8 50 92.3 41 71.5 155 81.4 105 96.1 9 12 University of Pennsylvania US L FC VH 5 98.7 31 90.0 15 99.5 27 94.9 33 64.1 169 66.3 168 95.7 10 11 Columbia University US L FC VH 5 99.9 13 100.0 4 95.8 49 95.8 30 17.1 301+ 86.2 87 95.3 11 13 Stanford University US L FC VH 5 100.0 5 100.0 4 74.9 120 100.0 3 36.6 269 96.5 39 93.4 12 9 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) US S CO VH 5 99.0 26 25.8 204 97.0 44 100.0 1 99.0 30 93.9 54 93.0 13 10 Princeton University US M CO VH 5 100.0 9 67.9 43 75.3 119 100.0 6 96.5 46 69.3 149 91.9 14 15 University of Michigan US XL FC VH 5 99.8 21 90.0 15 91.5 61 85.3 59 53.6 202 51.2 229 91.3 15 16 Cornell University US L FC VH 5 99.8 17 90.0 15 74.7 121 96.8 27 44.7 231 70.2 148 90.7 16 17 Johns Hopkins University US L FC VH 5 95.9 42 55.9 100 99.3 29 99.8 11 18.2 301+ 70.9 147 90.0 17 19 McGill University CA L FC VH 5 98.8 29 90.0 15 89.9 69 62.6 139 82.0 119 94.2 51 89.6 18 18 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) CH L FO VH 5 99.2 25 74.6 40 54.4 216 99.0 17 100.0 5 99.1 21 89.5 19 14 Duke University US L FC VH 5 95.4 43 65.0 47 99.8 23 96.3 29 17.5 301+ 55.5 216 89.3 20 22 University of Edinburgh GB L FC VH 5 98.9 28 90.0 15 73.7 124 68.8 110 88.8 89 92.7 59 87.8 21 28 University of California, Berkeley (UCB) US XL FC VH 5 100.0 4 100.0 4 44.7 301+ 95.7 32 95.2 57 62.2 186 87.6 22 23 University of Hong Kong (HKU) HK L FC VH 5 98.9 27 59.4 51 95.1 53 54.5 172 100.0 15 98.9 23 87.0 23 29 University of Toronto CA XL FC VH 5 99.9 12 90.0 15 65.3 155 77.3 85 91.3 79 49.0 244 86.2 24 26 Northwestern University US L FC VH 5 91.5 55 77.1 36 82.8 94 93.6 36 12.4 301+ 80.9 109 85.9 25 24 The University of Tokyo JP L FC VH 5 100.0 7 90.0 15 92.2 58 74.0 91 10.8 301+ 29.2 301+ 85.9 26 20 Australian National University (ANU) AU L CO VH 4 99.8 20 59.4 51 71.7 132 70.0 105 100.0 20 96.8 36 85.7 27 21 King's College London (KCL) GB L FC VH 5 92.0 51 59.4 51 87.5 78 68.5 112 95.3 56 92.4 60 85.0 28 31 National University of Singapore (NUS) SG XL FC VH 5 100.0 11 92.6 14 72.2 130 43.9 243 100.0 9 99.4 19 84.1 29 30 The University of Manchester GB XL FC VH 5 98.4 32 100.0 4 66.0 153 54.1 174 89.2 87 90.1 70 84.0 30 27 University of Bristol GB L FC VH 5 89.3 60 90.0 15 77.1 112 69.3 109 87.7 95 73.0 140 83.7 31 38 The University of Melbourne AU XL FC VH 5 99.8 16 100.0 4 38.1 301+ 78.4 82 80.7 120 95.2 46 83.6 32 25 Kyoto University JP L FC VH 5 99.8 19 59.4 51 96.5 46 70.9 99 14.5 301+ 24.0 301+ 82.9 33 33 Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (ENS Paris) FR S SP VH 5 93.5 47 59.4 51 94.3 54 67.8 115 29.5 301+ 72.3 143 82.4 34 35 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) US XL FC VH 4 100.0 8 90.0 15 48.7 271 99.9 8 4.1 301+ 27.1 301+ 81.9 35 32 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH M FO VH 5 78.6 89 52.1 154 97.7 40 69.9 106 100.0 3 100.0 5 81.8 36 36 Ecole Polytechnique ParisTech FR S CO VH 5 75.5 99 90.0 15 100.0 12 56.9 158 73.4 150 94.8 47 80.5 37 42 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) HK L FC VH 3 92.0 52 55.9 100 80.8 100 53.8 177 98.2 36 75.0 133 79.5 38 37 The University of Sydney AU XL FC VH 5 99.5 23 74.7 39 53.4 225 50.6 198 99.7 27 94.3 50 79.3 39 39 Brown University US M FC VH 5 85.0 65 55.9 100 68.5 142 98.8 21 44.0 234 49.1 243 79.2 40 40 HKUST HK M CO VH 2 91.7 53 47.5 156 83.5 90 47.5 222 100.0 10 98.6 26 79.1 41 48 University of Wisconsin-Madison US XL FC VH 5 96.4 40 55.9 100 78.4 107 67.6 116 46.2 225 36.0 301+ 79.0 42 50 Seoul National University (SNU) KR L FC VH 4 98.3 33 55.9 100 93.0 55 42.2 256 43.1 239 60.5 194 78.7 43 34 Carnegie Mellon University US M FC VH 5 88.0 63 59.4 51 71.4 134 74.5 90 38.1 261 94.4 49 78.5 44 41 New York University (NYU) US XL FC VH 5 97.0 37 63.5 48 91.7 60 43.0 249 23.8 301+ 58.6 200 77.7 45 49 Osaka University JP L FC VH 4 89.7 59 55.9 100 91.9 59 70.1 103 15.1 301+ 28.6 301+ 77.6 46 47 Peking University CN L FC VH 5 99.8 18 82.6 33 90.4 65 29.7 301+ 35.5 275 39.4 295 77.4 47 54 Tsinghua University CN XL FC VH 5 98.7 30 86.5 32 86.1 84 26.4 301+ 52.8 203 30.1 301+ 76.3 48 43 The University of Queensland (UQ) AU XL FC VH 5 94.4 45 59.4 51 38.6 301+ 67.6 116 97.5 41 92.0 61 75.9 49 46 The University of New South Wales (UNSW) AU XL FC VH 4 96.1 41 78.6 35 36.2 301+ 56.3 162 92.4 73 95.7 45 75.7 50 53 The University of Warwick GB L FC HI 3 89.9 57 100.0 4 59.4 185 30.7 301+ 90.0 86 98.7 24 74.9 51 44 University of British Columbia CA XL FC VH 5 99.6 22 59.4 51 32.6 301+ 85.6 57 26.7 301+ 51.1 231 74.8 52 45 University of Copenhagen DK L FC VH 5 82.8 71 55.9 100 99.8 21 43.6 245 71.1 156 45.8 262 74.7 53 51 Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg DE L FC VH 5 92.7 50 15.3 283 86.7 81 53.7 178 54.9 200 73.5 138 74.6 54 58 Technische Universität München DE L FO VH 5 82.3 73 73.1 41 97.7 42 34.1 301+ 57.5 195 68.1 153 74.3 55 57 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill US L FC VH 5 83.0 68 55.9 100 74.1 123 86.5 56 9.8 301+ 15.9 301+ 73.6 56 55 University of Washington US XL FC VH 5 93.5 48 29.6 194 47.8 275 99.8 9 9.2 301+ 23.8 301+ 72.9 57 60 Tokyo Institute of Technology JP M CO VH 5 78.3 91 59.4 51 88.3 76 65.5 127 22.6 301+ 43.2 277 72.7 58 74 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) SG L CO VH 4 88.0 64 59.4 51 77.7 110 22.6 301+ 100.0 6 98.2 28 72.5 59 77 University of Glasgow GB L FC VH 5 81.2 78 55.9 100 53.8 219 72.3 96 79.6 130 69.1 151 72.1 60 61 Monash University AU XL FC VH 3 96.5 39 90.0 15 41.6 301+ 34.9 299 58.6 186 96.7 37 72.1

6 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 61 63 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign US XL FC VH 5 97.4 35 45.0 158 25.8 301+ 87.3 53 32.5 287 55.9 214 71.9 62 66 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München DE XL FC VH 5 95.2 44 45.4 157 34.4 301+ 80.1 75 37.1 267 57.6 203 71.6 63 56 University of Amsterdam NL XL FC VH 5 91.4 56 55.9 100 53.7 224 64.2 134 56.3 199 32.1 301+ 71.5 64 80 London School of Economics (LSE) GB M SP VH 5 88.1 62 100.0 4 54.4 216 15.2 301+ 100.0 16 100.0 1 70.5 65 52 Trinity College Dublin (TCD) IE L FC HI 5 81.0 81 59.4 51 58.0 193 47.7 220 99.1 29 84.9 94 70.0 66 70 Freie Universität Berlin DE XL FC HI 4 89.9 58 23.0 223 30.5 301+ 95.8 31 45.0 230 57.6 204 70.0 67 59 University of Birmingham GB L FC VH 5 78.4 90 61.4 50 60.3 177 55.3 168 83.4 114 75.1 132 69.9 68 86 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven BE XL FC VH 5 88.4 61 55.9 100 22.6 301+ 85.1 60 64.2 168 56.7 212 69.9 69 71 University of Geneva CH L FC VH 5 65.4 132 4.4 301+ 66.4 151 93.3 37 100.0 19 99.2 20 69.9 70= 64 Boston University US L FC VH 5 74.0 105 59.4 51 63.7 162 75.2 89 14.3 301+ 85.9 90 69.7 70= 102 Tohoku University JP L FC VH 5 73.3 108 55.9 100 96.7 45 57.3 155 23.4 301+ 29.0 301+ 69.7 72 69 The University of Sheffield GB L FC VH 5 76.5 95 59.4 51 61.3 173 56.3 162 83.0 116 80.9 10869.6 73 89 The University of Western Australia (UWA) AU L FC VH 5 79.5 87 55.9 100 40.5 301+ 64.9 129 99.9 24 87.0 86 69.2 74 73 The University of Nottingham GB XL FC VH 5 75.4 100 90.0 15 53.8 223 44.2 239 88.4 91 85.6 91 68.8 75 81 University of Southampton GB L FC VH 5 72.1 113 59.4 51 62.3 169 58.4 149 90.1 85 80.0 114 68.8 76 67 University of Texas at Austin US XL FC VH 5 97.2 36 62.5 49 22.1 301+ 66.2 123 60.1 178 32.2 301+ 68.7 77 65 University of California, San Diego (UCSD) US L FC VH 4 97.6 34 18.1 251 26.5 301+ 99.9 7 3.1 301+ 17.6 301+ 68.5 78 75= Washington University in St. Louis US L FC VH 5 58.9 158 6.0 301+ 99.8 22 98.3 22 13.7 301+ 53.6 222 68.5 79 84 Aarhus University DK L FC VH 4 69.1 120 24.6 216 85.8 85 64.4 132 64.6 167 65.9 169 68.0 80= 91 Nagoya University JP L FC VH 5 64.9 135 55.9 100 80.5 101 79.6 79 35.1 279 26.6 301+ 68.0 80= 83 Utrecht University NL L FC VH 5 81.7 76 23.1 220 49.5 262 89.8 50 58.6 187 17.6 301+ 68.0 82 68 The University of Auckland NZ L FC VH 5 94.0 46 59.4 51 25.1 301+ 39.5 270 94.3 61 96.0 42 67.3 83 62 Uppsala University SE XL FC VH 5 82.5 72 19.2 241 38.8 301+ 90.9 43 79.3 132 22.2 301+ 67.2 84 106 Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) US L CO VH 5 73.3 109 59.4 51 20.3 301+ 98.0 23 51.1 209 87.3 84 67.1 85 87 Purdue University US XL FC VH 5 81.5 77 67.5 44 36.4 301+ 55.7 165 96.2 50 63.8 179 67.1 86 72 Lund University SE XL FC VH 5 82.9 69 55.9 100 34.6 301+ 81.9 66 31.7 291 34.9 301+ 66.7 87 94 National Taiwan University (NTU) TW XL FC VH 4 96.5 38 55.9 100 36.2 301+ 60.7 143 18.0 301+ 17.2 301+ 66.6 88 82 Leiden University NL L FC VH 5 84.4 66 15.2 285 27.2 301+ 99.0 16 73.5 149 21.9 301+ 66.6 89 75= University of Helsinki FI L CO VH 5 80.6 82 20.9 232 72.9 128 69.6 108 31.9 290 12.9 301+ 66.4 90 79 KAIST KR M CO VH 3 79.9 85 23.8 217 89.9 68 45.3 232 41.0 249 25.2 301+ 66.0 91 105 Fudan University CN L FC VH 5 91.5 54 59.4 51 49.7 260 41.2 259 18.2 301+ 56.9 209 65.7 92 103 The University of Adelaide AU L FC VH 5 75.1 103 59.4 51 35.2 301+ 59.8 145 94.6 58 94.0 52 65.7 93 85 University of Leeds GB L FC VH 5 81.1 79 59.4 51 51.8 243 40.2 265 77.0 135 75.1 131 65.7 94 98 Pennsylvania State University US XL FC VH 5 76.3 98 66.2 45 39.2 301+ 80.6 72 23.5 301+ 37.3 301+ 65.4 95 92 Durham University GB L FC HI 5 66.2 129 90.0 15 46.3 294 54.7 170 92.4 71 73.0 139 65.2 96 88 University of York GB L FC HI 3 67.4 125 59.4 51 59.5 184 52.4 190 87.4 98 85.5 92 65.2 97 95 University of St Andrews GB M FC VH 5 59.7 153 59.4 51 68.0 144 53.2 184 96.2 51 99.9 14 65.1 98 112 POSTECH KR S FO VH 3 55.8 177 17.3 257 97.7 41 80.9 69 69.9 159 11.5 301+ 65.1 99 90 Dartmouth College US M FC VH 5 44.6 246 59.4 51 86.9 80 97.9 24 10.4 301+ 48.2 248 64.9 100 78 University of Alberta CA XL FC VH 5 75.2 101 27.8 196 61.2 175 49.8 203 92.6 70 71.2 146 64.5 101 110 University of California, Davis (UCD) US XL FC VH 5 77.3 94 17.1 260 36.7 301+ 94.4 35 40.1 252 45.2 269 64.4 102 96 University of Minnesota US XL FC VH 5 82.8 70 24.8 215 25.0 301+ 98.9 19 26.9 301+ 27.1 301+ 64.3 103 99 Erasmus University Rotterdam NL L FO VH 4 54.6 182 59.4 51 46.6 288 96.9 26 51.8 207 74.4 135 64.0 104 108 Delft University of Technology NL L FO VH 5 76.4 96 59.4 51 46.3 293 43.8 244 91.4 78 72.3 144 63.9 105 97 Universität Freiburg DE L FC VH 5 69.3 119 2.4 301+ 90.0 66 52.8 186 62.4 174 56.5 213 63.7 106 101 University of Zurich CH L FC VH 5 74.6 104 20.7 233 39.5 301+ 69.8 107 99.6 28 66.6 164 63.3 107 113 University of Southern California US XL FC VH 5 61.7 147 25.0 213 73.6 125 66.3 122 49.6 214 87.6 79 63.2 108 100 University of Oslo NO L FC VH 5 70.3 118 10.8 301+ 91.2 62 44.0 242 41.7 245 66.3 167 62.9 109 111 Maastricht University NL L FO VH 3 37.5 288 55.9 100 72.4 129 85.5 58 82.3 117 99.9 11 62.5 110 129 City University of Hong Kong HK M CO VH 3 72.2 112 18.7 243 67.7 145 38.6 275 100.0 14 76.6 126 62.0 111 125 Ohio State University US XL FC VH 5 73.9 106 55.9 100 35.9 301+ 65.9 125 65.2 165 31.4 301+ 61.5 112 93 Lomonosov Moscow State University RU XL FC VH 5 77.3 93 59.4 51 100.0 7 5.5 301+ 5.4 301+ 37.4 301+ 61.3 113 104 University of Maryland, College Park US XL FC VH 5 67.3 126 20.3 236 60.2 179 76.8 87 38.2 260 30.6 301+ 61.0 114 107 Emory University US L FC VH 5 37.3 291 37.9 162 88.6 75 96.5 28 27.4 301+ 43.5 274 60.4 115 120 University of Groningen NL L FC VH 5 60.4 149 25.1 210 66.9 147 61.7 142 80.7 121 55.4 217 60.4 116 119 University of Pittsburgh US L FC VH 5 49.6 212 8.2 301+ 90.7 64 80.5 73 59.0 183 24.8 301+ 60.3 117 115 Rice University US S FC VH 5 47.1 224 12.9 301+ 80.2 103 91.3 42 25.5 301+ 66.7 162 60.2 118 116 University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) US L CO VH 5 79.7 86 3.2 301+ 15.4 301+ 98.8 20 42.6 241 30.8 301+ 59.9 119 118 Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) FR XL FO VH 3 67.7 122 7.9 301+ 76.4 118 49.5 208 31.4 295 80.3 112 59.8 120 109 Hebrew University of Jerusalem IL L FC VH 4 65.0 134 7.2 301+ 62.9 164 78.1 84 45.1 229 20.8 301+ 59.4 www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 7 QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 121 133 University of Bergen NO M FC VH 4 47.0 226 12.4 301+ 77.1 114 73.8 92 91.3 79 66.8 161 59.3 122 153 Kyushu University JP L FC VH 5 56.4 173 55.9 100 95.7 51 41.9 257 15.3 301+ 25.6 301+ 58.9 123 121 University of Liverpool GB L FC VH 5 54.0 187 55.9 100 61.9 172 49.3 210 92.4 72 72.6 142 58.8 124 151 Shanghai Jiao Tong University CN XL FC VH 5 80.4 83 55.9 100 52.4 237 34.4 301+ 20.7 301+ 20.9 301+ 58.3 125 124 Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) BE L FC HI 5 72.2 111 23.0 221 16.2 301+ 80.1 74 58.3 189 67.1 160 57.8 126 130 University of Virginia US L FC VH 5 54.2 186 59.4 51 54.5 215 80.6 71 8.9 301+ 27.8 301+ 57.6 127 140 Newcastle University GB L FC VH 3 45.1 240 59.4 51 64.6 158 57.2 156 83.2 115 79.2 115 57.6 128 127= University of Rochester US M FC VH 5 42.1 261 99.9 19 66.1 124 63.5 170 62.1 189 57.4 129 142 Yonsei University KR L FC VH 5 72.4 110 37.5 179 83.6 89 21.0 301+ 14.0 301+ 36.9 301+ 57.3 130 135 University of Otago NZ L FC HI 5 63.2 141 55.9 100 30.8 301+ 50.0 202 100.0 8 82.1 103 57.2 131 134 Vanderbilt University US L FC VH 5 41.8 265 55.9 100 100.0 9 57.9 152 12.1 301+ 32.7 301+ 57.2 132 123 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin DE L FC HI 5 93.2 49 11.5 301+ 27.1 301+ 35.9 290 46.3 224 53.6 223 57.1 133 139 Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon FR S CO VH 5 54.6 183 2.4 301+ 100.0 6 40.5 263 48.0 219 67.1 159 57.0 134 114 University College Dublin (UCD) IE L FC HI 5 58.8 159 59.4 51 52.7 232 31.8 301+ 95.7 54 93.2 57 56.9 135 122 Cardiff University GB L FC VH 5 56.9 168 55.9 100 55.6 209 45.4 230 76.5 140 68.0 15456.9 136 152 University of Lausanne CH M FO VH 5 46.1 233 9.2 301+ 60.6 176 78.2 83 92.9 68 76.8 125 56.7 137 136 Université de Montréal CA XL FC VH 5 64.6 136 9.7 301+ 35.3 301+ 67.0 120 73.8 147 87.4 83 56.4 138 149 Radboud University Nijmegen NL L FC VH 4 37.4 290 25.5 208 84.2 87 79.4 80 58.7 185 37.4 301+ 56.1 139 175 Hokkaido University JP L FC VH 5 52.4 198 55.9 100 70.0 140 65.5 126 6.4 301+ 17.2 301+ 55.9 140 158 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen DE XL FC VH 5 63.6 140 68.5 42 64.2 160 23.6 301+ 37.8 263 61.4 192 55.9 141 117 University of Aberdeen GB L FC HI 5 48.4 221 37.9 162 62.7 166 49.5 209 90.8 84 90.1 69 55.7 142 170 University of Colorado at Boulder US L CO VH 5 49.5 214 34.1 183 57.0 202 90.0 49 22.4 301+ 10.8 301+ 55.3 143 162= University of Bern CH L FO VH 5 38.3 284 12.4 301+ 61.2 174 87.0 54 97.5 42 56.8 211 55.0 144 132 Queen's University CA L FC VH 5 52.5 197 59.4 51 40.9 301+ 64.2 135 77.7 133 39.3 296 54.9 145 127= Case Western Reserve University US M FC VH 5 31.1 301+ 2.5 301+ 92.7 56 90.8 45 25.1 301+ 61.8 190 54.8 146 126 Eindhoven University of Technology NL M FO VH 4 46.2 232 18.2 250 99.6 25 33.5 301+ 98.9 31 37.0 301+ 54.8 147 166= KIT, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie DE L CO VH 5 59.1 156 55.9 100 65.1 156 28.7 301+ 43.9 235 67.7 156 54.6 148 146 University of California, Irvine (UCI) US L FC VH 3 65.6 131 6.9 301+ 26.6 301+ 98.9 18 8.4 301+ 20.5 301+ 54.5 149 174 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen DE L FC VH 5 63.8 138 73.0 127 42.8 252 40.5 251 41.4 287 53.8 150 141 Technical University of Denmark DK M FO VH 5 34.4 301+ 11.9 301+ 98.6 36 53.6 181 88.8 90 58.3 202 53.8 151 137 University of Basel CH M FC VH 5 54.4 185 8.7 301+ 66.1 152 38.1 276 100.0 12 85.0 93 53.8 152 131 Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen DE L FC VH 5 55.5 178 15.8 275 58.7 188 58.0 151 60.9 177 50.0 235 53.7 153 181 Lancaster University GB M FC VH 3 52.9 195 55.9 100 48.8 269 37.8 277 79.6 131 87.0 85 53.4 154 200 Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn DE L FC VH 5 66.5 128 10.3 301+ 71.5 133 34.7 301+ 16.8 301+ 52.5 226 53.4 155 143 Universität Wien AT XL FC HI 5 81.0 80 26.5 201 9.3 301+ 43.0 249 46.2 225 88.6 77 53.3 156 161 University of Cape Town ZA L FC HI 5 56.7 169 55.9 100 34.2 301+ 48.5 215 72.2 154 68.6 152 52.9 157 164 The University of Western Ontario CA L FC VH 5 50.0 208 55.9 100 22.1 301+ 88.4 52 59.0 184 19.3 301+ 52.6 158 198 Texas A&M University US XL FC VH 5 65.8 130 36.9 180 23.7 301+ 71.2 98 19.1 301+ 30.3 301+ 52.5 159 162= McMaster University CA L FC VH 5 57.8 165 15.5 279 19.1 301+ 90.3 48 42.6 241 49.8 241 52.2 160 145 University of Waterloo CA L CO VH 4 62.0 145 55.9 100 18.1 301+ 53.3 183 80.0 126 45.8 263 52.0 161 193 University of Florida US XL FC VH 5 60.0 152 23.2 218 35.0 301+ 73.4 94 19.3 301+ 32.5 301+ 51.6 162 252 University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) US L FC VH 5 46.3 230 15.0 286 50.9 249 92.3 40 6.0 301+ 30.9 301+ 51.5 163 160 University of Arizona US XL FC VH 5 60.2 151 4.6 301+ 36.1 301+ 81.0 68 27.4 301+ 23.2 301+ 51.5 164 208 Michigan State University US XL FC VH 5 62.0 144 44.7 159 29.4 301+ 53.5 182 41.2 248 49.9 236 51.4 165 192 University of Ghent BE L FC VH 5 58.4 162 24.9 214 62.6 167 47.7 219 21.3 301+ 26.5 301+ 51.3 166 155 Georgetown University US L FC HI 5 51.6 200 59.4 51 58.1 191 43.1 248 28.0 301+ 36.4 301+ 51.0 167 207 Universiti Malaya (UM) MY L FC HI 5 56.3 176 37.9 162 76.4 117 4.6 301+ 76.8 137 71.3 145 50.9 168 144 University of Bath GB L CO VH 3 48.6 219 59.4 51 37.0 301+ 39.5 269 87.5 97 94.8 48 50.8 169= 222 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) MX XL FC VH 5 79.4 88 55.9 100 52.6 235 4.5 301+ 16.1 301+ 3.8 301+ 50.7 169= 253 Universidade de São Paulo (USP) BR XL FC VH 4 75.1 102 52.8 153 39.0 301+ 28.8 301+ 11.6 301+ 6.1 301+ 50.7 171 180 Chulalongkorn University TH XL FC HI 4 82.2 74 55.9 100 43.8 301+ 7.4 301+ 17.2 301+ 3.4 301+ 50.7 172 147 Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) GB L FC HI 5 56.4 174 14.9 288 66.5 150 15.0 301+ 96.6 45 91.0 63 50.7 173 138 Tel Aviv University IL L FC VH 4 59.0 157 8.2 301+ 17.0 301+ 99.3 14 30.1 301+ 9.4 301+ 50.6 174 157 Tufts University US M FC VH 5 29.1 301+ 5.5 301+ 60.0 181 92.6 39 100.0 22 37.7 301+ 50.6 175 178 Wageningen University NL M FO VH 4 43.0 257 6.7 301+ 99.8 20 30.9 301+ 9.5 301+ 97.4 33 50.3 176 148 Universitat de Barcelona (UB) ES XL FC VH 5 77.9 92 12.7 301+ 27.2 301+ 44.3 238 5.8 301+ 46.0 261 50.3 177 166= The Hong Kong Polytechnic University HK L CO VH 4 58.4 161 13.3 301+ 40.3 301+ 36.5 289 100.0 23 82.2 102 50.1 178 168 Stockholm University SE L CO VH 5 71.9 114 16.3 268 28.8 301+ 40.5 263 75.4 142 16.0 301+ 49.8 179 171 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam NL L FC VH 5 62.5 142 25.0 212 53.8 219 36.9 285 43.2 238 17.5 301+ 49.6 180 150 KTH, Royal Institute of Technology SE L CO VH 5 51.7 199 26.9 199 56.3 205 32.1 301+ 66.5 163 84.5 95 49.6

8 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 181 184 University College Cork (UCC) IE L FC HI 5 49.0 217 55.9 100 49.5 262 31.0 301+ 94.5 60 51.5 228 49.6 182 195 Universität Frankfurt am Main DE XL FC HI 4 58.2 163 22.2 225 38.6 301+ 53.7 180 26.5 301+ 64.8 174 49.5 183 176 Università di Bologna (UNIBO) IT XL FC VH 5 81.9 75 37.9 162 26.6 301+ 24.2 301+ 13.7 301+ 20.1 301+ 49.4 184 183 University of Gothenburg SE L FC VH 5 46.9 227 13.9 297 41.2 301+ 62.3 141 72.7 152 77.5 122 49.3 185 182 Waseda University JP XL CO VH 5 76.3 97 59.4 51 35.5 301+ 7.8 301+ 35.2 278 26.7 301+ 49.2 186= 177 Nanjing University CN L FC VH 5 70.6 117 16.9 262 43.2 301+ 34.3 301+ 47.2 222 6.2 301+ 49.1 186= 172 University of Tsukuba JP L FC VH 3 53.8 188 3.9 301+ 82.8 95 36.7 288 15.5 301+ 30.4 301+ 49.1 188= 206 Keio University JP XL FC HI 5 64.5 137 59.4 51 59.9 182 15.8 301+ 15.0 301+ 9.0 301+ 49.0 188= 154 University of Science and Technology of China CN L CO VH 4 62.4 143 11.0 301+ 56.6 204 51.9 191 5.0 301+ 1.5 301+ 49.0 190 191 Korea University KR XL FC VH 5 70.8 116 27.4 197 58.4 190 18.5 301+ 15.3 301+ 17.3 301+ 49.0 191 218 Zhejiang University CN XL FC VH 5 66.6 127 35.1 182 36.7 301+ 45.4 231 17.1 301+ 7.8 301+ 48.8 192 188 University of Iowa US L FC VH 5 42.6 259 7.0 301+ 52.3 240 82.6 64 32.5 286 22.3 301+ 48.4 193 197 Queen's University of Belfast GB L FC HI 5 40.4 270 55.9 100 57.9 197 34.8 301+ 98.6 33 43.3 276 48.3 194 173 Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona ES L FC VH 3 71.2 115 13.2 301+ 34.9 301+ 39.4 271 17.8 301+ 33.9 301+ 48.2 195 169 University of Leicester GB L FC HI 4 34.3 301+ 10.9 301+ 51.5 246 68.4 113 84.6 108 80.4 111 48.0 196 209 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) BE L FC HI 5 53.0 194 18.7 244 39.5 301+ 33.8 301+ 88.4 92 96.5 40 47.9 197= 179 University of Antwerp BE M FC VH 1 36.5 299 11.8 301+ 98.6 37 26.9 301+ 64.6 166 48.8 245 47.5 197= 156 University of Sussex GB M FC HI 4 48.8 218 7.3 301+ 38.1 301+ 49.6 206 92.7 69 82.6 100 47.5 199 201 University of Dundee GB L FC HI 5 32.7 301+ 4.0 301+ 67.2 146 59.4 147 84.4 109 66.4 165 47.3 200 221 King Saud University (KSU) SA XL FC HI 4 56.6 171 6.7 301+ 83.1 93 2.2 301+ 94.5 59 22.7 301+ 47.1 201 203 Sciences Po Paris FR M SP MD 5 36.1 301+ 59.4 51 90.8 63 1.3 301+ 50.1 211 97.4 34 47.1 202 204 Chalmers University of Technology SE M CO VH 5 45.5 236 27.8 195 46.9 285 45.7 229 52.1 205 74.9 134 46.8 203 242 Universität Hamburg DE L FC VH 4 63.6 139 9.9 301+ 57.8 198 21.2 301+ 27.4 301+ 44.5 272 46.7 204 238 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) BE M FC VH 3 38.8 279 35.9 181 81.4 98 31.3 301+ 23.9 301+ 53.2 224 46.4 205 217 Technische Universität Berlin DE L CO VH 5 61.4 148 30.3 193 40.4 301+ 15.9 301+ 50.7 210 80.1 113 46.3 206 186 Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) FR L SP HI 5 84.1 67 37.9 162 16.9 301+ 1.3 301+ 7.3 301+ 77.6 121 46.2 207 259 University of Exeter GB L FC HI 4 40.1 273 55.9 100 31.6 301+ 42.4 255 86.8 103 90.0 73 46.2 208 226 Université Paris-Sud 11 FR L FO VH 3 46.7 228 1.6 301+ 54.9 213 49.6 206 47.0 223 63.2 182 46.1 209 205 Universität Stuttgart DE L CO VH 5 45.4 237 26.9 200 77.2 111 14.1 301+ 39.0 256 81.1 107 46.0 210 190 Sapienza - Università di Roma IT XL FC VH 5 80.2 84 18.3 249 11.4 301+ 37.2 284 2.9 301+ 23.4 301+ 45.8 211 220 Macquarie University AU L FC HI 3 53.1 192 55.9 100 11.0 301+ 31.7 301+ 88.3 93 99.6 18 45.7 212 189 University of Canterbury NZ L CO HI 5 50.3 206 59.4 51 20.1 301+ 28.2 301+ 100.0 17 77.4 124 45.5 213= 196 National Tsing Hua University TW M CO VH 4 57.5 166 6.1 301+ 29.5 301+ 62.4 140 35.9 273 13.6 301+ 45.3 213= 229 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne FR XL FO HI 5 73.5 107 55.9 100 15.2 301+ 3.6 301+ 33.4 284 80.9 110 45.3 215 185 University of Reading GB L CO VH 5 43.7 250 10.8 301+ 49.9 259 37.8 278 83.5 113 83.4 97 45.3 216 227 Indiana University Bloomington US XL FC VH 5 56.6 172 37.9 162 26.2 301+ 50.0 200 18.7 301+ 33.8 301+ 45.2 217 236 University of Indonesia ID XL FC MD 5 59.2 155 55.9 100 65.8 154 1.4 301+ 26.5 301+ 4.6 301+ 45.1 218= 202 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) IN M CO VH 4 54.5 184 59.4 51 36.5 301+ 45.2 234 1.2 301+ 1.7 301+ 45.1 218= 165 University of Calgary CA L FC VH 3 53.1 190 22.1 227 9.3 301+ 86.7 55 7.5 301+ 24.1 301+ 45.1 220 159 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology IL L FC VH 4 49.8 211 8.8 301+ 39.6 301+ 70.2 102 21.3 301+ 7.7 301+ 45.1 221 255 King Fahd University (KFUPM) SA M FO VH 3 41.8 264 10.6 301+ 88.8 74 5.0 301+ 100.0 2 52.8 225 45.1 222 213 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ES XL FC HI 3 65.4 133 25.0 211 17.4 301+ 52.6 187 11.6 301+ 16.1 301+ 44.9 223 219 University of Notre Dame US M CO VH 5 36.0 301+ 55.9 100 53.4 226 56.8 159 11.0 301+ 27.7 301+ 44.8 224 211 University of Turku FI L FC HI 4 39.1 278 25.4 209 66.9 148 52.5 189 23.5 301+ 12.2 301+ 44.7 225 187 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) IN M CO VH 4 59.7 154 59.4 51 33.3 301+ 32.8 301+ 5.0 301+ 1.9 301+ 44.2 226 199 University of Twente NL M FO VH 4 39.1 277 14.1 296 47.2 281 40.8 260 79.7 128 87.4 82 43.9 227 246 Université de Strasbourg FR XL FC HI 5 68.5 121 4.6 301+ 21.5 301+ 25.4 301+ 36.0 272 74.1 136 43.6 228 224 RMIT University AU XL CO HI 5 52.7 196 59.4 51 19.3 301+ 7.0 301+ 100.0 21 100.0 6 43.1 229 228 Mahidol University TH L FC HI 4 53.2 189 5.8 301+ 84.5 86 11.4 301+ 16.4 301+ 7.8 301+ 43.1 230 235 University of Miami US L FC VH 4 23.9 301+ 3.4 301+ 80.2 103 56.9 157 56.9 197 40.0 292 43.0 231 240 Technische Universität Wien AT L FO VH 5 46.6 229 32.3 188 44.8 301+ 14.2 301+ 76.7 138 88.5 78 42.8 232 250 Aalto University FI L SP LO 1 36.4 301+ 19.7 239 89.7 70 15.7 301+ 40.9 250 42.2 283 42.6 233 247 Universität Ulm DE M FO VH 3 14.3 301+ 9.1 301+ 98.9 33 56.4 161 31.3 298 48.0 252 42.5 234 212 Dalhousie University CA L FC HI 5 35.8 301+ 12.2 301+ 39.5 301+ 63.5 137 57.6 192 51.2 230 42.4 235 292 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) BR L FC VH 3 58.5 160 23.0 222 35.5 301+ 33.8 301+ 28.2 301+ 7.6 301+ 42.2 236 216 Rutgers - New Brunswick US XL CO VH 5 50.9 202 8.6 301+ 35.9 301+ 49.3 210 41.6 246 19.0 301+ 42.1 237 225 Victoria University of Wellington NZ L CO HI 5 50.5 204 55.9 100 17.5 301+ 15.5 301+ 100.0 18 77.7 119 42.1 238 282 Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 FR L FC HI 3 56.4 175 42.6 301+ 32.3 301+ 38.9 257 28.7 301+ 41.7 239 260 Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg DE L FC VH 5 36.4 301+ 5.5 301+ 45.6 300 63.2 138 48.3 217 31.6 301+ 41.7 240 266 Technische Universität Darmstadt DE L FO VH 5 29.5 301+ 43.2 160 76.5 116 15.6 301+ 50.0 213 75.2 130 41.6 www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 9 QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 241 243 University of Surrey GB L CO VH 5 34.8 301+ 37.9 162 35.9 301+ 32.3 301+ 92.2 76 96.3 41 41.6 242 194 Stony Brook University US L FC VH 4 29.3 301+ 4.9 301+ 41.2 301+ 66.8 121 56.9 198 81.7 104 41.5 243 342 Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) HK M FC HI 4 25.3 301+ 55.9 100 66.7 149 19.8 301+ 87.7 96 65.0 173 41.4 244 244 Universität Mannheim DE M FO VH 5 28.3 301+ 55.9 100 6.0 301+ 99.1 15 3.6 301+ 50.3 234 41.4 245 345 Kyung Hee University KR L FC HI 4 46.3 231 18.4 247 77.1 113 7.5 301+ 18.5 301+ 47.8 253 41.4 246 215 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg DE L FC VH 5 27.4 301+ 70.6 137 64.7 131 30.9 299 19.8 301+ 41.4 247= 234 Kobe University JP L FC HI 4 44.2 247 37.9 162 57.9 196 29.9 301+ 10.3 301+ 20.0 301+ 41.3 247= 245 Universität Köln DE XL FC HI 5 50.2 207 32.8 187 22.8 301+ 45.2 233 24.9 301+ 46.8 257 41.3 249 254 Hiroshima University JP L FC VH 4 39.1 276 7.5 301+ 82.5 96 30.6 301+ 8.8 301+ 20.0 301+ 41.3 250 331 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile CL L FC HI 5 55.1 180 58.5 99 36.1 301+ 19.1 301+ 21.0 301+ 9.3 301+41.2 251 210 Saint-Petersburg State University RU L FC HI 5 44.7 244 10.2 301+ 97.2 43 3.3 301+ 4.1 301+ 21.2 301+ 41.1 252 401-450 Yeshiva University US M FC VH 5 5.0 301+ 1.0 301+ 98.8 34 83.6 62 1.0 301+ 31.6 301+ 41.0 253 269 Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) ES XL FC HI 5 67.5 123 34.1 184 23.5 301+ 17.5 301+ 4.7 301+ 25.6 301+ 40.9 254 273 Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 FR L FO VH 5 43.9 249 7.3 301+ 47.2 282 42.6 253 19.5 301+ 55.6 215 40.8 255 230 University of Massachusetts, Amherst US L CO VH 5 49.5 215 10.5 301+ 30.2 301+ 53.7 178 31.4 294 15.7 301+ 40.8 256= 231 University of Ottawa CA XL FC VH 5 43.7 252 8.2 301+ 17.1 301+ 67.0 119 77.3 134 19.2 301+ 40.7 256= 281 University of South Australia (UniSA) AU L CO HI 2 41.1 269 55.9 100 32.8 301+ 10.7 301+ 100.0 4 84.2 96 40.7 258 274 Curtin University AU XL CO HI 2 42.9 258 55.9 100 24.9 301+ 10.9 301+ 100.0 13 100.0 8 40.7 259 343 Sungkyunkwan University KR L FC VH 5 37.5 289 12.2 301+ 86.5 82 16.4 301+ 18.3 301+ 43.1 278 40.7 260 214 Simon Fraser University CA L CO VH 3 44.8 242 14.1 295 15.7 301+ 47.4 224 93.6 65 62.1 188 40.5 261 299 University of East Anglia (UEA) GB L FC HI 3 38.3 285 6.5 301+ 39.1 301+ 39.8 267 80.4 124 77.7 120 40.4 262 367 Universidad de Chile CL L FC HI 5 60.3 150 47.7 155 27.2 301+ 21.1 301+ 10.3 301+ 10.0 301+ 40.3 263 261 Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD) IT XL FC VH 5 57.2 167 10.1 301+ 10.3 301+ 63.8 136 3.2 301+ 12.7 301+ 40.3 264 270 Loughborough University GB L FO VH 5 35.8 301+ 59.4 51 36.4 301+ 18.9 301+ 84.8 107 77.4 123 40.2 265 451-500 Tokyo University of Science JP L FO VH 4 49.9 210 6.9 301+ 10.0 301+ 83.1 63 2.6 301+ 40.2 266 237 Norwegian University of Science and Technology NO L FC VH 2 36.4 301+ 12.4 301+ 57.0 202 35.1 298 63.4 172 39.6 294 40.1 267 289 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) AU L CO VH 5 51.4 201 55.9 100 23.3 301+ 17.8 301+ 27.9 301+ 64.6 175 39.8 268 257 University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) AU L CO HI 2 42.1 263 59.4 51 21.0 301+ 11.2 301+ 98.2 37 95.8 44 39.7 269 267= University of Wollongong AU L FC HI 4 32.0 301+ 55.9 100 33.0 301+ 22.4 301+ 98.1 38 89.9 74 39.6 270= 326 Universidad de Buenos Aires AR XL FC HI 5 67.4 124 65.9 46 20.3 301+ 4.1 301+ 7.6 301+ 39.6 270= 265 University of Strathclyde GB L CO VH 5 44.7 243 30.8 191 34.2 301+ 21.4 301+ 79.6 129 54.9 220 39.6 272 233 Wake Forest University US M FC VH 5 7.9 301+ 2.6 301+ 99.9 18 73.1 95 2.3 301+ 12.8 301+ 39.5 273 297 Umeå University SE L FC HI 3 32.7 301+ 3.2 301+ 39.4 301+ 57.6 153 93.2 66 25.2 301+ 39.5 274 248 University of Liege BE L FC HI 5 31.9 301+ 9.5 301+ 28.0 301+ 77.1 86 10.2 301+ 69.3 150 39.5 275 451-500 Università degli Studi di Milano IT XL FC VH 4 58.0 164 14.6 292 15.2 301+ 49.7 205 11.8 301+ 9.2 301+ 39.5 276 267= Charles University CZ XL FC VH 5 50.6 203 12.5 301+ 52.8 230 15.7 301+ 9.4 301+ 59.0 198 39.4 277= 272 North Carolina State University US L CO VH 5 30.5 301+ 21.2 229 27.3 301+ 84.8 61 12.0 301+ 24.0 301+ 39.3 277= 295 Politecnico di Milano IT L SP VH 5 54.9 181 59.4 51 19.6 301+ 19.8 301+ 17.8 301+ 37.5 301+ 39.3 279 263 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) MY L FC HI 3 48.5 220 9.7 301+ 53.1 228 3.3 301+ 86.9 101 49.8 240 39.2 280 325 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster DE XL FC HI 5 43.2 255 13.8 299 53.8 219 29.1 301+ 28.7 301+ 32.1 301+ 39.0 281 262 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) IN M CO VH 4 43.4 254 55.9 100 34.8 301+ 40.6 261 2.2 301+ 1.1 301+ 39.0 282 300= Tokyo Medical and Dental University JP S FO VH 4 11.6 301+ 100.0 5 60.2 144 3.5 301+ 26.5 301+ 38.9 283 400 Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel DE L FC HI 5 32.3 301+ 8.5 301+ 30.6 301+ 70.4 101 52.5 204 27.2 301+ 38.7 284 239 Tulane University US M FC VH 5 19.4 301+ 6.1 301+ 82.4 97 51.1 193 17.8 301+ 37.7 301+ 38.6 285= 279 École des Ponts ParisTech FR S FO HI 5 18.3 301+ 55.9 100 100.0 13 5.9 301+ 27.4 301+ 47.1 256 38.6 285= 283 National Cheng Kung University TW L FC VH 4 46.0 234 6.2 301+ 47.4 279 34.5 301+ 25.9 301+ 22.5 301+ 38.6 287 284 University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) US L CO VH 3 38.6 280 14.5 301+ 94.9 33 4.5 301+ 5.1 301+ 38.5 288 306 University of Utah US L FC VH 5 22.7 301+ 6.4 301+ 57.1 201 70.0 104 30.4 301+ 21.6 301+ 38.5 289 275= Iowa State University US L CO VH 5 32.0 301+ 12.2 301+ 24.3 301+ 67.2 118 63.4 173 44.7 271 38.5 290 278 Universität Innsbruck AT L FC HI 5 44.9 241 10.2 301+ 10.7 301+ 35.2 295 91.8 77 98.1 30 38.4 291 256 University of Newcastle AU L FC HI 3 45.6 235 17.1 258 15.2 301+ 33.0 301+ 84.9 106 75.9 128 38.4 292 241 University of Victoria CA L CO VH 3 29.3 301+ 9.3 301+ 12.8 301+ 81.1 67 87.9 94 34.3 301+ 38.3 293 291 Royal Holloway University of London GB M CO VH 5 33.1 301+ 11.0 301+ 37.2 301+ 30.0 301+ 96.2 49 98.0 31 38.2 294 223 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute US M CO VH 5 22.8 301+ 4.6 301+ 46.0 296 79.9 77 13.8 301+ 39.2 297 38.2 295 277 University of Hawaii at Mānoa US L FC VH 5 28.1 301+ 1.0 301+ 56.2 206 57.4 154 25.7 301+ 40.5 289 38.1 296 264 George Washington University US L FC HI 5 43.7 251 17.1 259 42.0 301+ 38.8 274 2.9 301+ 37.3 301+ 38.1 297 312 Universität Konstanz DE M CO VH 3 36.7 297 14.6 291 48.0 274 30.0 301+ 59.1 181 43.4 275 37.6 298 232 National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) IE L FC HI 5 30.7 301+ 21.3 228 53.8 219 18.1 301+ 95.7 55 64.1 178 37.5 299 251 Flinders University AU L FC HI 3 29.1 301+ 6.2 301+ 87.7 77 13.5 301+ 12.5 301+ 67.7 157 37.2 300= 341 American University of Beirut (AUB) LB M FC HI 5 26.0 301+ 31.0 190 60.3 178 17.3 301+ 59.9 179 89.8 75 37.2

10 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 300= - Beijing Normal University CN L CO VH 5 47.0 225 5.8 301+ 48.6 272 13.6 301+ 75.4 143 18.2 301+ 37.2 302 290 National Yang Ming University TW S FC VH 3 15.3 301+ 3.0 301+ 98.2 39 45.1 235 13.3 301+ 12.3 301+ 37.1 303 258 University of London SOAS GB S SP LO 4 36.7 296 12.4 301+ 49.7 261 2.5 301+ 99.8 25 100.0 9 37.1 304 313 University of Oulu FI M FC VH 4 25.8 301+ 5.5 301+ 87.3 79 31.4 301+ 24.1 301+ 8.3 301+ 36.9 305 308 University of Eastern Finland FI M CO VH 1 20.3 301+ 3.3 301+ 80.5 101 48.1 217 26.4 301+ 14.0 301+ 36.9 306= 249 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) IN S CO VH 4 41.5 267 25.6 207 34.0 301+ 50.4 199 1.3 301+ 36.8 306= 327 National Chiao Tung University TW M CO VH 5 27.6 301+ 5.1 301+ 50.5 252 47.5 221 57.6 192 41.6 286 36.8 308 336 Universitat Pompeu Fabra ES M FO VH 2 36.5 300 8.5 301+ 45.6 300 28.1 301+ 73.5 148 44.2 273 36.8 309 - Université Bordeaux 1, Sciences Technologies FR M FO VH 3 29.0 301+ 65.0 157 31.5 301+ 39.8 253 60.7 193 36.6 310 303 University of Jyväskylä FI M CO VH 4 29.6 301+ 6.3 301+ 89.5 72 13.0 301+ 31.3 296 27.2 301+ 36.6 311 298 University of Southern Denmark DK L FO VH 2 23.7 301+ 11.2 301+ 64.3 159 32.4 301+ 51.8 206 66.3 166 36.6 312 324 Universität Düsseldorf DE L FC HI 3 18.8 301+ 6.0 301+ 50.0 256 72.1 97 8.9 301+ 55.1 218 36.4 313 293 University of Tromso NO S FC VH 3 17.3 301+ 3.8 301+ 99.9 16 23.9 301+ 41.6 247 25.6 301+ 36.1 314 354= Hanyang University KR L FC VH 4 32.9 301+ 9.6 301+ 74.4 122 13.5 301+ 22.9 301+ 46.6 258 35.9 315 305 University of Essex GB M CO VH 3 37.7 286 2.9 301+ 29.6 301+ 20.1 301+ 97.9 39 98.7 25 35.8 316 271 Laval University CA XL FC HI 5 33.9 301+ 1.2 301+ 18.9 301+ 76.5 88 43.3 236 35.6 317 286= La Trobe University AU L CO HI 3 43.7 253 9.5 301+ 17.7 301+ 18.1 301+ 93.9 62 91.3 62 35.5 318 280 Brandeis University US M CO HI 4 22.8 301+ 1.8 301+ 39.5 301+ 68.6 111 11.5 301+ 66.7 163 35.5 319 329 Université Paris Descartes FR L FC VH 3 32.6 301+ 6.1 301+ 28.0 301+ 55.4 167 7.8 301+ 81.3 106 35.5 320 387 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) MX L FC MD 4 36.3 301+ 59.4 51 52.6 233 2.4 301+ 37.4 266 28.5 301+ 35.4 321 344 Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz DE XL FC HI 5 34.3 301+ 10.7 301+ 80.0 76 18.0 301+ 38.5 300 35.4 322 300= Università di Pisa IT XL FC HI 5 55.1 179 9.6 301+ 8.9 301+ 46.6 227 1.3 301+ 9.5 301+ 35.3 323 318 Chiba University JP L FC HI 5 27.5 301+ 4.6 301+ 83.3 92 25.7 301+ 5.2 301+ 20.7 301+ 35.2 324 401-450 Université Paris Dauphine FR M SP MD 3 34.7 301+ 75.6 37 36.1 301+ 3.7 301+ 12.8 301+ 89.3 76 35.2 325 285 University of California, Riverside (UCR) US L FC HI 4 29.4 301+ 1.2 301+ 15.3 301+ 90.3 47 9.0 301+ 15.3 301+ 34.9 326= 330 Dublin City University (DCU) IE M FO VH 3 21.9 301+ 55.9 100 42.9 301+ 17.2 301+ 89.0 88 65.5 171 34.8 326= 340 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) US L FC VH 5 39.6 275 17.5 254 34.9 301+ 33.0 301+ 33.1 285 25.5 301+ 34.8 328 315 Universität des Saarlandes DE L FC HI 4 20.7 301+ 1.7 301+ 30.3 301+ 70.8 100 54.5 201 52.4 227 34.7 329= 302 Massey University NZ L CO VH 4 40.1 272 13.5 300 29.4 301+ 18.8 301+ 96.9 44 41.8 284 34.6 329= 288 Université Montpellier 2 FR L FO VH 3 25.7 301+ 58.1 191 44.9 237 16.4 301+ 45.3 267 34.6 331 310 Ruhr-Universität Bochum DE L FC VH 3 31.7 301+ 10.0 301+ 42.1 301+ 34.0 301+ 41.9 243 57.3 207 34.5 332 314 University of the Philippines PH XL FC MD 5 53.0 193 55.9 100 31.1 301+ 2.5 301+ 2.6 301+ 1.2 301+ 34.4 333 294 Universität Leipzig DE L FC VH 5 36.5 301+ 1.6 301+ 16.9 301+ 64.8 130 15.5 301+ 36.3 301+ 34.4 334 296 Aston University GB M CO HI 5 22.0 301+ 59.4 51 21.1 301+ 26.7 301+ 93.0 67 94.0 53 34.3 335 309 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) MY L FC HI 3 50.0 209 11.2 301+ 40.7 301+ 6.8 301+ 27.8 301+ 32.3 301+ 34.3 336 335 Arizona State University US XL CO VH 5 49.5 213 9.7 301+ 16.0 301+ 39.8 266 13.7 301+ 19.8 301+ 34.3 337 393 University at Buffalo SUNY US L FC VH 5 23.5 301+ 1.0 301+ 20.3 301+ 78.8 8112.7 301+ 72.7 141 34.3 338 372 United Arab Emirates University AE L FC MD 3 31.6 301+ 9.0 301+ 42.4 301+ 9.9 301+ 100.0 1 90.3 67 34.2 339 275= University of Cincinnati US L FC VH 5 17.5 301+ 8.6 301+ 50.7 251 68.0 114 11.0 301+ 22.1 301+ 33.9 340 322 Technische Universität Dresden DE XL FC VH 5 39.6 274 16.2 271 32.0 301+ 30.1 301+ 30.7 300 36.7 301+ 33.9 341 311 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP) IN M FO VH 4 32.1 301+ 21.2 230 43.1 301+ 47.8 218 1.2 301+ 33.9 342 321 Universitas Gadjah Mada ID XL FC LO 4 56.7 170 37.9 162 25.0 301+ 1.3 301+ 24.1 301+ 5.0 301+ 33.8 343 320 University of Tasmania AU L CO HI 5 31.9 301+ 6.2 301+ 32.5 301+ 25.0 301+ 70.0 158 90.3 68 33.5 344 348 Ewha Womans University KR L FC HI 5 37.6 287 8.4 301+ 58.7 187 12.4 301+ 21.5 301+ 32.5 301+ 33.5 345 382 Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III FR L FO VH 3 38.5 282 51.8 244 17.4 301+ 33.7 283 37.2 301+ 33.4 346 323 Griffith University AU L FC HI 3 35.1 301+ 16.2 269 17.2 301+ 18.2 301+ 97.7 40 93.35632.9 347 - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ES L FO VH 2 35.0 301+ 25.7 205 51.0 247 4.6 301+ 44.2 233 47.4 254 32.9 348 379 Universität Regensburg DE L FO VH 3 19.8 301+ 58.7 188 50.6 197 30.5 301+ 18.7 301+ 32.9 349 359 Boston College US L CO HI 5 31.6 301+ 18.5 246 32.6 301+ 22.8 301+ 95.9 53 35.2 301+ 32.8 350 390 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 FR XL FC HI 3 38.6 281 6.8 301+ 28.7 301+ 36.8 286 10.8 301+ 46.6 259 32.7 351 361 Brunel University GB L CO HI 3 23.1 301+ 37.9 162 21.1 301+ 27.6 301+ 93.8 63 90.7 65 32.6 352 354= James Cook University (JCU) AU M FC VH 3 23.0 301+ 4.6 301+ 24.3 301+ 48.5 213 91.0 82 64.3 176 32.6 353 358 Universidad Austral AR S FO HI 2 22.7 301+ 37.9 162 83.4 91 3.2 301+ 9.0 301+ 24.6 301+ 32.5 354 351= Washington State University US L FC HI 5 32.4 301+ 6.2 301+ 36.4 301+ 29.9 301+ 74.8 144 22.9 301+ 32.4 355 316= Universität Bielefeld DE L CO HI 3 38.4 283 3.0 301+ 12.8 301+ 56.5 160 17.2 301+ 26.5 301+ 32.3 356 451-500 City University London GB L CO HI 5 28.1 301+ 31.7 189 27.2 301+ 13.1 301+ 85.6 105 98.2 29 32.3 357 316= University of Waikato NZ M CO HI 3 30.2 301+ 12.2 301+ 32.8 301+ 12.9 301+ 96.1 52 87.5 80 32.2 358 319 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) MY L FC HI 4 36.8 292 11.1 301+ 62.5 168 3.1 301+ 9.3 301+ 42.3 282 32.2 359 378 Philipps-Universität Marburg DE L FC HI 5 25.3 301+ 46.6 288 37.7 280 38.0 262 49.9 237 32.0 360= 307 Ateneo de Manila University PH M FC LO 5 41.4 268 55.9 100 38.1 301+ 1.3 301+ 15.0 301+ 11.6 301+ 32.0 www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 11 QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2011 rank 2010 rank Institution Country/Territory Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Student Faculty per Citations Faculty International Faculty International Students Overall Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE RANK SCORE 360= 328 Università degli Studi di Firenze (UNIFI) IT XL FC HI 4 48.1 222 3.6 301+ 13.9 301+ 38.8 273 6.7 301+ 17.7 301+ 32.0 362 451-500 Aalborg University DK L FC HI 5 23.6 301+ 19.8 238 45.6 300 24.9 301+ 66.1 164 48.4 246 31.9 363 334 Colorado State University US L CO VH 5 24.7 301+ 15.5 278 12.9 301+ 80.6 70 11.1 301+ 10.5 301+ 31.8 364 333 York University CA XL CO HI 4 44.6 245 37.9 162 18.4 301+ 13.1 301+ 47.4 221 17.7 301+ 31.8 365 338 University of Connecticut US L FC VH 5 19.0 301+ 5.0 301+ 39.2 301+ 64.3 133 24.3 301+ 21.1 301+ 31.7 366 349 Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz AT XL FO HI 5 36.8 293 5.5 301+ 11.2 301+ 44.2 240 57.9 191 35.8 301+ 31.7 367 339 Universität Bremen DE L CO VH 3 34.3 301+ 5.2 301+ 35.3 301+ 31.3 301+ 23.2 301+ 45.5 266 31.6 368 383 University of St Gallen (HSG) CH M SP HI 5 21.0 301+ 55.9 100 28.8 301+ 6.7 301+ 96.3 47 99.0 22 31.5 369 - Birkbeck College, University of London GB M FO VH 5 36.7 294 3.1 301+ 20.0 301+ 28.0 301+ 93.7 64 31.3 301+ 31.5 370 401-450 King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) SA XL FC MD 3 34.3 301+ 4.6 301+ 53.1 227 1.6 301+ 68.9 160 42.5 281 31.3 371 401-450 University of Missouri, Columbia US L FC VH 5 22.9 301+ 9.2 301+ 42.1 301+ 49.1 212 32.3 289 13.5 301+ 31.2 372 - Central European University HU S FO HI 2 20.9 301+ 17.5 253 98.3 38 4.1 301+ 31.2 373= N/A Taipei Medical University TW M SP HI 4 19.3 301+ 4.8 301+ 41.8 301+ 58.5 148 18.9 301+ 25.3 301+ 31.1 373= - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ES L CO VH 3 30.8 301+ 5.3 301+ 62.3 170 9.9 301+ 15.5 301+ 48.2 249 31.1 375 353 Universidad de Navarra ES M FC HI 4 21.1 301+ 16.0 272 58.0 194 22.5 301+ 20.7 301+ 63.6 180 31.0 376 399 Universität Jena DE L FC HI 5 27.5 301+ 1.7 301+ 35.3 301+ 49.7 204 18.5 301+ 21.6 301+ 30.8 377 - Sultan Qaboos University OM L FC MD 3 15.1 301+ 5.2 301+ 92.3 57 2.6 301+ 92.2 75 30.7 378 374 Illinois Institute of Technology US M CO VH 5 21.1 301+ 5.1 301+ 47.8 276 24.1 301+ 35.5 277 100.0 4 30.7 379 - Bauman Moscow State Technical University RU L FO MD 5 17.8 301+ 20.9 231 100.0 8 1.0 301+ 1.0 301+ 9.6 301+ 30.5 380 401-450 Universitá degli Studi di Roma - Tor Vergata IT XL CO VH 3 44.1 248 7.5 301+ 8.8 301+ 43.3 247 6.6 301+ 15.2 301+ 30.5 381 381 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro BR XL FC VH 4 45.1 238 5.0 301+ 34.2 301+ 18.1 301+ 13.4 301+ 4.3 301+ 30.5 382 401-450 Xi'an Jiaotong University CN L FC VH 5 31.5 301+ 20.4 235 62.1 171 9.7 301+ 5.9 301+ 11.5 301+ 30.5 383 350 University of Kentucky US L FC VH 5 13.8 301+ 5.0 301+ 38.8 301+ 73.7 93 11.3 301+ 13.8 301+ 30.4 384 363 Università degli Studi di Pavia (UNIPV) IT L FC HI 5 33.5 301+ 7.2 301+ 13.6 301+ 58.4 150 7.0 301+ 15.9 301+ 30.3 385 337 Ben Gurion University of The Negev IL L FC HI 3 30.7 301+ 38.6 301+ 39.4 272 28.2 301+ 6.5 301+ 30.2 386 347 The University of Georgia US XL FC HI 5 30.7 301+ 12.4 301+ 26.8 301+ 50.0 200 2.1 301+ 12.5 301+ 30.2 387 286= National and Kapodistrian University of Athens GR XL FC VH 5 36.5 298 9.4 301+ 18.2 301+ 42.6 253 12.1 301+ 23.5 301+ 30.1 388 - Pontificia Universidad Católica Santa María (UCA) AR L FC LO 4 35.4 301+ 38.5 161 52.1 242 1.1 301+ 16.4 301+30.1 389 601+ Moscow State Institute of International Relations RU M FO LO 4 13.2 301+ 14.7 289 99.5 26 1.0 301+ 1.3 301+ 50.5 232 30.0 390 369 University of Tampere FI M FO VH 4 26.6 301+ 9.5 301+ 44.9 301+ 28.9 301+ 25.9 301+ 33.5 301+ 29.9 391 385 University of Tennessee US L FC VH 5 19.1 301+ 7.6 301+ 42.6 301+ 54.5 171 14.9 301+ 15.0 301+ 29.9 392 397 Sogang University KR M CO HI 4 31.0 301+ 13.2 301+ 55.3 211 7.5 301+ 25.3 301+ 33.8 301+ 29.8 393 304 Jagiellonian University PL XL CO HI 5 36.4 301+ 13.5 301+ 52.7 231 9.7 301+ 6.0 301+ 10.6 301+ 29.8 394 396 University of Coimbra PT L FC HI 5 41.5 266 5.4 301+ 27.4 301+ 21.7 301+ 15.4 301+ 29.3 301+ 29.8 395 346 Université Lille 1, Sciences et Technologie FR L FO VH 5 27.9 301+ 43.8 301+ 17.3 301+ 31.5 292 82.9 98 29.7 396 373 Universität Bayreuth DE M CO VH 3 21.3 301+ 4.6 301+ 56.0 208 27.5 301+ 42.9 240 24.5 301+ 29.6 397 357 University of Manitoba CA L FC HI 5 23.2 301+ 4.7 301+ 44.7 301+ 43.0 249 33.3 301+ 29.5 398 371 University of Delhi IN XL FC HI 4 53.1 191 55.9 100 2.3 301+ 7.1 301+ 1.3 301+ 3.2 301+ 29.5 399 360 University of The Witwatersrand ZA L FC HI 5 33.5 301+ 11.0 301+ 15.6 301+ 32.1 301+ 61.6 176 32.5 301+ 29.3 400 375 Novosibirsk State University RU M FC HI 4 22.7 301+ 3.4 301+ 88.8 73 3.5 301+ 4.1 301+ 12.1 301+ 29.3

LEGEND SIZE FOCUS RESEARCH INTENSITY AGE

XL – Very Large FC – Fully Comprehensive VH – Very High 5 - Historic (> 100 years) L – Large CO – Comprehensive HI – High 4 - Mature (< 100 years) M – Medium FO – Focused MD – Moderate 3 - Established (< 50 years) S – Small SP – Specialist LO – Limited or None 2 - Young (< 25 years) 1 - New (< 10 years)

12 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES QS TOP 500 UNIVERSITIES 2010 rank 2009 rank Institution Country/Territory Classification 2010 rank 2009 rank Institution Country/Territory Classification SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE SIZE FOCUS RES. AGE 401-450 380 Aberystwyth University GB M CO HI 5 401-450 401-450 Yokohama City University JP S FO VH 5 401-450 501-550 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University KZ L CO MD 4 451-500 401-450 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GR XL FC HI 4 401-450 368 Bangor University GB M FC HI 5 451-500 401-450 Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) ID L CO MD 4 401-450 332 Bilkent University TR M CO HI 3 451-500 401-450 Carleton University CA L CO VH 4 401-450 401-450 City University of New York US XL CO VH 5 451-500 401-450 Drexel University US L FC HI 5 401-450 362 Deakin University AU L FC HI 3 451-500 451-500 Gifu University JP M FC HI 4 401-450 395 Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) IE M CO HI 3 451-500 391 Howard University US M FC HI 5 401-450 401-450 Florida State University US XL FC HI 5 451-500 401-450 Inha University KR L FC HI 4 401-450 386 Goldsmiths, University of London GB M FO HI 5 451-500 - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) MY L FC MD 3 401-450 356 Heriot-Watt University GB L 5 451-500 451-500 Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen DE L FC HI 5 401-450 401-450 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) IN S FO VH 5 451-500 - King Khalid University SA M FC MD 2 401-450 451-500 Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU) AT L CO HI 3 451-500 401-450 Kumamoto University JP M FC VH 4 401-450 451-500 Kanazawa University JP M FC VH 4 451-500 401-450 Lehigh University US M CO VH 5 401-450 451-500 L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University KZ M CO LO 2 451-500 451-500 Leibniz Universität Hannover DE L CO VH 5 401-450 389 Linköping University SE L CO VH 3 451-500 501-550 Louisiana State University US L CO VH 5 401-450 451-500 Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg DE L FC HI 5 451-500 451-500 National Taiwan Normal University TW L CO HI 4 401-450 401-450 Nagasaki University JP M FO VH 4 451-500 401-450 Northeastern University US L CO VH 5 401-450 - Nankai University CN L FC HI 4 451-500 451-500 Osaka City University JP M FC VH 5 401-450 398 National Central University TW M CO VH 3 451-500 - Politécnica de Madrid ES XL SP VH 3 401-450 401-450 National Sun Yat-sen University TW M CO VH 3 451-500 451-500 Politecnico di Torino IT L FO VH 5 401-450 370 National Taiwan Univ. Science and Technology TW M FO VH 3 451-500 551-600 Rutgers University-Newark US M CO HI 4 401-450 366 NUST Islamabad PK M CO HI 2 451-500 401-450 Sabanci University TR S CO HI 2 401-450 401-450 Okayama University JP L FC HI 5 451-500 - Shanghai University CN XL CO VH 2 401-450 401-450 Oregon State University US L CO VH 5 451-500 - Sun Yat-sen University CN XL FC VH 4 401-450 - Oxford Brookes University GB L CO HI 5 451-500 401-450 Technische Universität Braunschweig DE L CO VH 5 401-450 392 Pusan National University KR L FC HI 4 451-500 401-450 Tomsk State University RU L CO MD 5 401-450 - Renmin (People’s) University of China CN L FO HI 4 451-500 451-500 Universidad de Salamanca ES L FC HI 5 401-450 - Stellenbosch University ZA L CO VH 5 451-500 501-550 Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) CL L FC MD 5 401-450 376 Swansea University GB L FC HI 4 451-500 551-600 Universidad Nacional de Colombia CO XL FC MD 5 401-450 401-450 Swinburne University of Technology AU L CO HI 5 451-500 501-550 Universidad Nacional de La Plata AR XL FC HI 5 401-450 401-450 Tianjin University CN L CO VH 5 451-500 451-500 Universidad ORT Uruguay UY S FO MD 4 401-450 501-550 Tilburg University NL L FO VH 4 451-500 501-550 Universidad Politecnica de Valencia ES L CO VH 3 401-450 401-450 Tokyo Metropolitan University JP M CO VH 4 451-500 451-500 Università degli Studi di Siena (UNISI) IT L FC HI 5 401-450 388 Tongji University CN XL FC VH 5 451-500 451-500 Università degli Studi di Torino (UNITO) IT XL FC HI 5 401-450 501-550 Universidad de Los Andes Colombia CO L FC MD 4 451-500 401-450 Università degli Studi di Trento IT L CO HI 3 401-450 451-500 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela ES L CO VH 5 451-500 401-450 Università degli Studi di Trieste (UNITS) IT L FC HI 4 401-450 - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) BR M FC VH 4 451-500 401-450 Universitat de Valencia ES XL FC HI 5 401-450 384 Universidade Nova de Lisboa PT L FC HI 3 451-500 451-500 Université de Rennes 1 FR L FO VH 5 401-450 401-450 Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II IT XL FC VH 5 451-500 451-500 Université du Québec CA XL FC HI 3 401-450 451-500 Universität Duisburg-Essen DE XL FC HI 3 451-500 401-450 Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy 1 FR L FO VH 3 401-450 365 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) MY L CO HI 5 451-500 394 University of Bradford GB M CO VH 3 401-450 351= University of Alabama US L CO VH 5 451-500 401-450 University of Crete GR L FC HI 3 401-450 - University of Guelph CA L CO VH 3 451-500 401-450 University of Delaware US L CO VH 5 401-450 377 University of Kansas US L FC VH 5 451-500 451-500 University of Hull GB L FC HI 4 401-450 401-450 University of Kent GB L CO HI 3 451-500 451-500 University of Limerick (UL) IE M FC HI 3 401-450 451-500 University of Nebraska US L CO VH 5 451-500 401-450 University of Oregon US L CO HI 5 401-450 401-450 University of New Mexico US L FC VH 5 451-500 401-450 University of Vermont US L FC HI 5 401-450 401-450 University of Oklahoma US L FC VH 5 451-500 501-550 Ural Federal University RU XL CO MD 4 401-450 451-500 University of Porto PT XL FC HI 5 451-500 451-500 Virginia Commonwealth University US L FC HI 5 401-450 364 University of Warsaw PL XL CO HI 5 451-500 - Wuhan University CN XL FC VH 5

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QUT has a reputation for real world experience Flexible study options and internationally focused courses. With more than 650 undergraduate and postgraduate options, QUT s QUT has a ranking of world standard or above in more than courses can be tailored to your specific educational needs. Choose from three quarters of its research assessed under the Australian a large range of programs in Built Environment and Engineering, Business, Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia assessment Creative Industries, Education, Health, Law and Justice, Science and framework (2010). Technology and English language and academic pathway programs. QUT’s real-world approach means that teaching goes beyond the QUT is the only university in Queensland to be awarded 5 stars for s textbook — students work on real case studies for real companies. Work ‘Getting a job’ in the 2011 Good Universities Guide. placement opportunities, group projects and learning from lecturers who are still active in their industry means you will be better prepared for the s QUT has the first business school in Australia to secure the prestigious ‘triple crown’ of international accreditation – US-based working world. AACSB International, European-based EQUIS and UK-based For more information Association of MBA’s (AMBA). Email [email protected] Visit www.qut.edu.au/international

Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Australia CRICOS No. 00213J Asian investment continues to reap dividends

This year’s rankings reflect proactive schemes to improve standards at many Asian universities. By Martin Ince and Danny Byrne

mbitious schemes implemented by suffered only slightly and remain in the top Agovernments throughout Asia have led 200. Keio, Waseda’s big rival among the Tokyo to dramatic developments in international private providers, has regained its top 200 slot. recognition and research standards, and this Since the 2010 rankings China has displaced improvement is again reflected in the 2011 QS Japan as the world’s second-biggest economy, World University Rankings®. Of the leading and this year has seen improved performances 25 Asian universities, 21 improve on their 2010 from most of China’s leading universities. position, with just three moving in the oppo- site direction. There are 47 Asian universities in the top 300 (two more than last year), and 88 Leading Asian institutions make the top 500. Hong Kong University repeats its 2010 institutions are now performance by taking the top spot in Asia, moving up one place to 22nd and increas- proving on a ing the gap with University of Tokyo to three year-on-year basis places. HKU is joined by fellow Hong Kong institutions CUHK and HKUST in the top that they operate 50, and with HKU, University of Tokyo and National University of Singapore cementing at a comparable their places in the top 30, leading Asian institu- level to the tions are now proving on a year-on-year basis that they operate at a comparable level to the world’s best. world’s best. However, despite the quality of Hong Kong universities, in terms of the number of leading Tsinghua University moves up seven places to institutions Japan is still the region’s major force join Peking University in the world top 50, and in world higher education. The University of Fudan University became the third Chinese Tokyo, its top institution, is down one place university to rank within the world top 100. from 24 to 25, but apart from ETH Zurich There are now eight Chinese universities in the remains the top university in the world not global top 200, one more than in 2010. working mainly in English. It is also the The leading Chinese universities have very fifth-highest ranked institution outside the strong academic reputations, with Peking United States and the United Kingdom. University rated 18th in the world by global Tokyo’s only rival for prestige in the Japanese academics. However, they are still held back by system, Kyoto, has also taken a slight fall this a comparative lack of research impact. Only year, from 25 to 32. But more generally, there one Chinese university makes the top 200 for are 34 Japanese institutions in the 742 we list, citations per faculty member, and nearly every some with substantially improved ranking Chinese university performs worse in this positions, and 11 in our top 200. indicator than they do overall. This indicates Many of these 11 are making tangible that while government investment may have progress in our rankings. Seven have risen in increased the number of papers being pub- position including Kyushu and Hokkaido, lished by Chinese academics, they are not yet which are up by 30 and 36 places respectively. having as great an impact within global The two fallers, Waseda and Tsukuba, have academia as those of their peers.

www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 15 The region’s second most populous na- and Cambridge, the ornate libraries of Harvard tion, India has itself drawn up ambitious and Yale, to UCL with its neoclassical columns higher education goals, but 2011 has been and embalmed philosopher, these are historic a disappointing year, with all of the nation’s seats of learning. The top ten have between universities ranking lower than in 2010. IIT them been active for a combined total of nearly Bombay dropped from 187 to 225, mean- 3,500 years. ing there is now no Indian university in the The economist Richard Levin has spoken of global top 200. A number of the Indian In- the ambition of Asian universities to catch up stitutes of Technology performed well in the with this old boys’ club of pre-eminent uni- engineering and technology subject rank- versities, and emphasises the difficulty of doing ings published by QS earlier in the year, but so without years of continuous investment. significant investment and development will “World-class universities achieve their status by be required before they compete with the assembling scholars and scientists who are glob- leading Asian institutions in overall rankings. al leaders in their field. This takes time. It took No Indian university ranks in the top 200 centuries for Harvard and Yale to achieve parity for citations per faculty, indicating a lack with Oxford and Cambridge, and more than of research impact. Large class sizes are also half a century for Stanford and the University reflected in the fact that no Indian university of Chicago (both founded 1892) to achieve makes the top 300 for student faculty ratio. world-class reputations.” However, there is better news among global While this statement is borne out by the employers. Four Indian universities were prominence of the universities that Levin men- rated as among the top 100 by employers for tions in the QS World University Rankings®, producing highly skilled graduates, indicating some of the most rapid progress in recent years that though they may lack research strength, has been made by universities that we might the best Indian universities are nonetheless expect to be at a much earlier stage in their doing a better job at equipping students with development. This is particularly noticeable skills that help them thrive in the workplace. in Asia. A major part of government strategic planning in the past decades has been the need YOUNG UNIVERSITIES ON THE RISE to innovate, particularly in the high-impact One might reasonably expect universi- disciplines of science, engineering and ties to abide by the laws of the space-time technology (STEM). continuum by getting older each year. Yet the Nanyang Technological University breaks average age of the top 100 in the 2011 QS the world top 60 for the first time, just 20 World University Rankings® is seven years years after it was established. Also founded in younger than in 2010. There was a turnover 1991, Hong Kong University of Science and of just five universities passing in and out Technology (40) is similarly precocious, and is of the top 100 this year, itself a measure of comfortably the youngest university in the top the stability derived from using a consistent 50. In Korea, KAIST (90) and POSTECH (98) methodology over a number of years. both make the top 100, with POSTECH University of Mississippi, Erasmus gaining 14 places. Both universities were University Rotterdam, Universität Freiburg, established in the last 40 years. University of Oslo and Lomonosov These young universities are raising millions Moscow State University dropped out of the in funds to fuel the growth and help build top 100 this year. All are comprehensive state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities. NTU universities, and have a reasonably stately spent S$830 million in sustainability research, average age of 229 years. HKUST’s budget for research in 2009-2010 Their replacements in this year’s top 100 was HK$ 426 million, and KAIST has set a were Tohuko University, Georgia Institute of goal to raise 1 trillion won by 2013 for various Technology, Fudan University, The University academic advancement programs. of Adelaide and POSTECH. Their average Continued investment from public and age is under 100 years old, with the youngest private sectors will be crucial to the develop- addition, POSTECH, founded as recently as ment of these upwardly mobile institutions, but 1986. Just two of the new members of the the evidence from this year’s rankings is that top 100, Georgia Tech and The University of the state of Asia’s universities has perhaps never Adelaide, can trace their roots to before the been healthier. 20th century – by 26 and 15 years respectively. The elite cadre of US and UK universities that dominate the top ten are united by the many decades – if not centuries – of tradition and investment underpinning their reputa- tions. From the medieval colleges of Oxford

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he 12 months that have passed since students will be able to study in countries such the country’s largest institution following the Tthe publication of the 2010 QS World as France and Germany for a fraction of the merger of Louis Pasteur University, Marc Bloch University Rankings® have at times been tur- cost, whereas speculation has been rife that University and Robert Schuman University in bulent for UK universities, yet this year’s results there will be greater numbers of UK students 2009 – improved by 19 places to rank 227. go some distance toward allaying sensationalist seeking their education elsewhere in the EU, Yet despite the efforts of its competitors claims about their imminent demise. University particularly in countries such as the Nether- and its own recent economic travails, US of Cambridge retains the number one position lands where an increasing number of degree dominance at the top end of the QS World it prised from Harvard last year, while Oxford programs are offered in English. University Rankings® shows little sign of and Imperial move up one place apiece to five The Netherlands again punches well above relinquishing. Harvard may remain deposed and six. In a top 20 with an average fluctua- its weight considering its size, with 12 universi- from its once-customary number one position, tion of just 1.6 places, University of Edinburgh ties in the top 300, 11 of which made the top but the US still accounts for six of the top ten was the only new addition, moving up two 200. Though performance compared to last and 20 of the top 50 institutions. There are 70 places to 20th. year has been mixed, with six universities rising US universities in the top 300, nearly double English has long been a lingua franca in many and six falling in the rankings, institutions such the number of its closest competitor the UK, areas of global academia, and there is no doubt as University of Amsterdam (63) and Utrecht and just under half of them are in the top 100. that this gives Anglophone universities certain University (79) will become increasingly at- MIT (3) moves up two places to record its advantages over their peers, which are reflected tractive options for students throughout the highest ever position, leapfrogging Yale to in rankings. A common language allows for the EU. The reported merger talks taking place rejig last year’s US top three. Chicago (8) easier accumulation of world-leading faculty between Leiden University (88), Rotterdam retains its position, while UPenn and and students, as well as the wider dissemination Erasmus University (103) and Delft Univer- Columbia move up replace Caltech of research. The top ten sity of Technology (104) and Princeton in the top ten. universities in the re- could also have an effect The major advantage that US search-based indicators on rankings performance universities continue to hold over of citations per faculty A common if implemented, with all their UK counterparts is research and academic reputation three institutions cur- strength, as demonstrated by the all operate primarily in language allows rently performing at a citations-per-faculty criterion. This English, with the sole similar level. indicator should not be taken at face exception of University for the easier Mergers of state-funded value when viewed in isolation, as it tends of Tokyo (ranked 7th by accumulation of institutions have become to favour research-intensive institutions global academics). The increasingly common in that focus on disciplines, such as the sciences only non-Anglophone world-leading Europe in recent years. and technology, in which citation rates are university to make it While rankings are a high. Indeed, this is one of the reasons why into the top 20 is again faculty and students, secondary cause for this it is counterbalanced by the discipline-inde- ETH Zurich (18), re- as well as the trend – an indication of pendent academic reputation survey. However, inforcing its reputation the research competitive- this year’s citation-per-faculty data nonetheless as arguably the world’s wider dissemination ness such schemes are in- points to the dominance of US universities premier institution that tended to facilitate rather in producing cutting-edge research. When does not primarily op- of research than an end in themselves comparing only institutions that rank within erate in English. – recently merged Eu- the top 100 overall, the UK has one university The fee increases that ropean institutions have in the top 40 for citations per faculty (Cam- come into effect for performed well this year. bridge); the US has 20. home and EU students at English universities Finland’s Aalto University, a new amalgama- Part of this is a matter of finance. With soar- from 2012 may have implications for leading tion of three previously separate institutions, ing tuition fees and endowments, the private universities in continental Europe. Recipro- jumped to 232, having ranked 250 in 2010. US universities have incomparable financial cal fee arrangements mean that many EU Similarly, France’s Strasbourg University – now clout. UK universities are more reliant on state

18 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com subsidy, yet government spending on higher field of expertise, so Cambridge and Oxford’s education falls below the OECD average. top-three placing in this measure points to Tuition fee increases may help UK universi- ongoing excellence in the full range of ties sustain their income in the long term, but academic disciplines, not just historically the reality is that institutions such as Harvard, accumulated prestige. Yale and MIT will still operate on a different Strong performances in the Employer financial plane to the vast majority. This has Review also come from Australian institutions, an inevitable effect on research productivity, led by Melbourne in equal fourth place. Of 23 particularly in STEM subjects, where research Australian universities in the top 500, 15 rank expenditure is naturally far greater than in higher in the Employer Review than they do non-technical subjects such as arts overall. This recognition of the high standard of and humanities. graduates entering the job market from Aus- Yet while the US institutions dominate tralian institutions is testament to the job that research citations, UK universities perform universities are doing in equipping them with particularly strongly in the reputation-based skills that help them thrive in the workplace. indicators. Particularly in the case of the With all of the Group of Eight now ranked employer review, this may reflect established within the global top 100, and Melbourne (31) reputations based on successive generations of moving up to within five places of ANU (26) highly-skilled graduates. Yet in the case of the near the top of the rankings, these are positive academic peer review in particular, it indicates signs in a year in which the sector has faced that standards remain on a par with the world’s concerns about a potential drop-off in best. Academics are best placed to judge where international student numbers. the best research is being produced in their

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They may be at an early stage in their development, but investment schemes of Middle Eastern nations are beginning to pay dividends, says Martin Ince

cross the Middle East, nations large and The only nation in the region with more We cannot yet tell what effect the events Asmall are developing plans for higher ranked universities than Saudi Arabia is Turkey of the Arab Spring will have on education in education. Some have immeasurable sums of with eight. Bilkent is highest-placed in our the region, although students and professors oil wealth to spend on this ambition, but even 401-450 grouping. Both it and the Middle East have been enthusiastic participants. But it is those that lack billions of petrodollars see no Technical University appear in our citations axiomatic that universities reflect the society reason to be left behind. rankings and attract international faculty, but they belong to, which suggests that change is Some Middle Eastern nations want universi- no Turkish university impresses global employ- inevitable. ties for the new knowledge they generate, ers or academics. Beyond these two nations, with an eye on replacing oil money with high Egypt has five universities here but no other technology employment. But others are aware nation manages more than two. of the soft power potential of universities in the struggle for world prominence. They would like universities that are good enough for their elites not to assume that their children have to go to Harvard or Oxford to complete their The World education. The World University Rankings for 2011 are University an early test of Middle Eastern plans for aca- demic excellence. They show that the region, Rankings for from Turkey to Egypt and the Gulf, has 35 universities in the 740 that we rank. At nearly 2011 are an one in 20 of the total, this group far exceeds the Middle East’s share of world population. early test This figure does not include the five Israeli universities that are ranked, which for political of Middle reasons are highly disconnected from the rest of the region’s educational culture. Eastern plans The most heavily-publicized university am- bitions in the Middle East belong to Saudi Ara- for academic bia, and their success is seen in the seven Saudi universities in our rankings. These include King excellence. Saud University at number 200 in the WUR, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals at 221. These two are the region’s top-ranking universities by some distance. Middle Eastern nations have chosen a variety More striking is the progress which these of ways of developing their higher education. seven are making in the QS World University Qatar, which has one university here, is also Rankings. Of last year’s contingent, King Abdul home to Education City, a development zone Aziz University (KAU) rose from the 401+ to that houses local branches of Cornell, Carnegie rank at 370, and Umm Al-Qura University is Mellon, Georgetown, HEC, Texas A+M and still in the 501-550 band. But King Faisal and other US and European universities. It is dif- King Khalid universities are new entrants, the ficult to capture this development in rankings second of them entering immediately into the such as ours. Qatar is also committed to spend- 451-500 zone. The other four have all risen, for ing 2.8 per cent of GDP on research, probably example from 221 to 200 for King Saud. the highest figure in the world.

www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 21 QS World University Rankings® Methodology

The QS World University Rankings® currently considers over 2,000 and evaluates over 700 universities in the world, ranking the top 400. Plans continue to broaden the work in terms of number of institutions and deepen it in terms of the detail provided to users.

METHODOLOGY Six indicators are drawn together to form an international ranking of universities:

1_ Academic Reputation from global survey 40% 2_ Employer Reputation from global survey 10% 3_Citations per Faculty from SciVerse Scopus 20% 4_ Faculty Student Ratio 20% 5_ Proportion of International Students 5% 6_ Proportion of International Faculty 5%

In addition, rankings in five broad faculty areas are produced: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management. These are based entirely on the results of our global academic survey unlike the more sophisti- cated approach taken to derive the QS World University Rankings® by Subject

2011 ACADEMIC SURVEY RESPONSES 2011 EMPLOYER SURVEY RESPONSES

33,744 16,785 Academic Responses Employer Responses

The QS Global Academic Survey now stands The QS Global Employer Survey has seen a as the largest survey of its type yet on the dramatic increase in response in 2011 from opinions of academics globally with a re- slightly over 5,000 in 2010 to almost 17,000 sponse of almost 34,000 in 2011. This phe- in 2011. Growth has been seen worldwide nomenal result is, in part, due to investment but nowhere more profoundly than in Latin in survey software, survey design, effective- America, where a campaign conducted in ness of communication and database man- Spanish met with great success. Responses agement, but also reflects the strong aware- are closely scrutinized and weighted to elimi- ness and interest right around the world in nate biases that may result from dispropor- the QS World University Rankings® and tionate response levels. university evaluations generally.

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Can rankings really help students choose their university?

International International Ranking Name Country UGD Range ($) PGD range ($) UG range ($) PG range ($)

1 University of CAMBRIDGE UK 14,000 - 16,000 4,000 - 6,000 18,000 - 20,000 20,000 - 22,000

2 HARVARD University US 38,000 - 40,000 36,000 - 38,000 38,000 - 40,000 36,000 - 38,000

3 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (MIT) US 38,000 - 40,000 40,000 - 42,000 38,000 - 40,000 40,000 - 42,000

4 YALE University US 38,000 - 40,000 32,000 - 34,000 38,000 - 40,000 32,000 - 34,000

5 University of OXFORD UK 14,000 - 16,000 4,000 - 6,000 20,000 - 22,000 20,000 - 22,000

6 IMPERIAL College London UK 14,000 - 16,000 4,000 - 6,000 30,000 - 32,000 32,000 - 34,000

7 UCL (University College London) UK 14,000 - 16,000 6,000 - 8,000 24,000 - 26,000 24,000 - 26,000

8 University of CHICAGO US 42,000 - 44,000 42,000 - 44,000 42,000 - 44,000 42,000 - 44,000

9 University of PENNSYLVANIA US 40,000 - 42,000 26,000 - 28,000 40,000 - 42,000 26,000 - 28,000

10 COLUMBIA University US 42,000 - 44,000 38,000 - 40,000 42,000 - 44,000 38,000 - 40,000

11 STANFORD University US 40,000 - 42,000 38,000 - 40,000 40,000 - 42,000 38,000 - 40,000

12 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Caltech) US 36,000 - 38,000 36,000 - 38,000 36,000 - 38,000 36,000 - 38,000

13 PRINCETON University US 36,000 - 38,000 38,000 - 40,000 36,000 - 38,000 38,000 - 40,000

14 University of MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor US 10,000 - 12,000 16,000 - 18,000 36,000 - 38,000 36,000 - 38,000

15 CORNELL University US 38,000 - 40,000 28,000 - 30,000 38,000 - 40,000 28,000 - 30,000

16 JOHNS HOPKINS University US 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000

17 MCGILL University CA 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000 18,000 - 20,000 14,000 - 16,000

18 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) CH < 2000 < 2000 < 2000 < 2000

19 DUKE University US 40,000 - 42,000 38,000 - 40,000 40,000 - 42,000 38,000 - 40,000

20 University of EDINBURGH UK 2,000 - 4,000 6,000 - 8,000 16,000 - 18,000 18,000 - 20,000

21 University of California, BERKELEY US 10,000 - 12,000 10,000 - 12,000 32,000 - 34,000 24,000 - 26,000

22 University of Hong Kong HK 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000 14,000 - 16,000 14,000 - 16,000

23 University of TORONTO CA 10,000 - 12,000 12,000 - 14,000 32,000 - 34,000 28,000 - 30,000

24 NORTHWESTERN University US 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000

25 University of Tokyo JP 6,000 - 8,000 6,000 - 8,000 6,000 - 8,000 0

26 AUSTRALIAN National University AU 6,000 - 8,000 22,000 - 24,000 40,000 - 42,000 28,000 - 30,000

27 KING'S College London UK 14,000 - 16,000 6,000 - 8,000 20,000 - 22,000 20,000 - 22,000

28 National University of SINGAPORE SG 34,000 - 36,000 6,000 - 8,000 40,000 - 42,000 18,000 - 20,000

29 University of MANCHESTER UK 14,000 - 16,000 8,000 - 10,000 18,000 - 20,000 22,000 - 24,000

30 University of BRISTOL UK 14,000 - 16,000 6,000 - 8,000 20,000 - 22,000 20,000 - 22,000

31 The University of MELBOURNE AU 6,000 - 8,000 0 28,000 - 30,000 24,000 - 26,000

32 Kyoto University JP 6,000 - 8,000 6,000 - 8,000 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000

33 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS FR < 1,000 < 1,000 < 1,000 < 1,000

34 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (UCLA) US 10,000 - 12,000 10,000 - 12,000 32,000 - 34,000 24,000 - 26,000

35 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE CH < 2000 < 2000 < 2000 < 2000

36 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FR < 1,000 6,000 - 8,000 < 1,000 6,000 - 8,000

37 The Chinese University of Hong Kong HK 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000 12,000 - 14,000 12,000 - 14,000

38 The University of SYDNEY AU 6,000 - 8,000 22,000 - 24,000 30,000 - 32,000 28,000 - 30,000

39 BROWN University US 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000

40 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology HK 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000 8,000 - 10,000 < 2000

41 University of WISCONSIN, Madison US 8,000 - 10,000 10,000 - 12,000 24,000 - 26,000 24,000 - 26,000

42 Seoul National University KR 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000

43 CARNEGIE MELLON University US 42,000 - 44,000 36,000 - 38,000 42,000 - 44,000 36,000 - 38,000

44 NEW YORK University (NYU) US 40,000 - 42,000 34,000 - 36,000 40,000 - 42,000 34,000 - 36,000

45 Osaka University JP 6,000 - 8,000 6,000 - 8,000 4,000 - 6,000 8,000 - 10,000

46 Peking University CN < 1,000 2,000 - 4,000 4,000 - 6,000 4,000 - 6,000

47 TsingHua University CN < 2000 < 2000 4,000 - 6,000 6,000 - 8,000

48 University of QUEENSLAND AU 6,000 - 8,000 < 2000 22,000 - 24,000 12,000 - 14,000

49 University of NEW SOUTH WALES AU 6,000 - 8,000 8,000 - 10,000 28,000 - 30,000 28,000 - 30,000

50 University of WARWICK UK 14,000 - 16,000 8,000 - 10,000 20,000 - 22,000 20,000 - 22,000

24 QS World University Rankings 2011 www.qs.com Market-based fee systems make independent university comparisons vital, says Tim Rogers

e live in very interesting times. For help support better student choice for over a full-cost student tuition fees will change the Wdecades, the topic of higher education, decade. Ben Sowter, Head of the QS Intel- UK university environment forever – and for university admissions, tuition fees and graduate ligence Unit, the power behind the QS World many it has already started to. Students and employment featured, if at all, buried deep University Rankings®, sees the use of rankings their parents will seek greater reassurances, not in the pages of our national newspapers. In by prospective students as only now becoming only that the university experience and the recent months, however, since the release of more and more important: “With higher tui- likely qualification gained will provide value the Browne Report and the UK Government’s tion fees in place in the UK, students and their for money relative to the competition, but also White Paper on higher education, universities parents are bound to look for more detailed that a genuine future return on their invest- are front-page news, almost on a daily basis. information that compares programs, universi- ment is probable, if not guaranteed. University New demands from students, the Government ties and even graduates of specific institutions rankings and external assessments can only and employers to make the university experi- directly. Information that is based on solid add a very valuable dimension to the decision- ence more relevant to the contemporary labour data will help all those involved in choosing making process for all those concerned, as market have transformed the higher education where to study to make much better and more more and more students assess whether their landscape in the UK and discussions on social informed choices.” university choice is the best possible one mobility, transferable skills and the funding of Phil Moss, an education and admissions con- for them. education are now commonplace. sultant specializing in counselling UK students Interesting times may also dictate changing to gain access to university, believes that the times for UK and European students aim- advent of fees will change a number of behav- ing to enter university in 2012 and beyond. iours but sounds a note of caution on the use The implementation of what might be called of university rankings and league tables, “Any In the changed “market rate” tuition fees calls into question university ranking offers additional information reality of tuition fees and for the first time whether universities and their and is likely to help students and their parents individual undergraduate degree programs make better decisions about where to study, increasing demand for represent value for money equally. With higher but the need to balance them with other, more rates of student debt facing most students in human factors will continue to be important. university undergraduate the UK in the future, the question “what do Advice from alumni or current students can I get for my money?” arises in a way students be as valuable in providing a genuine insight places, the availability of have never had to face before. The logical into the experience or quality of a particularly response to such a situation is the provision of degree program and add an element that rank- more information can only more detailed and perhaps greater volumes of ings can never convey – the actual emotion of relevant advisory information. a university experience.” be a good thing The role of rankings, in this context, may While rankings are perhaps not the answer prove much more powerful. Related to the for all issues related to university or program UK Government’s own revised approach to choice, the provision of a set of measures that higher education, the collection of independ- contribute to an understanding of the rela- ent and objective data on the performance of tive quality of an institution is very valuable. universities across a range of measures, such Rankings, such as those offered by QS, have as entry standards, student satisfaction, tuition the added advantage of offering a detailed fees and graduate employment rates, is likely insight into the relative strengths of to be critical for all those concerned with universities in the UK and further making the right choice on where to study. To afield at the subject level. Such at- quote the White Paper itself, “We will radically tempts at providing information at improve and expand the information available this micro-level can only support to prospective students, making available much prospective students in making more information about individual courses at the best decision possible for their individual institutions and graduate employ- university choice and their future ment prospects.” careers. For many, in the changed The availability of rankings for UK, EU and reality of tuition fees and increas- international students to help support them ing demand for university under- choosing a university program is nothing new. graduate places, the availability A range of publications, including many na- of more and more information tional newspapers, magazines and now websites, can only be a good thing. have developed rankings or league tables to The implementation of

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QS World University Rankings® by Subject

By Danny Byrne

hough overall rankings have become a importance in a given field; citations are given The number-one spots in the rankings were Tvaluable tool for prospective students, they a greater weighting in the more data-driven split between five universities: Harvard (top in a are necessarily limited in their ability to reflect fields, whereas in subjects with typically low remarkable 16 subjects), followed by MIT (top the strengths of specialist institutions as op- citation rates the emphasis is placed on in six), Cambridge (top in two), and Oxford posed to comprehensive universities. In order reputation. While a handful of leading and Stanford, with one discipline apiece. Spe- to expand the scope of the rankings, 2011 has comprehensive universities perform strongly cialist institutions also highlight their areas of seen the inaugural publication of the QS World in most disciplines - Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, expertise to a greater extent than is possible in University Rankings® by Subject. Using a Stanford and Yale in the US, and Oxford and the overall table. For example, LSE shows that combination of survey data from the QS World Cambridge in the UK – the added value of it is a world-class research institution in certain University Rankings® and new citation data the exercise can be seen in the number of areas of the social sciences by finishing fourth from Scopus, the subject rankings zoom in to universities that display a specialist strength in both Economics and Politics. However, in provide a subject-specific ranking focusing on that is overlooked in overall league tables. the overall table it is inevitably disadvantaged three key criteria: Academic Reputation, Em- Below is a table featuring some of the best by operating in significantly fewer disciplines ployer Reputation and Citations per Paper. examples of universities that perform than most of its competitors. Rankings have been produced in 26 narrow significantly better in a given specialist subject areas, with the weightings of the three discipline than they do in the overall 2011 indicators adjusted to best reflect their relative QS World University Rankings®.

Institution Country/Region World Rank Subject Overall 2011 Rank

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US 1 Six subjects* 3

University of Oxford UK 1 Geography 5

Stanford University US 1 Statistics 11

UC Berkeley US 2 Four subjects* 21

University of Chicago US 5 Sociology 8

London School of Economics and Political UK 4 Two subjects* 64 Science (LSE)

Engineering - Civil Imperial College London UK 5 6 & Structural

McGill University Canada 9 Linguistics 17

Australian National University (ANU) Australia 6 Philosophy 26

National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 7 Statistics 28 * MIT: Computer Sciences; Electrical Engineering; University of Edinburgh UK 7 Linguistics 20 Chemical Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; English Language University of Toronto Canada 7 23 and Literature Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering;

Johns Hopkins University US 8 Medicine 16 Material Sciences * UC Berkeley: Material Sciences; Environmental Sciences; University of Melbourne Australia 8 Psychology 31 Geography; Sociology Biological University of California, San Diego (UCSD) US 10 77 Sciences *LSE: Economics; Politics Engineering - Civil ETH Zurich Switzerland 10 18 & Structural New York University (NYU) US 10 Law 44 Full QS rankings in 26 individual disciplines University of Sydney Australia 11 Law 38 can be viewed at www.topuniversities.com/ Environmental University of British Columbia (UBC) Canada 11 51 university-rankings Sciences

www.qs.com QS World University Rankings 2011 27 QS Stars- a new university evaluation tool

By John O’Leary and Danny Byrne

www.topuniversities.com/qsstars Rankings continue to capture the headlines, but demand has also grown for a form of assessment that judges universities solely on their own qualities, rather than in relation to other institutions. In recent months there has been widespread interest in a new university rating system, QS Stars. Universities in a dozen countries, including Australia, the UK and the United States, have chosen to be rated on their facilities, innovation and local engagement, as well as their teaching and research.

ore than 70 universities have applied rankings, as well as some that are already Director (International) at RMIT, the latest in Mfor QS Stars, which provide an overall well-placed. They recognize strengths that a succession of Australian institutions to adopt rating and also highlight areas of excellence may be overlooked in rankings, for example the system. “For example, we recently scored in particular aspects of their performance. The in community engagement, and have none very highly in some of the ERA research rank- system allows for specialization and uses devices of the drawbacks associated with rankings for ings (compiled by The Australian, based on the such as student satisfaction surveys that are not universities that teach and research in languages government ERA research rating). That’s fan- part of international rankings. other than English. tastic and shows the quality of the institution, Successful universities are awarded between Almost 30 criteria contribute towards the but at the same time most of the international one and five Stars. maximum 1,000 points awarded in the assess- students who come to RMIT are coming to A typical one-star university may be less ment of QS Stars. They are grouped into eight do coursework programs, MBAs etc, so having than 20 years old and will be providing a good categories: research, employability, teaching, a high quality ranking for research in engineer- standard of education while building a domes- infrastructure, internationalization, innovation, ing doesn’t necessarily help them.” tic reputation. Those awarded five stars must engagement and the institution’s standing in Lamont says that the system is an expan- be world-class in a broad range of areas, enjoy specialist subjects. This can be demonstrated ei- sion of the scope of the rankings that will be an excellent reputation and have cutting-edge ther through QS ranking positions or through mutually beneficial to students and institu- facilities and internationally renowned research internationally recognised accreditation. tions. “QS Stars actually drills down to further and teaching faculty. The first universities to Ben Sowter, who heads the QS Intelli- detail, which will give students the choice to be awarded Stars range from the five-star Uni- gence Unit, which is responsible for the Stars compare us more usefully with other institu- versity of New South Wales, which received system, said: “A star rating assesses institutional tions”, she says. “We can use it to highlight the its rating certificate last week, to 50-year-old performance in greater detail than can feasibly many diverse areas of strength that we have, Syiah Kuala University, in Banda Aceh, Indone- be accommodated in ranking results. It can and it will help us with our planning in areas sia, whose assessment was completed in 2010. encourage users and readers to understand such as branding, positioning, and telling us The QS Stars system is designed to allow that ranking results ought to be analyzed and which areas to focus on.” The greater range of institutions to shine, irrespective of their size, contextualized rather than simply taken at face the comparative information offered by QS shape and mission. Stars are awarded based on value. It can also provide additional Stars is something that has been welcomed in an audit by the QS Intelligence Unit, with important information that may be used by Australia, where a host of leading universities separate ratings published for each of the eight prospective students during the earliest stages have moved early to adopt the system. criteria. The system offers an international of the decision-making process for Another such institution is University of standard for comparison for any participat- university applications.” New South Wales, which on 2nd June 2011 ing institution and is particularly useful for “Ranking systems are very important to received its QS Stars certificate, making it the universities that are focused on raising their students when they’re trying to make decisions first five-star rated Australian university. “From international profile. about where to study, but they’re not always now on all of our promotional material, our Stars are proving attractive to universi- particularly relevant to a student’s specific website, and our publications, will include both ties that are yet to make a mark on the world area of interest”, says Ailsa Lamont, Executive the QS Stars rating alongside the Australian

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