Top Global Universities 2025: MIT retains 1, Imperial College London ascends to 2

Explore the world's premier institutions with the QS World University Rankings for 2025.

This year's ranking showcases over 1,500 universities across more than 105 higher education ecosystems. The United States leads in representation with an impressive 197 institutions, followed closely by the United Kingdom with 90 and mnland China boasting an equally robust presence of 71 institutions.

For the twelfth consecutive year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT mntns its supremacy atop the list, with Imperial College London climbing four spots to take second place. University of Oxford and Harvard University secure third and fourth positions respectively. Cambridge University completes the top five ranking.

Dive into our selection below for a closer look at these leading institutions:

Top Global Universities 2025

Ranking Overall Score

1 100

Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

Cambridge, United States

-

2 98.5

Imperial College London

London, United Kingdom

-

3 96.9

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

-

4 96.8

Harvard University

Cambridge, United States

-

5 96.7

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

-

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