Best universities

The best universities in the world in 2026

The global ranking of the best universities according to the Shanghai, QS and Times Higher Education rankings. Discover the gems of excellence by country.

1,474

Ranked universities

Countries

Rankings

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62 study destinations

France

792 universities

6ranked

Best rank: #39

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Russia

278 universities

36ranked

Best rank: #235

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United States

242 universities

208ranked

Best rank: #2

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Turkey

201 universities

38ranked

Best rank: #451

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Indonesia

175 universities

33ranked

Best rank: #421

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Brazil

165 universities

41ranked

Best rank: #125

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China

143 universities

99ranked

Best rank: #14

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Japan

140 universities

47ranked

Best rank: #29

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United Kingdom

132 universities

91ranked

Best rank: #3

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Poland

116 universities

32ranked

Best rank: #345

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Canada

109 universities

30ranked

Best rank: #24

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Ukraine

105 universities

9ranked

Best rank: #791

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India

100 universities

51ranked

Best rank: #325

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Italy

93 universities

57ranked

Best rank: #152

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Germany

91 universities

65ranked

Best rank: #35

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United Arab Emirates

88 universities

13ranked

Best rank: #293

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Argentina

87 universities

17ranked

Best rank: #142

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Egypt

87 universities

26ranked

Best rank: #396

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Portugal

86 universities

16ranked

Best rank: #265

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Malaysia

82 universities

38ranked

Best rank: #56

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Colombia

80 universities

22ranked

Best rank: #645

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South Africa

78 universities

14ranked

Best rank: #185

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Mexico

77 universities

26ranked

Best rank: #168

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Romania

74 universities

19ranked

Best rank: #651

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South Korea

73 universities

49ranked

Best rank: #63

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Belgium

69 universities

10ranked

Best rank: #43

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Spain

68 universities

36ranked

Best rank: #172

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Netherlands

61 universities

13ranked

Best rank: #75

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Austria

60 universities

14ranked

Best rank: #112

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Saudi Arabia

60 universities

31ranked

Best rank: #129

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Czech Republic

58 universities

18ranked

Best rank: #375

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Tunisia

57 universities

8ranked

Best rank: #728

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Chile

51 universities

26ranked

Best rank: #357

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Sweden

48 universities

15ranked

Best rank: #47

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Switzerland

45 universities

12ranked

Best rank: #12

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Australia

43 universities

39ranked

Best rank: #27

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Bulgaria

42 universities

5ranked

Best rank: #1084

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Norway

42 universities

8ranked

Best rank: #110

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Finland

37 universities

10ranked

Best rank: #110

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Greece

36 universities

20ranked

Best rank: #385

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Ireland

36 universities

10ranked

Best rank: #149

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Hungary

35 universities

12ranked

Best rank: #474

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Denmark

33 universities

7ranked

Best rank: #71

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Albania

32 universities

0ranked

No ranking

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Jordan

29 universities

18ranked

Best rank: #326

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Oman

28 universities

8ranked

Best rank: #306

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Slovakia

28 universities

7ranked

Best rank: #932

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Qatar

27 universities

2ranked

Best rank: #170

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Cyprus

22 universities

7ranked

Best rank: #401

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Singapore

22 universities

5ranked

Best rank: #26

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Kuwait

17 universities

3ranked

Best rank: #451

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Bahrain

17 universities

2ranked

Best rank: #299

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Estonia

16 universities

4ranked

Best rank: #415

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Scotland

16 universities

13ranked

Best rank: #29

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Croatia

15 universities

6ranked

Best rank: #841

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New Zealand

8 universities

8ranked

Best rank: #145

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Slovenia

8 universities

4ranked

Best rank: #644

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Wales

8 universities

6ranked

Best rank: #168

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Iceland

7 universities

2ranked

Best rank: #546

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Malta

7 universities

1ranked

Best rank: #812

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Andorra

6 universities

0ranked

No ranking

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Luxembourg

4 universities

1ranked

Best rank: #360

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