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Discover the top universities worldwide with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. This year, Times Higher Education ranked more than 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories.
University rankings 2025: key insights
Oxford holds on to the top spot for the ninth consecutive year, bolstered by significant improvements in industry engagement and teaching
MIT rises to second place, overtaking Stanford, which drops to sixth
China edges closer to the top 10, further boosting its global research influence
Australia’s top five universities all slip down the rankings, due to declining reputation and international outlook
Three new countries join the top 200 - Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - highlighting the rise of emerging markets in higher education
Rankings:
University of Oxford - United Kingdom
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - United States
Harvard University - United States
Princeton University - United States
University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
Stanford University - United States
California Institute of Technology - United States
University of California, Berkeley - United States
Imperial College London - United Kingdom
Yale University - United States
Times Higher Education analysis shows that the reputations of the UK and US higher education sectors are declining.