University Rankings
The rankings everyone quotes, and our own — side by side, each with its source.
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World rankings
How to read these
Two kinds of list, built for different questions.
Public rankings
Reputation and research
QS and THE weigh academic reputation, research citations and international mix. NIRF is India's official ranking from the Ministry of Education. We show each list's own rank, including ties (=5) and bands (201–250), and never mix them.
WhatTNext rankings
What graduates get
Our score looks at outcomes: what graduates earn, what they borrow, how many finish, and what it costs. Universities with measured earnings and those with estimated earnings are ranked in separate groups.
Country outcome lists
Built from each country's own data
- UK: DfE LEO earnings 5 years out (40%), OfS continuation (30%), NSS teaching (30%) — English universities
- India: NIRF median placement salary (40%), placed + higher-studies rate (40%), NAAC grade (20%); broad institutions, with specialist institutes listed separately
Admission trends
How admission rates and yields have moved over the last several years.
Pick a university above to see its admission-rate history.
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