In the early morning of June 10, Beijing time, The global higher education research institution QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) released the latest 2021 World University Rankings.
The QS World University Rankings is currently the world's most consulted and most extensive university rankings. This ranking includes 1,000 universities in the world, spanning 85 different countries and regions.
Six indicators are used in the QS World University Rankings:
(1) Academic reputation 40%: Based on survey feedback from more than 94,000 scholars;
(2) Employer reputation 10%: Based on the survey responses of more than 44,000 employers on the employment level of universities and graduates;
(3) 20% of the number of citations of the faculty's papers: measure the impact of academic research, which is calculated by dividing the total number of citations of university research papers by the number of faculty in the university within five years.
(4) Teacher-student ratio 20%: represents the scale of
teaching. It is obtained by dividing the number of students
by the number of faculty and staff, which can be used to
refer to the class size of each university;
(5) The proportion of international teachers is 5%: one of
the two internationalization indicators of QS, which
measures the proportion of domestic teachers in universities
in Africa;
(6) The proportion of international students is 5%: The
second of the two internationalization indicators of QS, it
measures the proportion of domestic and African students in
universities, which can also indicate the ability of
universities to attract talents from all over the world.
Global ranking performance analysis
Breakthrough progress in Asian universities, collective
decline in British and American universities.
★The top three universities in the world are still located
in the United States. The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) has been named the world's best university
for the ninth consecutive year, with Stanford University and
Harvard University ranking second and third.
★The number one university in the UK (and also number one in
Europe) is Oxford University, whose ranking has dropped from
fourth to fifth in the world.
★The highest ranked university in continental Europe is ETH
Zurich, which ranks sixth and maintains its highest ranking
in history.
★ A total of 26 universities in Asia have ranked among the
top 100 in the world this year, the largest number ever. The
26 universities are located in China and South Korea (6 in
each region), Hong Kong and Japan (5 in each region),
Singapore (2), and Malaysia and Taiwan (1 in each region).
Below are the specific rankings of colleges in each region.
Let’s take a look at where your alma mater/ideal college
ranks?
Ranking list of the world's top 100 universities
●Friendly reminder First of all, we must be clear that there
is no authoritative organization to give the answer to the
ranking of institutions. But it is undeniable that the
rankings after professional analysis and evaluation such as
QS, US News, and the Guardian help us to a certain extent
eliminate some "pheasant colleges", and also help students do
when applying for colleges. Out reference.
For small partners who want to study abroad, when applying
for a college, you should not decide to go to a certain
college based on a certain factor. Instead, you must consider
many factors, such as the educational style and professional
preference of the college. Directions, infrastructure
configuration and the evaluation of these colleges and
universities by graduates.
Therefore, for most students, the ranking is only for
reference and cannot be the only basis for applying for
colleges. As for which colleges and universities to go to in
the end, we need to combine other scientific and reasonable
school selection factors, such as geographical location and
employment status. , Make comprehensive considerations.
Finally, the editor will share with you,
QS World University Rankings TOEFL requirements for TOP20
universities in the UK and the US
