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QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings currently evaluates approximately 600 universities in the world and ranks the top 400. Plans are in place to both broaden the work in terms of number of institutions and deepen it in terms of the detail provided to users.
Methodology
Six indicators are drawn together to form an international ranking of universities:
Academic Peer Review
A global survey of academics asking respondents to idetify universities they consider excellent in their own broad field of knowledge
Employer Review
A global survey of employers, with experience of recruiting from universities, asking respondents to identify universities they consider to be best at preparing their graduates for the workplace.
Citations per Faculty Member
Using exported information from Scopus, this measure combines research productivity and quality, taking into account the scale of an institution.
Student Faculty Ratio
In lieu of a globally available evaluation of teaching quality, this indicator is designed to serve as a widely available proxy for commitment to teaching.
International Students
The proportion of international students is used to evaluate not only a university’s broad approach to internationalization, but also to give prospective students a feeling for an insititution’s commitment and facilities for
students from overseas.
International Faculty
This indicator supports the previous one in assessing a university’s commitment to providing a global post-education environment.
In addition rankings in five key subject areas are produced: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & IT, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.
Format
The World University Rankings can be found online at www.topuniversities.com. They also receive significant coverage in many national and international newspapers.
Publication date
Published annually in October
For complete information on the QS World University Rankings, including detailed explanation of the methodology and the full tables, please visit http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings
