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Browse universities worldwide by country, subject and world ranking — with their professors, research areas, funding and open PhD and Masters positions.

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All countries🇺🇸 United States 16🇬🇧 United Kingdom 5🇨🇳 China 3🇨🇦 Canada 2🇨🇭 Switzerland 2🇩🇪 Germany 1🇯🇵 Japan 1🇸🇬 Singapore 1🇳🇱 The Netherlands 1

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All subjectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 32Medicine 32Engineering 31Physics and Astronomy 31Computer Science 30Materials Science 29Environmental Science 28Neuroscience 28Immunology and Microbiology 26Psychology 26Chemistry 25Economics, Econometrics and Finance 24Social Sciences 23Agricultural and Biological Sciences 22Earth and Planetary Sciences 22Business, Management and Accounting 17Energy 16Mathematics 16Health Professions 14Decision Sciences 13Dentistry 7Arts and Humanities 6Chemical Engineering 5Nursing 5Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 5Veterinary 2
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32 universities · Top 50

QS #36 (2026)

The University of Tokyo (UT)

Tokyo, Japan

Public · Founded 1877 · 28,918 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • +8 more

48 professors 1 open position

QS #38 (2026)

New York University (NYU)

New York, United States

Private · Founded 1831 · 57,270 students

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • +8 more

60 professors 1 open position

QS #40 (2026)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, United States

Public · Founded 1919 · 46,000 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • +8 more

60 professors 1 open position

QS #40 (2026)

University of British Columbia (UBC)

Vancouver, Canada

Public · Founded 1908 · 71,201 students

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • +8 more

54 professors 1 open position

QS #42 (2026)

Northwestern University (NU)

Evanston, United States

Private · Founded 1851 · 20,360 students

  • Medicine
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Engineering
  • +8 more

50 professors 4 open positions

QS #47 (2026)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

Shanghai, China

Founded 1896 · 46,443 students

  • Engineering
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Computer Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • +8 more

20 professors 2 open positions

QS #47 (2026)

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Delft, The Netherlands

Public · Founded 1842 · 24,703 students

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences
  • +8 more

60 professors 1 open position

QS #49 (2026)

Zhejiang University (ZJU)

Hangzhou, China

Founded 1897 · 39,000 students

  • Engineering
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science
  • Energy
  • +5 more

17 professors 1 open position

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