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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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681 universities

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

QS #50 (2026)

Yonsei University

Seoul, South Korea

Private · Founded 1957 · 27,245 students

  • Medicine
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • +8 more

39 professors 0 open positions

QS #51 (2026)

University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Public · Founded 1909 · 27,513 students

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • +8 more

60 professors 4 open positions

QS #51 (2026)

Kyoto University

Kyoto, Japan

Public · Founded 1897 · 22,365 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry
  • +8 more

57 professors 0 open positions

QS #54 (2026)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Munich, Germany

Public · Founded 1472 · 52,418 students

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

53 professors 0 open positions

QS #54 (2026)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Public · Founded 1994

  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences
  • Materials Science
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • +8 more

36 professors 0 open positions

THE #55 (2026)

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Stockholm, Sweden

Founded 1810 · 8,070 students

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • +8 more

31 professors 1 open position

QS #55 (2026)

University of Amsterdam (UvA)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Public · Founded 1632 · 41,000 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Medicine
  • Computer Science
  • Neuroscience
  • +8 more

53 professors 3 open positions

QS #56 (2026)

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

Public · Founded 1895 · 9,218 students

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Social Sciences
  • Health Professions
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • +8 more

52 professors 0 open positions

QS #58 (2026)

University of Malaya (UM)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Public · Founded 1934

  • Chemistry
  • Social Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #60 (2024)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Public · Founded 1991 · 29,927 students

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • +8 more

30 professors 0 open positions

QS #61 (2024)

KU Leuven (KUL)

Leuven, Belgium

Founded 1968 · 62,693 students

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

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #61 (2026)

Korea University

Seoul, South Korea

Private · Founded 1905 · 24,351 students

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Materials Science
  • Energy
  • +8 more

44 professors 0 open positions

QS #63 (2025)

Sorbonne Université

Paris, France

Public · Founded 2018 · 56,821 students

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Neuroscience
  • +8 more

47 professors 0 open positions

QS #63 (2026)

National Taiwan University (NTU)

Taipei, Taiwan

Public · Founded 1928 · 33,882 students

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Materials Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • +7 more

43 professors 1 open position

QS #63 (2026)

City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Public · Founded 1984

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Energy
  • Computer Science
  • +8 more

24 professors 0 open positions

QS #65 (2026)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Pittsburgh, United States

Private · Founded 1900 · 15,136 students

  • Computer Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • +8 more

60 professors 0 open positions

QS #65 (2026)

University of Auckland (UoA)

Auckland, New Zealand

Public · Founded 1883

  • Medicine
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • +8 more

59 professors 0 open positions

QS #66 (2026)

University of California San Diego (UCSD)

San Diego, United States

Public · Founded 1960 · 42,875 students

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

48 professors 0 open positions

QS #67 (2026)

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Founded 1963 · 7,500 students

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Materials Science
  • Environmental Science
  • +8 more

49 professors 1 open position

QS #68 (2026)

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, United States

Public · Founded 1883 · 40,804 students

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

60 professors 1 open position

QS #69 (2026)

Brown University

Providence, United States

Private · Founded 1765 · 10,338 students

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

60 professors 0 open positions

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