Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is the best university in Belgium, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

The university is a non-mover globally since last year’s ranking, meaning it’s the joint 182nd best university in the world, as well as being the best in the country.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, VUB scored particularly highly for its ratio of students to faculty members, for which it is ranked 40th in the world.

This good ranking follows the strong performance of the university in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked in the top 100 in the world for communication & media studies.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

Universität Wien is the best university in Austria, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

The university has risen one place globally since last year’s ranking and is now the 154th best university in the world, as well as being the best in the country.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, Universität Wien scored particularly highly for its ratio of international students, for which it is ranked 84th in the world.

This good ranking follows the strong performance of the university in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked in the top 100 in the world for nine different subjects, including history, linguistics, sociology and statistics & operational research.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

The Australian National University (ANU) is the best university in Australia, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

The university has risen two places globally since last year’s ranking and is now the 20th best university in the world, as well as being the best in the country.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, ANU scored particularly highly for its reputation with academics, for which it is ranked 24th in the world.

This good ranking follows the strong performance of the university in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked in the top 10 in the world for two subjects, social policy & administration and politics & international studies.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

Universidad de Buenos Aires is the best university in Argentina, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

The university has risen 10 places globally since last year’s ranking and is now the 75th best university in the world, as well as being the best in the country.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, Universidad de Buenos Aires scored particularly highly for its reputation with academics, for which it is ranked 44th in the world.

This good ranking follows the strong performance of the university in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked in the top 50 in the world for the following subjects: anthropology, modern languages, sociology and art & design.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) is the sixth best university in the world, according to the 2020 edition of the QS World University Rankings®.

It continues ETH Zurich’s proud record of being the best university in Switzerland.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, ETH Zurich scored particularly highly for its ratio of international faculty members, for which it is ranked 19th in the world.

This good ranking follows the extremely strong performance of ETH Zurich in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019, where it is ranked first in the world for earth & marine sciences and is ranked in the world’s top ten for several other subjects.

The 2020 QS World University Rankings features over 1,000 universities. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

The University of Chicago is the ninth-best university in the world, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

It continues a fantastic record for Chicago, which has been ranked in the world’s top 10 for three straight years now.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, Chicago scored particularly highly for its reputation with academics, for which it is ranked 13th in the world.

This good ranking follows the extremely strong performance of Chicago in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked in the top 10 in the world for five subjects: accounting & finance, anthropology, sociology, economics & econometrics, and English language & literature.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

Imperial College London is the eighth-best university in the world, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

It continues a fantastic record for Imperial, which has been one of the few UK universities to move up the rankings this year (up one place compared to last year).

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, Imperial scored particularly highly for its reputation with employers, for which it is ranked eighth in the world.

This good ranking follows the extremely strong performance of Imperial in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked among the top 10 in the world for five different subjects, four of which are branches of engineering (chemical, civil/structural, electrical/electronic and mechanical/aeronautical/manufacturing).

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

UCL (University College London) is the seventh-best university in the world, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

This is the third straight year that UCL has been ranked seventh in the world, a highly impressive record for the London university.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, UCL scored particularly highly for its reputation with academics, for which it is ranked 16th in the world.

This good ranking follows the extremely strong performance of UCL in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked among the top 10 universities in the world for five subjects: dentistry, geography, medicine, psychology and pharmacy & pharmacology.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

The University of Oxford is the sixth-best university in the world, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

It continues a fantastic record for Oxford, which has been ranked among the world’s top six universities in each of the last five years.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, Oxford scored particularly highly for its reputation with employers, for which it is ranked second in the world.

This good ranking follows the extremely strong performance of Oxford in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked first in the world for four different subjects: archaeology, geography, anatomy & physiology, and English language & literature.

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.

The University of Cambridge is the fifth-best university in the world, according to the latest version of the QS World University Rankings®.

Although Cambridge has fallen one place since last year, it retains its title as the best university in the UK and has been ranked in the world’s top five for each of the last five years.

Of the six ranking indicators used to assess universities, Cambridge scored particularly highly for its reputation with employers, for which it is ranked first in the world.

This good ranking follows the extremely strong performance of Cambridge in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, where it is ranked second in the world for the following subjects:

• Anatomy & physiology
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Civil & structural engineering
• English language & literature

This year’s World University Ranking features over 950 universities from 84 different countries. To read more about how it’s compiled, click here, or click here to see this year’s rankings in full.