U.S. News has just released its 2024-25 Global University Rankings.
Although U.S. News skipped its global university rankings last year, the popularity and significance of this ranking remain high! The ranking emphasizes academic research and reputation, showing students how universities perform on a global scale.
This year's overall ranking of the Best Global Universities covers 2,250 top institutions, up from nearly 2,000 last time; and spans more than 100 countries, compared to 95 countries previously.
Additionally, this year features 51 subject-specific rankings, including fields like clinical medicine, computer science, and engineering, up from 47 last year.
The four new subject areas eligible for ranking are:
Ecology
Green and sustainable science and technology
Environmental engineering
Marine & freshwater biology
CheersYou（清柚教育） will now reveal the latest U.S. News Global University Rankings and analyze this year's ranking details.
2024-25 U.S. News Global Universities Top 100
For the complete rankings, please visit:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
2024-25 U.S. News Ranking Methodology
U.S. News Global University Rankings focus more on a school's academic research and overall reputation rather than individual undergraduate or graduate programs.
Through this ranking, one can understand a university's overall standing on a global level.
The specific ranking indicators for this year are as follows:
Global research reputation: 12.5%
Regional research reputation: 12.5%
Publications: 10%
Books: 2.5%
Conferences: 2.5%
Normalized citation impact: 10%
Total citations: 7.5%
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited: 12.5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited: 10%
International collaboration – relative to country: 5%
International collaboration: 5%
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field: 5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers: 5%
Analysis of the 2024-25 U.S. News Global University Rankings
In this year's U.S. News Global University Rankings, American universities once again dominate the list, with 62 institutions in the Top 200. The higher education systems of the United States and the United Kingdom continue to lead globally.
Harvard University remains the world's top university, with MIT and Stanford holding second and third places respectively.
University of Oxford surpasses UC Berkeley to place fourth. UCL moved up this year, joining University of Cambridge in the Top 10, giving the UK three universities in the top ten for the first time in this edition.
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The University of Washington (UW) continues its impressive performance, ranking seventh globally, once again ahead of Columbia University. As a school ranked 40th in the U.S. News National Universities ranking, UW's ability to defeat world-renowned institutions like Yale, UCLA, Imperial College London, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Pennsylvania on the global stage is truly remarkable!
Meanwhile, Princeton University, which has topped the U.S. News National Universities ranking for years, once again fails to break into the global Top 10, placing 18th.
The highest-ranked Canadian university is the University of Toronto, ranking 17th, up one place from the previous ranking. Australia has two universities in the Top 30: University of Melbourne (27th) and University of Sydney (29th).
China's Tsinghua University rose seven spots to 16th, continuing to surpass the National University of Singapore and remaining the top university in Asia. Peking University ranked 31st, also up eight places from the previous edition.
Finally, it's worth noting that while Ivy League schools often represent the highest academic standards in the U.S., Dartmouth and Brown are ranked outside the top 100 in this global ranking. This shows that in academically reputation-oriented world rankings, Ivy League status alone does not guarantee a high position.
2024-25 U.S. News Global Universities Top 200
For the complete rankings, please visit:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
Rankings are for reference only. Rankings should not be the sole basis for university applications.
When choosing a target university, students should rationally evaluate various rankings and consider their own background, needs, and preferences to ultimately make a more reasonable and personalized choice.
Source: U.S. News
