QS released the 2027 edition on June 18, assessing 1,504 universities across 106 countries and territories. Behind MIT, Imperial College London and Stanford University tied for second, followed by Oxford in fourth and Harvard in fifth.
The U.S. and U.K. took eight of the top 10 places, four each, with only ETH Zurich in Switzerland and the National University of Singapore breaking through.
By sheer numbers, the U.S. led with 184 ranked universities, ahead of the U.K. with 93 and mainland China with 85.
But the sharpest movement came from Asia. Singapore now holds two of the world's top 12, with National University of Singapore 10th and Nanyang Technological University 12th, while the Chinese University of Hong Kong jumped 14 places to 18th and mainland China recorded more upward moves and more new entrants than any other country.
Here are the 30 best universities in the world for 2027, according to QS.
