World University Rankings for 2025 Released

November 23 2024 | Steven Kang

These are rankings released by World University Rankings for the top 2025 universities throughout the world. To understand their criteria of how they ranked all these universities please go to this website: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking At the end of this article, I will highlight a couple of Illinois schools that made this list highlighting their rank and why they are great universities to attend.

Ranking	Name	Country/Region
#1	University of Oxford	United Kingdom
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	United States
#3	Harvard University	United States
#4	Princeton University	United States
#5	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom
#6	Stanford University	United States
#7	California Institute of Technology	United States
#8	University of California, Berkeley	United States
#9	Imperial College London	United Kingdom
#10	Yale University	United States
#11	ETH Zurich	Switzerland
#12	Tsinghua University	China
#13	Peking University	China
#14	The University of Chicago	United States
#14	University of Pennsylvania	United States
#16	Johns Hopkins University	United States
#17	National University of Singapore	Singapore
#18	Columbia University	United States
#18	University of California, Los Angeles	United States
#20	Cornell University	United States
#21	University of Toronto	Canada
#22	UCL	United Kingdom
#22	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	United States
#24	Carnegie Mellon University	United States
#25	University of Washington	United States
#26	Technical University of Munich	Germany
#27	Duke University	United States
#28	The University of Tokyo	Japan
#29	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
#30	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Singapore
#31	Northwestern University	United STates
#32	Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne	Switzerland
#33	New York University	United States
#34	University of California, San Diego	United States
#35	University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
#36	Fudan University	China
#36	King's CollegeLondon	United Kingdom
#38	LMU Munich	Germany
#39	University of Melbourne	Australia
#40	Georgia Institute of Technology	United States
#41	University of British Columbia	Canada
#42	Paris Sciences et Lettres - PSL Research University Paris	France
#43	KU Leuven	Belgium
#44	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
#45	McGill University	Canada
#46	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	United States
#47	Universitat Heidelberg	Germany
#47	Zhejiang University	China
#49	Karolinska Institute	Sweden
#50	London School of Economics and Political Science	United Kingdom
#50	University of Texas at Austin	United States
#52	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China
#53	University of Manchester	United Kingdom
#53	University of Science and Technology of China	China
#55	Kyoto University	Japan
#56	Delft University of Technology	Netherlands
#56	University of Wisconsin-Madison	United States
#58	Brown University	United States
#58	Monash University	Australia
#58	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands
#61	The University of Sydney	Australia
#62	Seoul National University	South Korea
#62	University of Calfironia, Davis	United States
#64	Universite Paris-Saclay	France
#65	Nanjing University	China
#66	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong
#67	University of California, Santa Barbara	United States
#67	Wageningen University & Research	Netherlands
#69	Washington University in St. Louis	United States
#70	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	United States

Ranking	Name	Country/Region
#71	Institut Polytechnique de Paris	France
#72	University of Southern California	United States
#73	Australian National University	Australia
#73	Leiden University	Netherlands
#75	Boston University	United States
#76	Sorbonne University	France
#77	The University of Queensland	Australia
#78	University of Bristol	United Kingdom
#79	Purdue University West Lafayette	United States
#80	City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
#80	University of Groningen	Netherlands
#82	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)	South Korea
#83	UNSW Sydney	Australia
#84	Humboldt University of Berlin	Germany
#84	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong
#84	University of Massachusetts	United States
#87	University of Glasgow	United Kingdom
#87	University of Minnesota	United States
#89	University of Bonn	Germany
#90	University of California, Irvine	United States
#90	Vanderbilt University	United States
#92	RWTH Aachen University	Germany
#93	Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin	Germany
#93	University of Birmingham	United Kingdom
#95	KTH Royal Institute of Technology	Sweden
#95	Lund University	Sweden
#97	University of Copenhagen	Denmark
#98	Emory University	United States
#98	University of Sheffield	United Kingdom
#100	Penn State (Main Campus)	United States
#100	University of Tubingen	Germany
#102	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)	South Korea
#102	Yonsei University (Seoul Campus)	South Korea
#104	Free University of Berlin	Germany
#104	University of Bern	Switzerland
#106	University of Warwick	United Kingdom
#107	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Netherlands
#107	Lomonosov Moscow State University	Russian Federation
#107	University of Helsinki	Finland
#110	Aarhus University	Denmark
#110	University of Vienna	Austria
#112	Ghent University	Belgium
#112	Rice University	United States
#112	University of Maryland, College Park	United States
#115	University of Southampton	United Kingdom
#116	McMaster University	Canada
#116	Ohio State University (Main Campus)	United States
#116	University of Alberta	Canada
#116	University of Oslo	Norway
#120	Tohoku University	Japan
#121	University of Gottingen	Germany
#122	Michigan State University	United States
#123	University of Leeds	United Kingdom
#124	Techinical University of Denmark	Denmark
#125	Universite de Montreal	Canada
#126	University of Basel	Switzerland
#127	University of Rochester	United States
#128	University of Adelaide	Australia
#128	University of Freiburg	Germany

Rank	Name	Country/Region
#130	University of Florida	United States
#130	Uppsala University	Sweden
#132	Maastricht University	Netherlands
#132	University of Hamburg	Germany
#134	University of Lausanne	Switzerland
#134	Wuhan University	China
#136	University of Arizona	United States
#136	University of Nottingham	United Kingdom
#136	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Netherlands
#139	Trinity College Dublin	Ireland
#140	Technical University of Berlin	Germany
#141	Queen Mary University of London	United Kingdom
#141	University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus	United States
#143	Radboud University Nijmegen	Netherlands
#143	Texas A&M University	United States
#143	University of Colorado Boulder	United States
#146	Beijing Normal University	China
#146	University of Bologna	Italy
#146	University of York	United Kingdom
#149	The University of Western Australia	Australia
#149	University of Barcelona	Spain
#151	Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)	South Korea
#152	Harbin Institute of Technology	China
#152	University of Auckland	New Zealand
#154	Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa	Italy
#154	Tongji University	China
#154	University of Technology Sydney	Australia
#157	Newcastle University	United Kingdom
#157	University of Cologne	Germany
#159	Case Western Reserve University	United States
#160	TU Dresden	Germany
#160	University of Liverpool	United Kingdom
#162	Osaka University	Japan
#163	University of Virginia (Main Campus)	United States
#163	University of Waterloo	Canada
#163	University of Wurzburg	Germany
#166	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	China
#166	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	China
#168	Dartmouth College	United States
#168	Lancaster University	United Kingdom
#168	University of Antwerp	Belgium
#171	University of Geneva	Switzerland
#172	Durham University	United Kingdom
#172	National Taiwan University (NTU)	Taiwan
#172	University of Exeter	United Kingdom
#175	Universite Catholique de Louvain	Belgium
#176	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Saudi Arabia
#176	Pompeu Fabra University	Spain
#178	Macquarie University	Australia
#179	Tufts University	United States
#180	University of Cape Town	South Africa
#180	University of Macau	Macao
#180	University of Twente	Netherlands
#183	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	China
#183	Universite Paris Cite	France
#185	Eindhoven University of Technology	Netherlands
#185	Sapienza University of Rome	Italy
#185	University of St. Andrews	United Kingdom
#188	University of Munster	Germany

Rank	Name	Country/Region
#189	Indiana University	United States
#189	Korea University	South Korea
#191	Abu Dhabi University	United Arab Emirates
#191	Stockholm University	Sweden
#191	University of Leicester	United Kingdom
#191	University of Ottawa	Canada
#195	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Japan
#196	Aalto University	Finland
#196	University of California, Santa Cruz	United States
#196	Notre Dame	United States
#199	Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)	Spain
#200	Ulm University	Germany

Ranked #14: The University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is ranked #14 this 2025 year. This university continues to excel in the academics and produces fantastic graduates who later go into academia or their future career paths. The University of Chicago is renowned for its rigorous academic environment, innovative research opportunities, and commitment to intellectual exploration. Known for fostering critical thinking and original ideas, it boasts a distinctive Core Curriculum that challenges students to engage deeply with a wide range of disciplines, from humanities to sciences. The university is home to world-class faculty, many of whom are leaders in their fields, and offers a vibrant campus life enriched by diverse cultural and extracurricular activities. Located in the dynamic city of Chicago, students benefit from access to unparalleled professional and cultural opportunities. The university's ethos of inquiry, combined with its strong sense of community and global impact, makes it a truly exceptional institution for higher learning.

Ranked #46: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is ranked #46 this 2025 year. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a world-class institution celebrated for its excellence in academics, innovation, and research. As a leading public university, it offers a wide range of programs across engineering, business, agriculture, and the arts, attracting students from all over the globe. The campus is home to cutting-edge facilities, including one of the top research libraries in the world and renowned research centers like the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). With a rich tradition of fostering entrepreneurship and technological breakthroughs, UIUC has a strong network of successful alumni and industry partnerships. The vibrant campus community provides countless opportunities for student engagement, from cultural events to leadership programs, while its location in a welcoming college town offers the perfect balance of academic focus and social life.

Top 250: University of Illinois Chicago

The University of Illinois Chicago is ranked in the top 250 this 2025 year. The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a premier urban research institution that combines academic excellence with the energy and opportunities of a vibrant city. Known for its commitment to innovation, diversity, and accessibility, UIC offers a wide range of programs in fields such as health sciences, engineering, business, and the arts. Its location in the heart of Chicago provides students with unparalleled access to internships, cultural experiences, and networking opportunities in one of the nation’s most dynamic cities. UIC is also a leader in healthcare education and research, housing one of the largest medical schools in the country. With a diverse and inclusive campus community, state-of-the-art facilities, and a focus on societal impact, UIC empowers students to thrive academically while preparing them to be leaders in their fields and communities.

Top 400: Illinois Institute of Technology

The Illinois Institute of Technology is ranked in the top 400 this 2025 year. Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) is a top-tier private research university known for its strong emphasis on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. Located in the heart of Chicago, it provides students with exceptional access to industry leaders, internships, and career opportunities in a global hub for business and technology. Illinois Tech is renowned for its rigorous programs in engineering, architecture, computer science, business, and design, offering a personalized education with small class sizes and close mentorship from expert faculty. The university fosters a culture of hands-on learning and problem-solving, equipping students to tackle real-world challenges through cutting-edge research and collaborative projects. Its dynamic campus life, state-of-the-art facilities, and commitment to diversity and inclusion make Illinois Tech a vibrant community where ambitious students thrive and prepare to shape the future.