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Top US Universities for Business & Management
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Top US Universities for Business & Management

Want to study business and management in the United States? The country has no shortage of top business schools to choose from, with 43 US entries in QS’s latest ranking of the world’s top 200 universities for business and management.

Sabrina Collier · Sep 28, 2016 · 5 min read
Stanford Tops New WSJ/THE US College Rankings
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Stanford Tops New WSJ/THE US College Rankings

Stanford University is at the top of the new Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, released today.

Laura Bridgestock · Sep 28, 2016 · 4 min read
Top Engineering Schools in the US
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Top Engineering Schools in the US

If you’re thinking of studying engineering in the United States, you might be wondering which top engineering schools are the best-regarded in your preferred branch of engineering.

Zoe Wong · Sep 28, 2016 · 4 min read
QS Vs Times Higher Education Rankings – Regional Trends
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QS Vs Times Higher Education Rankings – Regional Trends

This year’s QS World University Rankings® and Times Higher Education World University Rankings share many similarities, with a high level of correlation between the two lists (0.80 overall, and 0.71 in the top 100).

Laura Bridgestock · Sep 22, 2016 · 4 min read
World University Rankings 2016-2017: QS Vs Times Higher Education
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World University Rankings 2016-2017: QS Vs Times Higher Education

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017, released today, sees the University of Oxford take the number one spot – pushing out California Institute of Technology (Caltech), which had led the list for the previous five years.

Laura Bridgestock · Sep 21, 2016 · 5 min read
Young Asian Universities Shine in QS Top 50 Under 50
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Young Asian Universities Shine in QS Top 50 Under 50

This year’s QS Top 50 Under 50, published today, is headed by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for the third consecutive year.

Laura Bridgestock · Sep 20, 2016 · 3 min read
World University Ranking Methodologies Compared
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World University Ranking Methodologies Compared

There are multiple world university rankings available – with the best-known being the QS World University Rankings®, Times Higher Education World University Rankings , and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) – and each one uses a...

Laura Bridgestock · Sep 19, 2016 · 4 min read
Top 10 US Universities 2016-2017 in Pictures
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Top 10 US Universities 2016-2017 in Pictures

The US has a strong presence within the QS World University Rankings® 2016-2017 – occupying 154 out of 916 possible places.

Sabrina Collier · Sep 15, 2016 · 6 min read
How do the Latest QS and US News Rankings Compare?
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How do the Latest QS and US News Rankings Compare?

Ivy League Colleges dominate the top of the 2017 Best Colleges ranking, published today by US News and World Report.

Laura Bridgestock · Sep 13, 2016 · 3 min read
Top Universities in the US by State 2016/17
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Top Universities in the US by State 2016/17

There are 154 top universities in the US featured in the QS World University Rankings® 2016-2017, far more than any other country in the world. Of these, 32 are in the global top 100, and five in the top 10.

Sabrina Collier · Sep 9, 2016 · 10 min read
Top Universities in Australia by Region 2014/15
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Top Universities in Australia by Region 2014/15

Those looking to study inAustralia are definitely not short of study options, if the 33 universities in Australia ranked within the QS World University Rankings® 2014/15 are anything to go by.

Laura Tucker · Sep 8, 2016
Top Universities in New Zealand 2016/17
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Top Universities in New Zealand 2016/17

Eight top universities in New Zealand feature among the world’s best in the 2016-2017 edition of the QS World University Rankings®, all of which are ranked in the global top 450.

Sabrina Collier · Sep 8, 2016 · 3 min read