Pharmacy & Pharmacology
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology 2025

QS World University Rankings · · Methodology · Source: QS World University Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in pharmacy and pharmacology.

QS is the only major ranking system that weights employer reputation at 15%, with academic and employer reputation together accounting for nearly half the total score.

How does Pharmacy & Pharmacology evaluate universities?

Pharmacy & Pharmacology, published by QS World University Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2025 edition assessed 401 universities from 17 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. QS World University Rankings recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Pharmacy & Pharmacology 2025?

The top universities in Pharmacy & Pharmacology 2025 are: Harvard University, University of Oxford, University College London, Monash University, Johns Hopkins University. This edition, published by QS World University Rankings, evaluated 401 universities from 17 countries and regions using indicators such as Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Pharmacy & Pharmacology differ from other ranking systems?

QS World University Rankings, published by Quacquarelli Symonds since 2004, are defined by their heavy emphasis on reputation surveys: academic reputation (30%) and employer reputation (15%) together account for nearly half of the total score, directly reflecting how scholars and employers worldwide perceive each institution. Additional indicators include faculty/student ratio (10%), citations per faculty (20%), international faculty (5%), international students (5%), plus newer dimensions such as sustainability and employment outcomes. In contrast, THE emphasizes teaching environment and research quality, ARWU relies entirely on objective research output (Nobel Prizes, publications), and US News focuses on research reputation and citation impact. QS is therefore particularly useful for applicants concerned with institutional prestige, graduate employability, and cross-border recognition.

Current edition: published 2025-03
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1 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 97.7 100.0 98.1
2 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 93.5 95.1 97.3
3 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 92.4 89.1 83.8
4 Monash University logo Monash University 🇦🇺 Australia 91.6 98.1 80.5
5 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 90.4 90.7 82.9
6 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90.3 93.9 97.4
7 University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 88.2 94.8 75.8
8 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 87.6 86.6 92.3
9 University of California, San Francisco University of California, San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States 87.4 93.5 73.3
10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) 🇺🇸 United States 87.3 93.8 67.9
11 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 86.9 86.8 85.8
12 University of Nottingham logo University of Nottingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 86.5 88.9 68.2
13 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 86.4 87.2 85.1
14 Karolinska Institutet logo Karolinska Institutet (KI) 🇸🇪 Sweden 86.2 82.0 77.7
15 = King Abdulaziz University logo King Abdulaziz University (KAU) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 85.4 90.4 66.7
15 = University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 85.4 87.0 74.6
17 = Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 85.1 74.9 89.7
17 = Yale University logo Yale University 🇺🇸 United States 85.1 86.6 87.3
19 = Queen's University Belfast logo Queen's University Belfast (QUB) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 84.8 83.8 66.6
19 = The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 84.8 82.0 81.8
21 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 84.5 86.1 85.1
22 Leiden University logo Leiden University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 83.4 84.4 66.9
23 = KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 83.1 75.0 84.7
23 = Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 83.1 89.6 85.9
25 University of Manchester logo University of Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 82.8 77.4 77.2
26 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 82.6 82.8 81.2
27 University of Copenhagen logo University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 🇩🇰 Denmark 82.5 77.6 72.7
28 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) 🇦🇺 Australia 82.2 77.3 76.1
29 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 81.8 79.0 76.8
30 Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 81.6 84.2 85.3
31 = King's College London logo King's College London (KCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 81.4 75.2 77.3
31 = University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 81.4 83.7 75.3
33 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) 🇯🇵 Japan 81.2 87.0 87.2
34 = Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 81.0 80.7 75.2
34 = Trinity College Dublin logo Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 🇮🇪 Ireland 81.0 81.6 75.3
36 University of Strathclyde logo University of Strathclyde 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 80.9 83.1 64.9
37 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 80.6 69.5 80.8
38 = University of Alberta logo University of Alberta 🇨🇦 Canada 80.5 78.7 69.1
38 = University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 80.5 75.5 83.5
40 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 80.4 82.5 100.0
41 Fudan University logo Fudan University 🇨🇳 China 80.3 76.4 78.2
42 Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 80.2 79.2 75.8
43 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 80.1 79.6 72.0
44 Utrecht University logo Utrecht University 🇳🇱 Netherlands 79.9 72.1 66.1
45 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 79.4 73.7 84.0
46 University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 79.3 82.1 77.0
47 Uppsala University logo Uppsala University 🇸🇪 Sweden 79.1 74.5 72.0
48 King Saud University logo King Saud University (KSU) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 78.7 72.4 58.6
49 = Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette 🇺🇸 United States 78.6 81.3 71.3
49 = University of Milan logo University of Milan (UNIMI) 🇮🇹 Italy 78.6 68.6 73.3