ETH Zurich Leads, UK
Dominant
#QSWUR
LONDON, July 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds,
global higher education analyst, has released the second edition of
the QS World University Rankings: Europe, featuring members of
the Council of Europe.
The 2025 edition sees ETH Zurich crowned Europe's best university, the University of Oxford slip to third and
Imperial College London place second.
The ranking features 685 institutions across 42 countries,
including ten new universities. The UK is the most represented
country, with 103 featured universities, followed by Turkey with 72 and Germany with 53.
Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice
President, said: "This edition enhances our comprehensive
benchmarking tool for one of the world's most competitive
higher education regions. It enables institutions,
policymakers and prospective students to measure performance
against international peers and gain valuable decision-making
insights.
"QS is thrilled to celebrate ETH Zurich as Europe's top university, driven by progressive
ESG strategies, student exchanges, and impactful research. The UK
excels across indicators due to esteemed reputation and global
research collaborations and sustainability. However, all countries
have successes, highlighted by our extensive datasets, including
global appeal, cross-border collaborations, and teaching
capacity."
Top-10
|
2025
|
2024
|
University
|
Country
|
|
1
|
2
|
ETH Zurich
|
Switzerland
|
|
2
|
4
|
Imperial College
London
|
UK
|
|
3
|
1
|
University of
Oxford
|
UK
|
|
4
|
3
|
University of
Cambridge
|
UK
|
|
5
|
5
|
UCL
|
UK
|
|
6
|
6
|
The University of
Edinburgh
|
UK
|
|
7
|
8
|
The University of
Manchester
|
UK
|
|
8
|
10
|
King's College
London
|
UK
|
|
9
|
7
|
Université
PSL
|
France
|
|
10
|
9
|
EPFL
|
Switzerland
|
Overview
- The Czech Republic and
Poland are the only Eastern
European countries with universities in the top 100: Charles
University (79th) and the University of Warsaw (96th).
- France excels in
international research and Employment Outcomes.
- Germany leads in
research production, with the most universities in the top 50 and
top 10 for Papers per Faculty.
- Italy is also
exceptionally productive. It has Europe's highest average score for Papers
per Faculty and 28 top 100 institutions in this indicator, more
than double Germany's 13.
- The Netherlands has
Europe's best international
reputation, leading in Employer and Academic
Reputation.
- Spain leads in student
mobility, with more top rankings for Outbound and Inbound
Student Exchange than any other country.
- Sweden shines in
Sustainability, with Lund
and Uppsala Universities in the top five.
- Switzerland remains
among Europe's elite, second only
to the UK in for its number of top 10 universities.
- Twenty-one Turkish institutions are in Europe's top 500, with 23 improving their rank
and 11 dropping.
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