In total, QS looked at 8,647 institutions and ranked 1,501 of them, including 13 Dutch universities. Of the Dutch universities, only TU Delft has a higher ranking than the UvA (47th place this year).

The number one position is once again held by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In second place is Imperial College London and in third is Stanford University.

Method

The ranking is based on nine indicators: academic reputation (30%), citations per faculty (20%), employer reputation (15%), employment outcomes (5%), international faculty (5%), international research network (5%), international students (5%), faculty to student ratio (10%) and sustainability (5%).

Rankings by Subject

Earlier in the year, the QS World University Rankings by Subject were published. The UvA is in the global top 100 in 32 disciplines, with Communication & Media Studies ranking number 1 worldwide and ACTA's Dentistry ranking number 3 worldwide.