2024 vs 2025: Comparison of the World University Rankings for International Students
For prospective international students, university rankings are highly useful in guiding their decisions on where to pursue education. These rankings provide valuable insights into factors affecting international students’ decisions, such as educational quality, affordability, and campus environment. Using rankings as a guide, students can make choices that fit their priorities and preferences.
For the past two years, Study Abroad Aide has evaluated thousands of institutions worldwide and published different rankings that feature outstanding universities across multiple categories. One of these categories is the World University Rankings, which highlights institutions that have shown excellent academic reputations and a rising international student population.Â
| Ranking 2025 | Ranking 2024 | University | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
1 (1 %) | 3 (1 %) | Harvard University | United States |
2 (1 %) | 2 (1 %) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States |
3 (1 %) | 5 (1 %) | Stanford University | United States |
4 (1 %) | 1 (1 %) | University of Oxford | United Kingdom |
5 (1 %) | 4 (1 %) | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
6 (1 %) | 14 (1 %) | University of California, Berkeley | United States |
7 (1 %) | 7 (1 %) | Columbia University | United States |
8 (1 %) | 10 (1 %) | University of Pennsylvania | United States |
9 (1 %) | 13 (1 %) | Yale University | United States |
10 (1 %) | 25 (1 %) | Cornell University | United States |
11 (1 %) | - | University College London | United Kingdom |
12 (1 %) | 11 (1 %) | Princeton University | United States |
13 (1 %) | 16 (1 %) | University of Toronto | Canada |
14 (1 %) | 27 (1 %) | University of California, Los Angeles | United States |
15 (1 %) | 8 (1 %) | Imperial College London | United Kingdom |
16 (1 %) | 17 (1 %) | Johns Hopkins University | United States |
17 (1 %) | 29 (1 %) | University of Michigan | United States |
18 (1 %) | 12 (1 %) | University of Chicago | United States |
19 (1 %) | 30 (1 %) | New York University | United States |
20 (1 %) | 18 (1 %) | University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom |
21 (1 %) | 57 (1 %) | University of Washington | United States |
22 (1 %) | 6 (1 %) | California Institute of Technology | United States |
23 (1 %) | 31 (1 %) | University of British Columbia | Canada |
24 (1 %) | 24 (1 %) | Northwestern University | United States |
25 (1 %) | 22 (1 %) | University of Melbourne | Australia |