QS World University Rankings 2026: MIT No. 1, IIT Delhi Tops in India - Check Full List Here

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The QS World University Rankings 2026, released on Thursday, includes more than 1,500 universities from more than 100 countries around the world. The list reflects changes taking place in global higher education. The US remained among the most represented countries this time too, but universities from Asia and Europe have also performed impressively.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has secured the first position for the 14th consecutive year. It is followed by Imperial College London and Stanford University in second and third places respectively.

There have been minor changes in these, but Britain and the US continue to dominate the top 10. The US has the highest participation in the QS rankings with 192 universities. Most of these institutions have seen improvement in their rankings, which clearly reflects the quality of higher education in the US.

QS World University Rankings: Top 10 Universities in the World

Top 10 global universities top ten universities in the QS World University Rankings 2026 include a blend of North American, European, and Asian institutions. The United Kingdom matched the U.S. in placing four universities within the global top ten. The complete top ten list is as follows:

Rank	University	Location	Overall Score	Academic Reputation
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Cambridge, USA	100	100
2	Imperial College London	London, UK	99.4	100
3	Stanford University	Stanford, USA	98.9	100
4	University of Oxford	Oxford, UK	97.9	100
5	Harvard University	Cambridge, USA	97.7	100
6	University of Cambridge	Cambridge, UK	97	100
7	ETH Zurich	Zürich, Switzerland	96.7	99.7
8	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	95.9	99.9
9	UCL (University College London)	London, UK	$96	99.9
10	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Pasadena, USA	94.3	98.3

Top Indian Universities in QS World Rankings 2026

India has made its strongest presence ever in the QS World University Rankings 2026, with 54 institutions making it to the list. This is a 390% increase compared to 2014. IIT Delhi emerged as the top Indian institution at 123rd place, while IIT Bombay and IIT Madras also performed remarkably.

IIT Madras entered the top 200 for the first time. Other prominent institutions include IISc Bangalore, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Kanpur. Non-IIT institutions such as Delhi University and Anna University also made a strong presence. India is now the fourth most represented country globally.

Rank	University	Location	Overall Score	Academic Reputation
123	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)	New Delhi	65.5	67.9
129	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)	Mumbai	64.8	73.3
180	Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)	Chennai	58.4	56.8
215	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)	Kharagpur	54.5	42.5
219	Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore	54.2	56.6
222	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK)	Kanpur	54	49.4
334	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG)	Guwahati	42.3	25.4
339	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)	Roorkee	42.2	26.8
556	Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	30	8
566	Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi	Varanasi	29.3	9.3
664	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH)	Sangareddy	26.4	10.3
691	Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)	Vellore	25	20.5
801-850	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)	Gandhinagar	n/a	7
851-900	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	Manipal	n/a	14.7
951-1000	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	n/a	5
1401+	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad	Prayagraj	n/a	4.2

India's place in the Asia-Pacific context and global outlook

India's rise stands in contrast to the broader Asia-Pacific region, which now leads globally with 565 ranked universities, ahead of Europe (487) and the US (358). With the addition of eight new Indian universities – more than any other country – India signals expanding institutional momentum and a commitment to advancing research capacity and international recognition.

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