Special Reports – Global Edition

QS Ranking Results by Region

GLOBAL

Trends and performances by region in QS global rankings

This week University World News reports on the performances and trends by region of individual universities and national systems in the just-published QS World University Rankings 2022, which this year ranks 1,300 institutions worldwide using data from academic papers, employers and academics.

GLOBAL

Decline of US universities and rise of China’s continue

Brendan O’Malley

The United States took top spot but suffered significant decline overall in the QS World University Rankings 2022 published on Tuesday, as did Japan and South Korea. But it was another strong performance from mainland China, which continues to rise, and from Australia and Canada.

NORTH AMERICA

US in prolonged decline, Canada reversing stagnation

University World News reporter

ASIA

Japan and South Korea decline, China still rising

University World News reporter

EUROPE

UK and Swiss universities lead for Europe in the top 20

University World News reporter

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND

Australian universities see overall ranking improvement

University World News reporter

LATIN AMERICA

Region still hampered by lack of high impact citations

University World News reporter

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia and UAE fuel rising esteem for region’s HE

University World News reporter

AFRICA

Rankings: Strong performance by Egypt and South Africa

Wachira Kigotho

A total of 31 African universities are on a list of 1,300 universities in the world that have been ranked in the QS World University Rankings based on indicators including academic reputation, citations per faculty, employer reputation, faculty to student ratio, ratio of international faculty members and the ratio of international students.