QS World University Rankings Overall rankings QS World University Rankings — Top 50

| _2013_14 | _2012_13 | _2011_12 | _2010_11 | Institute | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 37 | The University of Sydney | Australia |
| 39 | 40 | 37 | 42 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 40 | 31 | 34 | 35 | University of California, Los Angeles | United States |
| 41 | 41 | 36 | 36 | Ecole Polytechnique | France |
| 41 | 47 | 58 | 74 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore |
| 43 | 46 | 48 | 43 | The University of Queensland | Australia |
| 44 | 43 | 44 | 41 | New York University | United States |
| 45 | 51 | 52 | 45 | University of Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 46 | 44 | 46 | 47 | Peking University | China |
| 47 | 42 | 39 | 39 | Brown University | United States |
| 48 | 48 | 47 | 54 | Tsinghua University | China |
| 49 | 45 | 51 | 44 | University of British Columbia | Canada |