World University Rankings 2025 Out, Check Top Indian Universities List

University of Oxford remains at the top rank in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 for the nineth year in a row. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) remains in the forefront of India's academic pursuits, ranking 251-300 in the World University Rankings 2025 India List

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Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2025 have been published at https://www.timeshighereducation.com/. The List includes 2,092 universities, with 185 new entries compared to the previous year.

The University of Oxford has once again been named the top university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 which marks the ninth consecutive year that Oxford has held the number one spot. In the Indian education industry, the Indian Institute of Technology Indore and UPES are among the largest gainers in the 501-600 band.

World University Rankings 2025

The World University Rankings are an informative resource for prospective students, academic institutions, and governments to evaluate universities’ global position. Every year, the Times Higher Education releases these rankings based on a comprehensive evaluation of university performance across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement, and international outlook.

As per the World University Rankings 2025, Oxford University has regained its top ranking. This is Oxford’s ninth straight year at number one, cementing its status as a global leader in higher education.

While Oxford has retained its dominance, there have been significant changes in the rankings below. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ranked second, is now the highest-ranked university in the United States. It displaced Stanford University, which fell from second to sixth place.

World University Rankings List 2024

As per the official release, This year, more than 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. Check out the World University Rankings 2025 List of Top 50 Universities with all the Parameters in the table below.

Rank	Name Country/Region	No. of FTE Students	No. of students per staff	International Students	Female:Male Ratio
1	University of Oxford, United Kingdom	22,095	10.8	43%	51 : 49
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States	11,836	8	33%	42 : 58
3	Harvard University, United States	22,584	10	25%	52 : 48
4	Princeton University, United States	8,378	7.8	23%	47 : 53
5	University of Cambridge, United Kingdom	20,980	11.5	38%	49 : 51
6	Stanford University, United States	16,963	5.9	23%	47 : 53
7	California Institute of Technology, United States	2,397	6.4	32%	38 : 62
8	University of California, Berkeley, United States	42,423	18.7	25%	52 : 48
9	Imperial College London, United Kingdom	21,000	12.1	60%	43 : 57
10	Yale University, United States	14,401	6.2	22%	53 : 47
11	ETH Zurich, Switzerland	22,883	15.8	44%	33 : 67
12	Tsinghua University, China	38,289	11	9%	n/a
13	Peking University, China	34,981	11.5	15%	n/a
14	The University of Chicago, United States	16,373	6	38%	46 : 54
14	University of Pennsylvania, United States	22,539	6.8	24%	55 : 45
16	Johns Hopkins University, United States	21,735	5.8	32%	55 : 45
17	National University of Singapore, Singapore	34,388	21	26%	49 : 51
18	Columbia University, United States	30,541	5.9	40%	n/a
18	University of California, Los Angeles, United States	44,237	9.9	15%	56 : 44
20	Cornell University, United States	25,528	10.5	26%	52 : 48
21	University of Toronto, Canada	80,107	25.2	29%	56 : 44
22	UCL, United Kingdom	41,935	11.1	61%	60 : 40
22	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States	47,787	8.5	18%	52 : 48
24	Carnegie Mellon University, United States	15,312	13.1	46%	44 : 56
25	University of Washington, United States	49,647	10	16%	57 : 43
26	Technical University of Munich, Germany	34,907	41.8	43%	35 : 65
27	Duke University, United States	17,180	4.3	22%	54 : 46
28	The University of Tokyo, Japan	26,438	10.4	17%	n/a
29	University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom	37,035	12.2	49%	62 : 38
30	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore	26,044	17.1	29%	48 : 52
31	Northwestern University, United States	19,922	8	20%	53 : 47
32	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland	12,432	12.5	64%	30 : 70
33	New York University, United States	49,423	7.4	45%	59 : 41
34	University of California, San Diego, United States	39,993	11	21%	49 : 51
35	University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	18,010	18.4	45%	55 : 45
36	Fudan University, China	38,462	12.3	9%	52 : 48
36	King’s College London, United Kingdom	35,360	14	53%	64 : 36
38	LMU Munich, Germany	34,235	33	18%	61 : 39
39	University of Melbourne, Australia	50,303	23.6	48%	58 : 42
40	Georgia Institute of Technology, United States	34,116	31.4	31%	34 : 66
41	University of British Columbia, Canada	59,931	19.3	34%	56 : 44
42	Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris, France	16,016	14.9	21%	50 : 50
43	KU Leuven, Belgium	50,447	37.5	20%	52 : 48
44	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	18,210	18.6	27%	n/a
45	McGill University, Canada	30,051	11.3	30%	61 : 39
46	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States	50,655	19.7	25%	51 : 49
47	Universität Heidelberg, Germany	19,632	13.3	21%	55 : 45
47	Zhejiang University, China	50,206	12.1	15%	n/a
49	Karolinska Institute, Sweden	8,005	9.9	28%	70 : 30
50	London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom	12,150	12.3	71%	57 : 43

World University Rankings 2025 India List

In the World University Rankings 2025 List, many Indian universities have been ranked. India’s participation has increased overall, with 133 universities cutting this year, up from 122 in 2024. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) continues to lead India’s intellectual push, ranking 251-300 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2025. While IISc preserved its position as India’s top institution, it failed to enter the global top 250. Check out the World University Rankings 2025 India List under 400 band below.

Ranking	Institution
251–300	Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
401–500	Anna University
401–500	Mahatma Gandhi University
401–500	Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
401–500	Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences