According to the QS World University Rankings in 2022, MIT ranks first in the world, Oxford ranks second in the world, and Stanford ranks third in the world. The list of the top ten universities in the world is as follows for reference only:

1, MIT: world ranking 1.

2. Oxford University: ranked second in the world.

3. Stanford University: ranked third in the world.

4. Cambridge University: ranked third in the world.

5. Harvard University: ranked fifth in the world.

6. California Institute of Technology: ranked 6th in the world.

7. Imperial College London, London: ranked 7th in the world.

8. Zurich Federal Institute of Technology: ranked 8th in the world.

9. University College London: ranked 8th in the world.

10, University of Chicago: world ranking 10.

Six indicators and weights of QS ranking

1, academic reputation (40%): Based on the questionnaire feedback of130,000 scholars.

2. Employer's word of mouth (10%): Based on the responses of more than 75,000 employers to the questionnaire on the employment level of college graduates.

3. Number of citations of faculty papers (20%): A measure of academic influence is obtained by dividing the total number of citations of university research papers by the number of faculty members in the school in five years.

4. Teacher-student ratio (20%): represents the teaching scale, which is obtained by dividing the number of students by the number of faculty and staff, so that the global student community can refer to the class size of the selected university.

5. Proportion of international teachers (5%): one of the two internationalization indicators of QS, which measures the proportion of non-native teachers in universities.

6. Proportion of international students (5%): The second of the two internationalization indicators of QS measures the proportion of non-native students in a university, and can also show the university's ability to attract global talents.