World university ranking refers to the ranking of universities in various countries and regions in the world by the selection institutions according to various data. Each university ranking has its own defects and deficiencies, and the ranking does not completely match the strength of running a school.

Do the world's mainstream academic institutions rank in the British Nature Index? , American Basic Science Index Database (ESI) ranking, China Soft Science academic ranking of world universities, Times Higher Education World University Ranking, British QS World University Ranking, American U.S. News World University Ranking.

Other influential universities include Moscow International University ranking in Russia, World University Network ranking in Spain, SCImago World University ranking in Spain, CWUR World University ranking in Saudi Arabia, and design schemes and evaluation methods of new world university rankings such as benchmarking, CWTS Leiden University ranking in the Netherlands, U-Multirank in the European Union, and AHELO in the OECD.

Times Higher Education World University Ranking is regarded as one of the most authoritative world university rankings, and the comprehensive strength of universities is measured by many indicators such as teaching, scientific research, knowledge transformation and international perspective. The ranking is evaluated by 13 index, such as the citation frequency of papers, the number of students corresponding to each teacher, the ratio of international students to domestic students, etc.