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Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
Published annually by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings is globally recognised and one of the go-to ranking providers for quality assessment of institutions all over the world.
Its ranking methodology is based on calibrated performance indicators, categorised within the following key areas: Teaching (the learning environment), Research environment (volume, income and reputation), Research quality (citation impact, research strength), research excellence and research influence), International outlook (staff, students and research) and Industry (income and patents).
Each indicator contributes a percentage towards an institution’s final score.
Teaching (29.5%)
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Teaching reputation: 15%
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Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
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Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2%
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Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 5.5%
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Institutional income: 2.5%
This performance indicator studies the perceived prestige of institutions in teaching, using data from THE’s Academic Reputation Survey. It also gauges the number of postgraduate research students as an indication of how well an institution is nurturing the next generation of academics, and appealing to graduates with teaching at the highest level. The subject mix of universities and spread of disciplines and countries are also taken into account.
Research environment (29%)
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Reputation survey: 18%
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Research income: 5.5%
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Research productivity: 5.5%
Focusing on an institution’s reputation for research excellence, this metric is based on responses from the Academic Reputation Survey. For research income, which is key for developing world-class research, THE factors in academic staff numbers and purchasing power. To evaluate productivity, THE totals the number of publications within the Elsevier’s Scopus database, to get a sense of how much high-quality research is published by an institution.
Research quality (30%)
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Citation impact: 15%
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Research strength: 5%
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Research excellence: 5%
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Research influence: 5%
This indicator measures the influence of a university and its global influence in advancing new knowledge and ideas. Citation impact is calculated by how often an institution’s work is cited by scholars globally, examining millions of sources — including journal articles, conference proceedings and books — published over five years. The 2024 rankings introduced three measures for this indicator for research strength, excellence and influence.
International Outlook (7.5%)
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Proportion of international students: 2.5%
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Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
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International collaboration: 2.5%
As leading universities now compete with their peers globally, THE measures this indicator to demonstrate an institution’s ability to attract students and faculty members from all over the world.
Industry (4%)
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Industry income: 2%
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Patents: 2%
This indicator evaluates a university’s impact on industry innovation and its ability to attract research funding. It measures how much income a university earns from industry research, and the number of patents citing the university’s research.
Below, we’ve compiled the top universities in each destination - Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and the UK. If you’re keen to find out more about studying abroad in any of these countries, have a chat with one of our friendly counsellors!
THE top 10 universities in Australia 2024
Rank |
University |
Global rank |
1. |
The University of Melbourne |
37 |
2. |
Monash University |
54 |
3. |
University of Sydney |
60 |
4. |
Australian National University |
67 |
5. |
The University of Queensland |
70 |
6. |
UNSW Sydney |
84 |
7. |
University of Adelaide |
111 |
8. |
The University of Western Australia |
143 |
9. |
University of Technology Sydney |
148 |
10. |
Macquarie University |
180 |
THE top universities in New Zealand 2024
Rank |
University |
Global rank |
1. |
University of Auckland |
150 |
2. |
University of Otago |
301–350 |
3. |
Auckland University of Technology |
401–500 |
4. |
Lincoln University |
401–500 |
5. |
Victoria University of Wellington |
401–500 |
6. |
University of Waikato |
401–500 |
7. |
University of Canterbury |
501–600 |
8. |
Massey University |
501–600 |
THE top 10 universities in Canada 2024
Rank |
University |
Global rank |
1. |
University of Toronto |
21 |
2. |
University of British Columbia |
41 |
3. |
McGill University |
49 |
4. |
McMaster University |
103 |
5. |
University of Alberta |
109 |
6. |
University of Montreal |
111 |
7. |
University of Waterloo |
158 |
8. |
University of Ottawa |
177 |
9. |
University of Calgary |
201–250 |
10. |
Western University |
201–250 |
THE top 10 universities in the UK 2024
Rank |
University |
Global rank |
1. |
University of Oxford |
1 |
2. |
University of Cambridge |
5 |
3. |
Imperial College London |
8 |
4. |
UCL |
22 |
5. |
University of Edinburgh |
30 |
6. |
King’s College London |
38 |
7. |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
46 |
8. |
University of Manchester |
51 |
9. |
University of Bristol |
81 |
10. |
University of Glasgow |
87 |
THE top universities in Ireland 2024
Rank |
University |
Global rank |
1. |
Trinity College Dublin |
161 |
2. |
University College Dublin |
201–250 |
3. |
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences |
251–300 |
4. |
University of Galway (previously National University of Ireland Galway) |
301–350 |
5. |
University College Cork |
301–350 |
6. |
Dublin City University |
401–500 |
7. |
University of Limerick |
401–500 |
8. |
Maynooth University |
401–500 |
9. |
Technological University Dublin |
1001–1200 |
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