QS World University Rankings® 2015/16 – what’s new?

QS World University Rankings® 2015/16 are out now…

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

…but what’s changed this year?

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Our methodology rests on sixindicators

Employer Reputation

International Student Ratio

Staff/Student Ratio

Academic Reputation

Faculty to Student Ratio

Citations per Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Employer Reputation

International Student Ratio

Staff/Student Ratio

Academic Reputation

Faculty to Student Ratio

Citations per Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Employer Reputation

International Student Ratio

Staff/Student Ratio

Academic Reputation

Faculty to Student Ratio

Citations per Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Employer Reputation

International Student Ratio

Staff/Student Ratio

Academic Reputation

Faculty to Student Ratio

Citations per Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Employer Reputation

International Student Ratio

Staff/Student Ratio

Academic Reputation

Faculty to Student Ratio

Citations per Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Employer Reputation

International Student Ratio

Staff/Student Ratio

Academic Reputation

Faculty to Student Ratio

Citations per Faculty

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Citations per faculty makes

up 20% of an institution’s

score.

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

This indicator sees a big

change in this year’s

release.

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

As we’re assessing research

citations per faculty, and

looking at averages per

faculty…

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

…institutions which are

strong in fields such as life

sciences and natural

sciences…

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

…publish more papers in

high-citation fields, giving

them a higher score.

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

This year, we are looking at

normalizing this across the

five major fields of study.

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Arts and Humanities

Engineering and Technology

Life Sciences and Medicine

Social Sciences and

Management

Natural Sciences

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Although Academic

Reputation weighs in at

40%...

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

…and we have a total of 6

indicators to take into

account when ranking

universities…

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

…this year’s changes to

Citations per Paper will

undoubtedly affect the

tables.

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

This will give schools around

the world the chance to rise

up through the tables.

QS World University Rankings 2015/16

Where does your university

rank?

QS World University Rankings 2015/16