QS World University Rankings by criteria in 2012

Employer Reputation in 2012

Harvard University United States
#1
100.0
5 Stars

1636
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 38,000 - 40,000 38,000 - 40,000
Postgraduate 36,000 - 38,000 36,000 - 38,000

University of Oxford United Kingdom
#2
100.0
5 Stars

1200
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 14,000 - 16,000 22,000 - 24,000
Postgraduate 4,000 - 6,000 26,000 - 28,000

University of Cambridge United Kingdom
#3
100.0
5 Stars

1209
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 14,000 - 16,000 22,000 - 24,000
Postgraduate 4,000 - 6,000 24,000 - 26,000

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom
#4
100.0
0 Stars

1895
M
SP
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate12,000 - 14,00022,000 - 24,000
Postgraduate16,000 - 18,00024,000 - 26,000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
#5
100.0
5 Stars

1861
M
CO
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 38,000 - 40,000 38,000 - 40,000
Postgraduate 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000

Stanford University United States
#6
100.0
5 Stars

1891
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 40,000 - 42,000 40,000 - 42,000
Postgraduate 38,000 - 40,000 38,000 - 40,000

Imperial College London United Kingdom
#7
100.0
0 Stars

1907
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 14,000 - 16,000 30,000 - 32,000
Postgraduate 4,000 - 6,000 32,000 - 34,000

University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
#8
100.0
0 Stars

1868
XL
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 10,000 - 12,000 32,000 - 34,000
Postgraduate 10,000 - 12,000 24,000 - 26,000

The University of Melbourne Australia
#9
100.0
0 Stars

1853
XL
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 6,000 - 8,000 28,000 - 30,000
Postgraduate 24,000 - 26,000

The University of Manchester United Kingdom
#10
100.0
0 Stars

1824
XL
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 14,000 - 16,000 18,000 - 20,000
Postgraduate 8,000 - 10,000 22,000 - 24,000

Yale University United States
#11
100.0
5 Stars

1701
M
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 38,000 - 40,000 38,000 - 40,000
Postgraduate 32,000 - 34,000 32,000 - 34,000

Columbia University United States
#12
100.0
5 Stars

1754
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 42,000 - 44,000 42,000 - 44,000
Postgraduate 38,000 - 40,000 38,000 - 40,000

The University of Warwick United Kingdom
#13
100.0
0 Stars

1964
L
FC
HI
3
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate14,000 - 16,00022,000 - 24,000
Postgraduate8,000 - 10,00022,000 - 24,000

National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
#14
99.4
0 Stars

1905
XL
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 34,000 - 36,000 40,000 - 42,000
Postgraduate 6,000 - 8,000 18,000 - 20,000

HEC Paris France
#15
98.5
0 Stars

1881
S
SP
HI
5

Università  Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Italy
#16
98.3
0 Stars

1902
L
SP
VH
5

Tsinghua University China
#17
97.6
0 Stars

1911
XL
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate< 2000*4,000 - 6,000
Postgraduate< 2000*4,000 - 6,000

The University of Tokyo Japan
#18
97.6
0 Stars

1877
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 6,000 - 8,000 6,000 - 8,000
Postgraduate 6,000 - 8,000 6,000 - 8,000

University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
#19
96.8
0 Stars

1582
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 14,000 - 16,000 16,000 - 18,000
Postgraduate 6,000 - 8,000 18,000 - 20,000

Durham University United Kingdom
#20
96.8
0 Stars

1832
L
FC
HI
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate14,000 - 16,00020,000 - 22,000
Postgraduate8,000 - 10,00022,000 - 24,000

Peking University China
#21
96.6
0 Stars

1898
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate< 2000*6,000 - 8,000
Postgraduate2,000 - 4,000*8,000 - 10,000

Monash University Australia
#22
96.5
5plus Stars

1964
XL
FC
VH
3
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate8,000 - 10,00030,000 - 32,000
Postgraduate16,000 - 18,00030,000 - 32,000

ESSEC Business School, Paris France
#23
96.4
0 Stars

1907
S
SP
HI
5

Cornell University United States
#24
96.4
5 Stars

1865
L
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate 38,000 - 40,000 38,000 - 40,000
Postgraduate 28,000 - 30,000 28,000 - 30,000

The University of Nottingham United Kingdom
#25
96.2
0 Stars

1798
XL
FC
VH
5
Fees Range (USD$)DomesticInternational
Undergraduate14,000 - 16,00020,000 - 22,000
Postgraduate6,000 - 8,00018,000 - 20,000

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