In the 15th edition of the QS World University Rankings compiled by the British QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a research company for higher education institutions, the University of Tokyo, which ranks first in Japan, has risen from 1th in the previous year to 28rd in the previous year, renewing the highest ranking in the past 23 years. ..

 同ランキングによると、上位100校に入った日本の大学は5校で、23位の東京大学のほか、35位に京都大学、58位に東京工業大学、67位に大阪大学、77位に東北大学がランクインした。上位1,000校では、前年を1校上回る44校が入っている。

 However, of these 44 schools, 27 schools have lost their reputation from academics, and 37 schools have lowered the score of the number of citations per faculty member. We can see that the prestige is declining.In terms of internationality, the ratio of international students at 1 schools and the ratio of foreign teachers at 34 schools are declining, showing one aspect of globalization not progressing as expected.

 Among the evaluation indicators, the University of Tokyo was ranked 7th in the world by academics and 13th by employers.It has been selected as one of the top 100 research institutes in the world.

 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States ranked first in the world for seven consecutive years, and the National University of Singapore ranked 1th in Asia.Six universities in China had the highest number of universities in the top 7 in Asia.South Korea has the same five schools as Japan.

 Oxford University in the UK is in 5th place, overtaking for the first time since it started ranking 6th place in Cambridge University, a longtime rival.Tsinghua University in China is ranked 17th and is in the top 2006 as a Chinese university since 20.

reference:[QS Quacquarelli Symonds] World University Ranking

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