QS World University Rankings for Architecture & Built Environment 2018

University rankings
Rankings indicators

Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

QS Stars rated only

Rank	University	Overall Score	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation	Citations per Paper
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 5+ QS Stars	98.5	100	97.2	93.9
2	UCL United Kingdom	97.1	98.4	91.9	96.6
3	Delft University of Technology Netherlands	93.6	93.4	94.6	90.5

4	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland	92	93.4	84.3	93.9
5	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	90.4	89	83.4	100
6	Harvard University United States	89	90.5	98.9	83.8
7	Manchester School of Architecture United Kingdom	88.6	87.2	99.4	93.1
8	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	87.7	86.1	100	93.2
9	Politecnico di Milano Italy	85.5	84.4	98.7	83.6
10	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	85.3	83.2	82.8	95.6
11	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)	85.2	82.7	93.2	87.7

12	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR	84.5	82.4	86.2	91.9
13	Columbia University United States	83.6	83.5	80.1	89
14	The University of Tokyo Japan	82.3	83.8	93.2	74.1
15	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	82.2	82.3	82.7	86.5
16	The University of Sydney Australia	82	78.2	81.7	96.1
17	EPFL Switzerland	81.9	77.9	85.3	99.7
18	Tongji University China (Mainland)	81.7	81.1	79.1	77.4
=19	Georgia Institute of Technology United States	81.5	79.3	70.1	94.8

=19	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong SAR	81.5	78	70.7	98
21	The University of Melbourne Australia	81.2	79.3	79.1	92.7
22	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) Spain	80.1	79.1	81.4	86.3
23	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) Australia 5+ QS Stars	79.8	79.2	80.6	81.8
24	KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden	79.5	78.6	66.8	90.6
25	Cornell University United States	79.2	79	78.5	83.4

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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation	Citations per Paper	H-index Citations
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 5+ QS Stars	98.5	100	97.2	93.9	93.5
2	UCL United Kingdom	97.1	98.4	91.9	96.6	93.5
3	Delft University of Technology Netherlands	93.6	93.4	94.6	90.5	97.3
4	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland	92	93.4	84.3	93.9	88.2
5	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	90.4	89	83.4	100	97.3
6	Harvard University United States	89	90.5	98.9	83.8	74
7	Manchester School of Architecture United Kingdom	88.6	87.2	99.4	93.1	83
8	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	87.7	86.1	100	93.2	80.7
9	Politecnico di Milano Italy	85.5	84.4	98.7	83.6	81.9
10	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	85.3	83.2	82.8	95.6	92.6
11	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)	85.2	82.7	93.2	87.7	91.8
12	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR	84.5	82.4	86.2	91.9	90.1
13	Columbia University United States	83.6	83.5	80.1	89	81.9
14	The University of Tokyo Japan	82.3	83.8	93.2	74.1	69.1
15	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	82.2	82.3	82.7	86.5	76.9
16	The University of Sydney Australia	82	78.2	81.7	96.1	94.3
17	EPFL Switzerland	81.9	77.9	85.3	99.7	89.1
18	Tongji University China (Mainland)	81.7	81.1	79.1	77.4	92.6
=19	Georgia Institute of Technology United States	81.5	79.3	70.1	94.8	95
=19	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong SAR	81.5	78	70.7	98	100
21	The University of Melbourne Australia	81.2	79.3	79.1	92.7	85.2
22	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) Spain	80.1	79.1	81.4	86.3	79.5
23	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) Australia 5+ QS Stars	79.8	79.2	80.6	81.8	80.7
24	KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden	79.5	78.6	66.8	90.6	87.2
25	Cornell University United States	79.2	79	78.5	83.4	76.9


1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 5+ QS Stars
2	UCL United Kingdom
3	Delft University of Technology Netherlands
4	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland
5	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
6	Harvard University United States
7	Manchester School of Architecture United Kingdom
8	University of Cambridge United Kingdom
9	Politecnico di Milano Italy
10	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
11	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)
12	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
13	Columbia University United States
14	The University of Tokyo Japan
15	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
16	The University of Sydney Australia
17	EPFL Switzerland
18	Tongji University China (Mainland)
=19	Georgia Institute of Technology United States
=19	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong SAR
21	The University of Melbourne Australia
22	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) Spain
23	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) Australia 5+ QS Stars
24	KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden
25	Cornell University United States