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Now live: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Track and compare the performance of institutions across 55 individual subjects and five broad areas with the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject = the world's number one source of comparative data in higher education

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Industrial innovation is shifting the future of work, with rapid change taking place across the world.

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At QS Quacquarelli Symonds we help learners, educators, governments and employers achieve their goals. Explore how we can help you.

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Why partner with QS?

For over 30 years, QS has been the established partner of choice in student recruitment and institutional performance for higher education institutions across the world.

We are the global market leader for student insights and guidance.
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Over 6,950 universities are assessed in the QS World University Rankings.

We support 100,000 students to enrol at our partner universities every year.

We are proud that QS has more than 800 staff in 40 countries.

What we do

Explore our pillars of expertise. Discover what you can achieve in partnership with QS.

Student recruitment

We support institutions across the globe at all stages of the student recruitment journey – from initial enquiry to enrolment.

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Reputation and performance

We help universities and business schools to understand and enhance their reputation and performance regionally, nationally and globally.

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Global engagement

We work with institutions across the world to make new, meaningful connections and improve their reach, influence and impact.

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Employability

We recognise the critical importance of employability for students and for universities and are leading the sector on employability insights.

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Digital innovation

We help institutions to improve their effectiveness through the ethical and conscious embedding of technology and AI.

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Sustainability

We partner with universities and business schools to deliver ESG-focused practices and achieve institutional goals on sustainability.

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Our global network

12 of our own higher education summits, 13 offices dotted across the globe, presence at third-party events and partnerships with governments – we make an impact all over the world.

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Empowering motivated students for 30 years

Launched as a student project in 1990 by our founder and President Nunzio Quacquarelli, QS has grown to become the established world leader in higher education performance and insights.

Since its entrepreneurial beginnings, QS has built a community of institutional partners, and our data-driven expertise is known and respected by both higher education leaders and prospective students across the world.