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The Meta rank is based on the average of the three most influencal university rankings: ARWU, QS and THE
Institution
Country
ARWU
The ARWU ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities or sometimes also referred to as the Shanghai Ranking) was first published in 2003 making it the oldest ranking of its kind. It is solely based on research.
QS
The QS World University Rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds are published annualy since 2004. QS puts strong emphasis on surveys among academics and recruiters.
THE
The Times Higher Education World University Ranking uses a broad variety of factors in their methodology. Excellence in research contributes more than 60% of the score.
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The average of ARWU, QS and THE.
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1
22
University of Tokyo
Japan
21
31
23
25.00
2
34
Kyoto University
Japan
26
36
59
40.33
3
85
Osaka University
Japan
78
55
157
96.67
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4
107
Tohoku University
Japan
101-150
71
165
120.50
5
115
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan
151-200
68
141
128.17
6
143
Nagoya University
Japan
101-150
103
226-250
155.50
7
191
Hokkaido University
Japan
101-150
135
351-400
212.00
8
200
Kyushu University
Japan
151-200
126
351-400
225.67
9
225
University of Tsukuba
Japan
201-300
198
301-350
258.00
10
263
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Japan
301-400
294
276-300
310.83
11
287
Waseda University
Japan
401-500
220
351-400
348.67
Kobe University
Japan
201-300
294
Chiba University
Japan
301-400
491-500
Hiroshima University
Japan
301-400
314
Keio University
Japan
301-400
197
Kanazawa University
Japan
401-500
501-550
Okayama University
Japan
401-500
501-550
Osaka City University
Japan
401-500
601-650
Tokyo University of Science
Japan
401-500
601-650