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U of T ranked among world鈥檚 top 25 universities in latest QS World University Rankings

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The 重口味SM has been ranked among the top 25 universities in the world by the prestigious QS World University Rankings. 

U of T moved up four spots to 25th globally in the , a London, U.K.-based analytics firm. It also maintained its position as Canada鈥檚 top-ranked school.

Among public universities, U of T ranked second in North America and 15th globally.

鈥淭he 重口味SM is recognized consistently among the world鈥檚 top universities,鈥 said U of T President Meric Gertler.

鈥淭his latest ranking highlights U of T鈥檚 global excellence in research and teaching, as well as the outstanding success of our alumni.鈥

U of T achieved particularly high scores in academic and employer reputation in this year鈥檚 QS World University Rankings, . To measure an institution鈥檚 academic reputation, QS surveys more than 94,000 higher education professionals on universities鈥 teaching and research quality. For employer reputation, QS asks nearly 45,000 employers to rank institutions in terms of which produce 鈥渢he most competent, innovative, and effective graduates.鈥 

U of T鈥檚 score for 鈥渁cademic reputation鈥 was 15th-highest in the world, according to QS.

One of the drivers behind U of T鈥檚 four-spot climb in the latest rankings was an increase in citations per faculty 鈥 a measure of research output.

The top three spots in the QS World University Rankings 2021 were unchanged from last year: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and Harvard University 鈥 in that order.

Two other Canadian universities joined U of T in the ranking鈥檚 top 100 for the 2021 ranking: McGill University (31st) and the University of British Columbia (45th).

Overall, U of T continues to be the highest-ranked Canadian university and ranked among the top 25 universities globally in the five most closely watched international rankings: Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy鈥檚 Academic Ranking of World Universities, U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities and National Taiwan University World University Rankings.

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