University of Glasgow moves up three places in new university world ranking for 2025

The university ranked at 78th after placing as 81st the previous year

6 months ago

Glasgow University has moved up three spaces in a new world ranking for 2025.

Remaining significantly higher than the University of Strathclyde, but also lower than the University of Edinburgh, Glasgow University placed 78th in the QS World University rankings.

Scoring them out of 100, the QS World Ranking ranks the top universities in the world. This year, Glasgow got a 65 overall score, increasing three places from 2024.

The universities are judged on metrics including their academic and employer reputations, citations and the ratio of international to national students. Placing at 81st last year, Glasgow University has improved in the world ranking for 2025.

MIT was once again awarded 100 and placed at the top of the list, which QS describes as “the largest ever”, adding that it features “1,500 universities across 105 higher education systems”. Traditionally, QS rankings have been based on academic, research, and employer reputation indicators. This year, new metrics such as sustainability, employment outcomes, and international research networks have influenced the rankings.

The universities are judged on metrics including their academic and employer reputations, citations and the ratio of international to national students.

This year there were three new metrics which changed up scores: sustainability, employment outcomes and international research networks.

Based on these categories, MIT has been top of the ranking for an impressive 13 years, while Imperial has made a sudden jump of four places.

Here’s to another increase next year!