Overview

• Harvard University retains the top spot for the 14th consecutive year, scoring 99.9 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2025.
• The University of Oxford ties with MIT for second place, marking the highest rank for a UK institution since 2015, with both scoring 99.7.
• The top 10 includes six U.S. universities, two from the UK, one from China (Tsinghua University at eighth), and one from Japan (University of Tokyo at tenth).
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the highest-ranked Indian institution, placed in the 201-300 range, alongside IIT Delhi and IIT Madras.
• The 2025 rankings introduced six performance indicators to provide a more comprehensive assessment of global academic reputation.