The 2024 World University Rankings in Education: A New Landscape

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2024 in the field of education have been released, and they bring some surprising changes. The rankings use the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the general World University Rankings but are tailored to suit the specific needs of the education field. This year's table includes 703 universities, an increase from 655 last year.

Key Highlights

• Breaking the Streak: The University of California, Berkeley has topped the table, ending Stanford University's six-year reign.
• Global Representation: China's Tsinghua University rejoins the ranking in seventh place, while Canada's University of Toronto and the US' University of California, Los Angeles also make it to the top 10.
• Rising Star: The UK's University of Oxford moves up from sixth to third place this year.
• Newcomers: The highest-ranking newcomer is China’s Tianjin University, which places in the 201-250 band.
   

Geographical Distribution

Institutions from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are most represented in the top 100 of this table, indicating a strong presence of these countries in the field of education.