This year sees a change in our methodology surrounding the QS World University Rankings - what's changed for universities and institutions around the globe? Who rules at the top? How will our changes affect universities and institutions worldwide? #QSWUR

1. QS World University Rankings® 2015/16
– what’s new?

2. QS World University Rankings® 2015/16
are out now…

3. QS World University Rankings 2015/16
…but what’s changed this
year?

4. QS World University Rankings 2015/16
Our methodology
rests on six
indicators

5.  Employer Reputation
 International Student Ratio
 Staff/Student Ratio
 Academic Reputation
 Faculty to Student Ratio
 Citations per Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

6.  Employer Reputation
 International Student Ratio
 Staff/Student Ratio
 Academic Reputation
 Faculty to Student Ratio
 Citations per Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

7.  Employer Reputation
 International Student Ratio
 Staff/Student Ratio
 Academic Reputation
 Faculty to Student Ratio
 Citations per Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

8.  Employer Reputation
 International Student Ratio
 Staff/Student Ratio
 Academic Reputation
 Faculty to Student Ratio
 Citations per Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

9.  Employer Reputation
 International Student Ratio
 Staff/Student Ratio
 Academic Reputation
 Faculty to Student Ratio
 Citations per Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

10.  Employer Reputation
 International Student Ratio
 Staff/Student Ratio
 Academic Reputation
 Faculty to Student Ratio
 Citations per Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

11. Citations per faculty makes
up 20% of an institution’s
score.
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

12. This indicator sees a big
change in this year’s
release.
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

13. As we’re assessing research
citations per faculty, and
looking at averages per
faculty…
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

14. …institutions which are
strong in fields such as life
sciences and natural
sciences…
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

15. …publish more papers in
high-citation fields, giving
them a higher score.
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

16. This year, we are looking at
normalizing this across the
five major fields of study.
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

17.  Arts and Humanities
 Engineering and Technology
 Life Sciences and Medicine
 Social Sciences and
Management
 Natural Sciences
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

18. Although Academic
Reputation weighs in at
40%...
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

19. …and we have a total of 6
indicators to take into
account when ranking
universities…
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

20. …this year’s changes to
Citations per Paper will
undoubtedly affect the
tables.
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

21. This will give schools around
the world the chance to rise
up through the tables.
QS World University Rankings 2015/16

22. Where does your university
rank?
QS World University Rankings 2015/16