Where Data Tells the Story
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This map shows which countries are home to the world’s top 1,000 universities, based on the QS World University Rankings 2026. Each country is shaded in green according to how many of its universities rank 1,000th or better, with darker shades meaning more. In total, 1,004 institutions from 90 countries and territories make the cut, since QS groups the final ranks into a shared band. The United States leads clearly with 135 universities, including MIT at No. 1 and Stanford at No. 3. The United Kingdom follows with 77 and mainland China with 59, while Germany, India, Italy and Australia have 46, 37, 36, and 34, respectively. Countries with no university in the top 1,000 appear in gray.