Shanghai ranking 2025: Europe leading top 500 with most institutions, China leading top 1,000

The United States remains the country with the most universities in the top 500 of the Shanghai ranking, published on 15/08/2025. It is followed by China (103), the United Kingdom (37), Germany (35) and Australia (24).

However, China has more institutions in the top 1,000 than the United States, with 222 institutions and 183 universities...