THE/Emerging Employability Ranking 2027: US universities regain ground; UK records major gains

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US universities regain ground and British institutions record major gains in the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2027. Brazil, India and China broaden their representation as the ranking expands to 300 institutions.

Produced by Emerging Group and published with Times Higher Education on 28/10/2026, the ranking is topped by MIT and Stanford, which retain first and second place from 2026, while Oxford rises from fifth to third. The Top 20 comprises nine US institutions, seven European institutions and four Asian institutions.

The US has 55 ranked institutions and five of the first seven places. Even though most of its universities improve, its Top 100 representation falls from 25 to 23.

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