University of Huddersfield keeps spot in top 550 universities worldwide
It places 524th in the QS World Rankings
The University of Huddersfield has remained in the Top 550 in the latest QS World University Rankings 2026, being placed 524th globally.
This follows last year’s success in achieving the “Most Improved University in the UK” award due to the University increasing its ranking over 200 places in recent years. In the list published by QS for 2025, the University ranked 501st and came 567th in the year prior to that.
To inform its listings, QS collects data from 16.4m academic papers, and gathers insights from over 151,000 academics and 100,000 employers.
Earlier this year, the University of Huddersfield was also named as one of the world’s top universities in 14 subjects, achieving its highest number of subjects formally ranked in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. This included two subjects in the Top 100 (Performing Arts and Petroleum Engineering), a further ten subjects in the Top 500, and three subjects (Accounting & Finance, Economics & Econometrics, and Medicine) ranked for the first time.
The University says some highlights of this year’s QS World University Rankings include:
• Increasing its scores in eight out of the nine indicators used in the QS World University Rankings, including “Academic Reputation” and “Employer Reputation” measures.
• A particularly notable improvement was achieved in the “Citations Per Faculty” indicator, reflecting the growing quality, reach and impact of the University’s research.
Pro Vice-Chancellor International Professor Alistair Sambell commented, “The University of Huddersfield’s excellent performance in the prestigious 2026 QS World University Rankings demonstrates the University’s academic standing, including its growing reputation with employers and academics around the world.
“I’m particularly proud that the quality of the research is reflected in our Citations Per Faculty indicator improving to 515th globally. A ranking of 131st in the International Students measure also reflects the diversity of our student community.”