MIT follows in 1st; Brazil had the 7th highest drop rate among higher education systems with 10 or more ranked universities
No Brazilian university appears in the top 100 of the , released on Wednesday (June 17, 2026). According to the classification, 14 Brazilian institutions fell in position and 8 remained stable. As a result, Brazil had the 7th highest drop rate (64%) among higher education systems with 10 or more ranked universities.
A is the best placed among Brazilian institutions despite falling 25 positions, ranking 133rd in the general ranking. In 2024, USP will already be obtained by Brazil (85th place). However, it fell consecutively in the last 3 rankings, leaving the top 100 in 2025.
The (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), which is located in Cambridge (United States), remains in 1st place for the 15th consecutive year. , in London (United Kingdom), occupies 2nd position for the 3rd year in a row, but now shares the position with (USA).
Here are the Brazilian universities that appear among the top 1,000 in the ranking:
- USP (University of São Paulo) – 133rd;
- Unicamp (State University of Campinas) – 277th;
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – 367th;
- Unesp (Paulista State University) – 513th;
- UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais) – 600th;
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – 620th;
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – from 741st to 750th;
- Federal University of São Paulo – from 801st to 850th;
- University of Brasília – from 851st to 900th;
- Federal University of Santa Catarina – from 901st to 950th.
The QS World University Rankings are determined by an institution’s scores across 5 pillars:
- Search and Discovery (weight – 50%), which evaluates academic reputation and citations per professor;
- Employability and Results (weight – 20%), which assesses reputation among employers and employability results;
- Internationalization (weight – 15%), which evaluates foreign professors, international students and international research network;
- Learning Experience (weight – 10%), which evaluates the ratio of teachers to students;
- Sustainability (weight – 5%), which assesses the socio-environmental impact.
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