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c a lc u la te d b a s e d o n n a tio n a l o r r e g io n a l
n o rm s
T E n u m b e r s a r e a m o r e a c c u r a te
m e a s u r e o f a n in s titu tio n ’s c o m m itm e n t
to te a c h in g a n d r e s e a r c h
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Observations: S taff/ S tudent
in n e r – C a lte c h
S , F r e n c h , S w is s , N e th e r la n d s e tc
in s titu tio n s a ll w e ll p la c e d
o th A s ia n a n d E u r o p e a n a m o n g s t th e
w e ll-p la c e d
e a k c o r r e la tio n (0 .2 1 ) w ith r e s e a r c h – b u t
n o t z e ro
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Observations: I nternational
S s h o w s u p b a d ly
K U S T to p in s ta ff
o n d o n S c h o o l o f E c o n o m ic s to p in
s tu d e n ts
a lte c h a m o n g fe w U S w ith in te r n a tio n a l
s ta ff
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Citations per F aculty S core
C la s s ic m e a s u r e o f r e s e a r c h q u a lity
C it a tio n s p e r s ta ff m e m b e r (n o t p e r p a p e r )
5 y e a r s c o r e (c h a n g e d fr o m 1 0 in 2 0 0 6 to
in c r e a s e “to p ic a lity ”)
S o u rc e : S c o p u s
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Observation: Citations
e d ic a l fa c u lty is a b ig p lu s
r m a jo r b io m e d ic a l in c o m e
a lT e c h th e w in n e r , th e n S ta n fo r d & M IT
ig c o u n tr y e ffe c t
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Z -S core A ggregation
e th o d u s e d in v a r io u s d o m e s tic r a n k in g s
s u c h a s T h e T im e s (U K )
ta b ilis e d a ta y e a r o n y e a r
o r e a c c u r a te a p p lic a tio n o f w e ig h tin g s
th r o u g h o u t th e s a m p le
m o o th e s a n y a n o m a lie s th a t r e m a in
u it fo p n r
s s e n tia lly sC m y oig ot th2 0e0 8s Q thT oep Ucn iv e rr sv iees (w w wr.t oe ua ivce hs it ie s .c o m )
op r h © S
T he E ffect of Z -S core A pplication
on R ank ings I ndicators
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
2007 I ndicator Correlations
Peer R eview 0.59 R ecruiter R eview S trong
Peer R eview 0.28 International Faculty Weak
Peer R eview 0.35 International S tudents Moderate
Peer R eview 0.32 S tudent Faculty Moderate
Peer R eview 0.45 Faculty C itations Moderate
R ecruiter R eview 0.33 International Faculty Moderate
R ecruiter R eview 0.37 International S tudents Moderate
R ecruiter R eview 0.27 S tudent Faculty Weak
R ecruiter R eview 0.12 Faculty C itations Weak
International Faculty 0.66 International S tudents S trong
International Faculty 0.15 S tudent Faculty Weak
International Faculty 0.15 Faculty C itations Weak
International S tudents 0.23 S tudent Faculty Weak
International S tudents 0.19 Faculty C itations Weak
S tudent Faculty 0.21 Faculty C itations Weak
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
E ffects of 2007
developments…
n lin e S y s te m
M o r e th o r o u g h a n d c o m p le te d a ta a ll th e w a y d o w n th e lis t
L e s s n e e d fo r a v e r a g e s
e e r R e v ie w
C o u n tr ie s w ith d is p r o p o r tio n a te ly h ig h r e s p o n s e b u t a s m a ll n u m b e r
o f in s titu tio n s lo s e u n n a tu r a l a d v a n ta g e
T E D a ta
U n iv e r s itie s w ith p a r tic u la r ly h ig h o r lo w n u m b e r s fo r p a r t-tim e w ill
b e in flu e n c e d
copus
L e s s p r o n o u n c e d b ia s to w a r d s U S a n d E n g lis h s p e a k in g w o r ld
-S c o r e a g g r e g a tio n
L e s s a d v a n ta g eo pfo rrigth te ©b 2 0 0 8inQ S T o p n sn iv e rlo it ieesr (w e ig .t o p d nin d ric a ie sr.c o m )
C y h e s t s titu tio U in s w w w w h te u iv e s it to s
N OT E
n u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d u s in g a n y r a n k in g ,
it e s s e n tia l to d e v e lo p a fu ll
u n d e r s ta n d in g o f w h a t th e y a r e
m e a s u r in g
H E & Q S a r e c o m m itte d to :
B e in g o p e n w ith o u r m e th o d s a n d d a ta
w h e r e v e r p o s s ib le
E n g a g in g w ith u n iv e r s itie s a n d o th e r
s ta k e h o ld e r s to h e lp th e m u n d e r s ta n d th e
r a n k in g s
P r o v id in g C aps r igm t u c2 0 0 8qQuS aT olita ntive res it ie s fo wr w .t oap utio enr s itin s .c o m )
o y h ©
h p U iv
in (w m n iv ie
W orld University R ank ings -
I ssues?
h e r a n k in g h a s lim ita tio n s . L a c k o f d a ta
on:
T e a c h in g q u a lity
S t u d e n t s a tis fa c tio n
In v e s tm e n t in in fr a s tr u c tu r e
h e r a n k in g r e lie s o n th e b e s t c o m p a r a b le
d a ta a v a ila b le
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T H E – Q S W o r ld U n iv e r s ity R a n k in g s
T H E R E S UL T S
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Com paring R esults
THE – QS SHANGHAI W EBOM ETRI
1 H a rv a rd H a rv a rd CS
2= C a m b r id g e S ta n fo r d 2. M IT
2= Y a le B e r k e le y 3. S ta n fo r d
2= O x fo r d C a m b r id g e 4. H a rv a rd
5 Im p e r ia l M IT 5. P e n n S ta te
6 P r in c e to n C a lte c h 6. B e r k e le y
7= C a lte c h C o lu m b ia 7. M ic h ig a n
7= C h ic a g o P r in c e to n 8. W is c o n s in
8 UCL C h ic a g o 9. M in n e s o ta
10 M IT O x fo r d 10. Illin o is
11. C o r n e ll
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
K ey F indings
a rv a rd
h e U S – 5 7 in to p 2 0 0
a r v a r d ’s le a d th e s m a lle s t y e t
x fo r d a n d C a m b r id g e a ls o w e ll p la c e d
u t th a t’s o n ly p a r t o f th e s to r y
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
K ey F indings
h e to p 2 0 0 in c lu d e s u n iv e r s itie s in 2 8
s ta te s
S , U K , C a n a d a , A u s tr a lia , N e th e r la n d s
o r e a , C h in a , J a p a n , S in g a p o r e
h a ila n d , M a la y s ia
o n tin e n ta l E u r o p e
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
W here are the top
universities?
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Consistency of R esults
2007 2006 2005 2004
1 H a rv a rd H a rv a rd H a rv a rd H a rv a rd
2 C a m b r id g e C a m b r id g e M IT B e r k e le y
3 Y a le O x fo rd C a m b r id g e M IT
4 O x fo rd M IT O x fo rd C a lte c h
5 I m p e r ia l Y a le S ta n fo r d O x fo r d
6 P r in c e to n S ta n fo r d B e r k e le y C a m b r id g e
7 C h ic a g o C a lte c h Y a le S ta n fo r d
8 C a lte c h B e r k e le y C a lte c h Y a le
9 UCL I m p e r ia l P r in c e to n P r in c e to n
E c o le
1 0 M IT P r in c e to n E T H Z u r ic h
P o ly te c h n iq u e
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T he R esults
200 200
NAME COUNTRY SCORE
7 6
1 1 H A R V A R D U n iv e r s it y U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
2= 2 U n iv e r s it y o f C A M B R I D G E U n it e d K in g d o m 1 00
2= 3 U n iv e r s it y o f O X F O R D U n it e d K in g d o m 1 00
2= 4= Y A L E U n iv e r s it y U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
5 9 I m p e r ia l C o lle g e L O N D O N U n it e d K in g d o m 99
6 10 P R I N C E T O N U n iv e r s it y U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
C A L I F O R N I A In s t it u te o f T e c h n o lo g y
7= 7 U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
(C a lt e c h )
7= 11 U n iv e r s it y o f C H IC A G O U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
9 25 U C L (U n iv e r s it y C o lle g e L O N D O N ) U n it e d K in g d o m 96
M A S S A C H U S E T T S I n s t it u t e o f T e c h n o lo g y
10 4= U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
(M I T )
11 12 C O L U M B IA U n iv e r s ity U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
12 21 M C G I L L U n iv e r s ity Canada 1 00
13 13 D U K E U n iv e r s ity U n it e d S ta t e s 98
14 26 U n iv e r s it y o f P E N N S Y L V A N IA U n it e d S ta t e s 97
15 23 J O H N S H O P K I N S U n iv e r s ity U n it e d S ta t e s 99
16 16 A U S T R A L IA N N a t io n a l U n iv e r s ity A u s t r a lia 1 00
17 1 9= U n iv e r s it y o f T O K Y O Japan 1 00
18 33= U n iv e r s it y o f H O N G K O N G Hong Kong 95
19 6 S T A N F O R D U n iv e r s it y U n it e d S ta t e s 1 00
20= 35= C A R N E G IE M E L L O N U n iv e r s it y U n it e d S ta t e s 96
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T op A sia P acific* S chools
* Excludes Aus tralia and New Zealand
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T aiwan R esults
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
A verage P ositions for A sian
I nstitutions in the T op 500
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
F aculty L evel D ata
e e r o p in io n
ita tio n s p e r p a p e r
o t a g g r e g a te d
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
F aculty L evel: T op 5s
A r ts & H u m a n itie s N a tu r a l S c ie n c e s
H a rv a rd B e r k e le y
B e r k e le y M IT
O x fo r d C a m b r id g e
C a m b r id g e H a rv a rd
Y a le P r in c e to n
E n g in e e r in g & I T S o c ia l S c ie n c e s
M IT H a rv a rd
B e r k e le y B e r k e le y
S ta n fo r d LSE
C a lte c h Y a le
C a m b r id g e S ta n fo r d
L if e S c ie n c e s & B io m e d ic in e
H a rv a rd
C a m b r id g e
O x fo r d
J o h n s H o p k in s
B e r k e le y
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
F aculty L evel: T aiwan
A r ts & H u m a n itie s N a tu r a l S c ie n c e s
N T U (9 3 ) N T U (6 4 )
F u J e n C a th o lic (2 9 2 ) N T H U (2 1 7 )
N C U (3 9 0 ) T a iw a n U S T (2 5 3 )
E n g in e e r in g & I T N C T U (3 2 0 )
N T U (5 3 ) N C K U (3 3 7 )
N T H U (1 3 8 ) N C U (3 5 3 )
N C K U (1 9 7 ) S o c ia l S c ie n c e s
N C T U (2 2 4 ) N T U (7 5 )
T a iw a n U S T (2 7 6 ) N C C U (2 2 3 = )
L if e S c ie n c e s & B io m e d ic in e N T H U (3 6 0 )
N T U (8 0 ) S u n Y a t-S e n (3 8 8 = )
T a iw a n U S T (3 2 5 )
S u n Y a t-S e n (3 6 5 )
N C U (3 7 2 )
N C K U (3 7 8 )
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T he R esults
v a ila b le a t w w w .to p u n iv e r s itie s .c o m
T o p 1 0 0 fo r th e fo llo w in g s u b je c t a r e a s
A r ts & H u m a n itie s
E n g in e e r in g & IT
L ife S c ie n c e s & B io M e d ic in e
N a tu r a l S c ie n c e s
S o c ia l S c ie n c e s
W o r ld ’s o ld e s t u n iv e r s itie s
Y e a r o n y e a r r e s u lts
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T H E – Q S W o r ld U n iv e r s ity R a n k in g s
T H E F UT UR E
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Online D atabase
u b m it a b r o a d r a n g e o f q u a n tita tiv e a n d
q u a lita tiv e d a ta (in c lu d in g th o s e w e n e e d
fo r th e r a n k in g s ) a b o u t y o u r in s titu tio n
u s in g o u r o n lin e in te r fa c e
o p u la te a n d e n r ic h y o u r p r o file o n
w w w .to p u n iv e r s itie s .c o m
d u c a te v is ito r s o n o th e r a s p e c ts o f y o u r
in s titu tio n C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
D ata V alidation H ierarchy
1. C e n tr a l S ta tis tic s A g e n c y /D e p a r tm e n t
e .g . H E S A (U K ), N C E S (U S )
D ir e c t c o n ta c t w ith in s titu tio n
D a ta a v a ila b le o n in s titu tio n ’s o w n w e b s ite
D a ta fr o m p r e v io u s y e a r
If s o u r c e d v ia m e th o d 1 o r 2
T h ir d p a r ty d a ta
e .g . W o r ld o f L e a r n in g
“S m a r t” A v e r a g e
N a tio n a l o r r e g io n a l, m a y e x c lu d e o u tlie r s
S c a le d b a s e d o n a v a ila b le d a ta
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
R ecruiter R eview
u p p ly u s w ith lis ts o f e m p lo y e r c o n ta c ts
fo r th e r e c r u ite r r e v ie w
E x c lu s iv e s in g le u s e o n ly
B e n e fit y o u r in s titu tio n in r e c r u ite r r e v ie w
Im p r o v e th e o v e r a ll s tr e n g th o f r e c r u ite r
r e v ie w
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
B roadening E ngagement
007
K o r e a , J a p a n , T h a ila n d , P h ilip p in e s , N e th e r la n d s , H o n g
K o n g , I n d ia , T a iw a n , M a la y s ia , S in g a p o r e , A u s tr a lia , N e w
Z e a la n d , K o r e a , M a la y s ia , Ir a n , U S (N A F S A ), U K , H o n g
K o n g (A P P L E ), C h in a
0 0 8 (p la n n e d to d a te )
U K , I r e la n d , J a p a n , S in g a p o r e , M a la y s ia , T h a ila n d , T a iw a n ,
K o r e a , U S , A u s t r a lia , B e lg iu m
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
Com ing S oon!
e c r u ite r R e v ie w B r e a k d o w n
r e v ie w A c c e s s to R e c r u ite r S u r v e y
c a d e m ic S ig n U p F a c ility
u b je c t F o c u s e s
e r s o n a lis e d R a n k in g s
n n o v a tio n S h o w c a s e
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )
T hank You
B e n S o w te r
b e n @ q s n e tw o r k .c o m
C o p y r ig h t © 2 0 0 8 Q S T o p U n iv e r s it ie s (w w w .t o p u n iv e r s it ie s .c o m )