The continues to earn a place among the top universities worldwide for academic, research, faculty and sustainability excellence, according to the 2026 edition of the released June 19 by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ ranked No. 77 among U.S. institutions () and No. 546 globally (). This places UH¡¯s flagship campus in the top 2.2% worldwide and the top 3% nationally.
“This ranking reflects UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s commitment to providing a world-class education and conducting impactful research,” UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Provost Michael Bruno said. “It celebrates the hard work of our faculty, students and staff who continually elevate the university¡¯s impact locally and globally.”
QS rated universities on the following criteria: academic reputation (30%), citations per faculty (20%), employer reputation (15%), faculty student ratio (10%), international faculty (5%), international students (5%), sustainability (5%), employment outcomes (5%) and international research network (5%).
In its 2025 World University Rankings by Subject released in March, QS also awarded high marks to more than 20 UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ programs. Leading the way was linguistics, which earned a No. 11 ranking in the U.S. and No. 40 ranking in the world. Library and information management (No. 17 U.S., No. 51–100 world) and Earth and marine sciences (No. 20 U.S., No. 51–100 world) also placed within the top 100 in the world. See this UH News story for more.
Recent rankings
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ also received these notable rankings:
- 2025 Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings, June 2, 2025
- 2025 Carnegie Classifications, April 24, 2025
- 2025 U.S. News and World Report¡¯s Best Graduate Schools rankings, April 8, 2025