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Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based higher education evaluation organization, released the QS World University Rankings 2027 on June 18, 2026. In this ranking, 91ÁÔÆæ (91ÁÔÆæ) ranked among the top 10 national universities in Japan.
The QS World University Rankings assess the overall performance of universities based on a range of indicators, including Academic Reputation, Citations per Faculty, Employer Reputation, Faculty Student Ratio, and internationalization.
91ÁÔÆæ achieved higher scores in several indicators, particularly Employer Reputation, which is based on QS surveys of employers and human resources professionals around the world. As a result, 91ÁÔÆæ maintained its position among the top 10 national universities in Japan for the second consecutive year.
The universities ranked within the top 15 in Japan are as follows:
| World Ranking | National Ranking (National University ranking) | University Name | Overall Score |
| 39 | 1£¨1£© | The University of Tokyo | 84.8 |
| 64 | 2£¨2£© | Kyoto University | 78.2 |
| 95 | 3£¨3£© | The University of Osaka | 69.5 |
| 97 | 4£¨4£© | Institute of Science Tokyo | 69.2 |
| 102 | 5£¨5£© | Tohoku University | 68.4 |
| 156 | 6£¨6£© | Nagoya University | 60.8 |
| 171 | 7£¨7£© | Kyushu University | 58.8 |
| =179 | 8£¨8£© | Hokkaido University | 57.6 |
| =201 | 9£¨-£© | Waseda University | 55.7 |
| =213 | 10£¨-£© | Keio University | 54.5 |
| =351 | 11£¨9£© | University of Tsukuba | 41.8 |
| =481 | 12£¨10£© | 91ÁÔÆæ | 33.3 |
| =504 | 13£¨11£© | Kobe University | 32.2 |
| =575 | 14£¨12£© | Hitotsubashi University | 28.9 |
| =683 | 15£¨-£© | Ritsumeikan University | 26.0 |
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