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Stanford University in the rankings:

U.S.-focused rankings

WSJ / College Pulse “Best Colleges in the U.S.” — 2026

• Stanford: #1 The Wall Street Journal
  Top 5: 1) Stanford 2) Babson 3) Yale 4) Princeton 5) Harvard. The Wall Street Journal
  

U.S. News & World Report — Best National Universities 2026

• Stanford: #4 (tie)  College Kickstart+1
  Top 5: 1) Princeton 2) MIT 3) Harvard 4) Stanford (tie) 4) Yale (tie). College Kickstart
  

Forbes “America’s Top Colleges” — 2026

• Stanford: #4 Poets&Quants for Undergrads
  Top 5: 1) MIT 2) Columbia 3) Princeton 4) Stanford 5) UC Berkeley. Poets&Quants for Undergrads+1
  

Niche “Best Colleges in America” — 2026

• Stanford: #3 Niche+1
  Top 5: 1) MIT 2) Yale 3) Stanford 4) Harvard 5) Dartmouth. PR Newswire
  

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Global rankings

QS World University Rankings — 2026

• Stanford: #3 Top Universities+1
  Top 5: 1) MIT 2) Imperial 3) Stanford 4) Oxford 5) Harvard. India Today+1
  

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings — 2025 (2026 table not yet published as of today)

• Stanford: #2 (2025) Times Higher Education (THE)
  Top 5 (2025): 1) Oxford 2) Stanford 3) MIT 4) Harvard 5) Cambridge. Times Higher Education (THE)
  

ShanghaiRanking / ARWU — 2025

• Stanford: #2 ShanghaiRanking
  Top 5: 1) Harvard 2) Stanford 3) MIT 4) Cambridge 5) UC Berkeley. ShanghaiRanking
  

U.S. News — Best Global Universities 2025–2026

• Stanford: #3 PR Newswire+1
  Top 5: 1) Harvard 2) MIT 3) Stanford 4) Oxford 5) Cambridge. PR Newswire
  

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Stanford University in the rankings:

U.S.-focused rankings

WSJ / College Pulse “Best Colleges in the U.S.” — 2026

• Stanford: #1 The Wall Street Journal
  Top 5: 1) Stanford 2) Babson 3) Yale 4) Princeton 5) Harvard. The Wall Street Journal
  

U.S. News & World Report — Best National Universities 2026

• Stanford: #4 (tie)  College Kickstart+1
  Top 5: 1) Princeton 2) MIT 3) Harvard 4) Stanford (tie) 4) Yale (tie). College Kickstart
  

Forbes “America’s Top Colleges” — 2026

• Stanford: #4 Poets&Quants for Undergrads
  Top 5: 1) MIT 2) Columbia 3) Princeton 4) Stanford 5) UC Berkeley. Poets&Quants for Undergrads+1
  

Niche “Best Colleges in America” — 2026

• Stanford: #3 Niche+1
  Top 5: 1) MIT 2) Yale 3) Stanford 4) Harvard 5) Dartmouth. PR Newswire
  

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Global rankings

QS World University Rankings — 2026

• Stanford: #3 Top Universities+1
  Top 5: 1) MIT 2) Imperial 3) Stanford 4) Oxford 5) Harvard. India Today+1
  

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings — 2025 (2026 table not yet published as of today)

• Stanford: #2 (2025) Times Higher Education (THE)
  Top 5 (2025): 1) Oxford 2) Stanford 3) MIT 4) Harvard 5) Cambridge. Times Higher Education (THE)
  

ShanghaiRanking / ARWU — 2025

• Stanford: #2 ShanghaiRanking
  Top 5: 1) Harvard 2) Stanford 3) MIT 4) Cambridge 5) UC Berkeley. ShanghaiRanking
  

U.S. News — Best Global Universities 2025–2026

• Stanford: #3 PR Newswire+1
  Top 5: 1) Harvard 2) MIT 3) Stanford 4) Oxford 5) Cambridge. PR Newswire