What is Harvard's rank in the world?

ARWU has ranked Harvard University in the year 2025 and this is ranked #1 in the world. 

Along with the university rankings, it has bagged its top positions in subjects, such as Law, Sociology, Political Science and more. 

Yes, Harvard can be considered one of the best in the world. Look at the pointers given below -

• As per the US World and News rankings in 2025, Harvard University is ranked #1 in the world. And this is the case for 3 years in a row now. 
• In the National rankings category, Harvard is ranked #3. Als

Around 50% of the students receive a need-based scholarship from Harvard Business School. The average scholarship for MBA awarded is approximately USD 100,000 for over 2 years. To apply for the financial aid for Harvard MBA, students are required to submit-

• The MBA financial aid application
• The Certif

Times Higher Education (THE) is one of the leading ranking bodies to rank universities globally on a lot of parameters.

Some of these parameters considered to rank universities worldwide are research, citations, teaching, industry and international outlook.

In 2026, the overall score that Harvard reci

As per the Harvard University THE world rankings, there is a slight decrease in the position of the university. So, in the year 2025, Harvard ranked #3 which moved to #5 in 2026.

Harvard University also bagged top rankings in categories, such as -

• Engineering
• Law
• Life Science
• Clinical and Health