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· 3 days ago

Prospective students get free QS rankings, scholarship guides, and program comparisons here. Software buyers skip it, because this is a media site, not a tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; most cover QS ranking methodology, not the site as software.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo evidence covers site pricing
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees1.8M
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Prospective students comparing global universities
  • Applicants shortlisting schools by QS rank
  • Students seeking scholarships and funding guides
  • International students planning study abroad

Not for

  • Software buyers: this is a media site, not a tool
  • Teams needing official APIs or bulk data exports
  • Anyone expecting dashboards, integrations, or product features
  • Buyers wanting bias-proof rankings, since users challenge the methodology

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Rankings lean on a 40% academic reputation survey, so scores shift with opinion

medium

XSS reports on OpenBugBounty show no fix status, so browse with care

low

Ranks move sharply between editions, so check more than one year

low

Some program content sits behind a sign-in wall

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Hosts the QS World University Rankings, a widely cited global list
  • Publishes scholarship and student finance guides
  • Lists university profiles and program pages for shortlisting
  • Runs QS ranking events alongside the static lists
  • Explains ranking methods in public FAQs

Cons

  • Academic reputation counts 40%, a subjective survey metric
  • Redditors question QS accuracy and methodology
  • Two public XSS reports exist on OpenBugBounty
  • 2025 QS ranking showed US universities dropping, sparking debate

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Two cross-site scripting reports exist on OpenBugBounty; no breaches or CVEs appear in the sources.

official x3review x5security x2news x2
  • Cross-site scripting report OBB-4061050, Researcher NXR reported XSS on via OpenBugBounty.
  • Cross-site scripting report OBB-176093, Researcher iandioch reported XSS on via OpenBugBounty.

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No evidence covers site pricing
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Rankings, profiles, events, scholarships, and guides
  • Support quality. No support evidence
  • Security posture: 2/5. Two public XSS reports on OpenBugBounty
  • 40% Academic reputation weight Of the QS ranking score
  • 1.8M Estimated monthly visits Ahrefs estimate
  • 2 OpenBugBounty reports XSS disclosures
  • 2027 Latest QS edition Release announced

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

Two cross-site scripting reports exist on OpenBugBounty; no breaches or CVEs appear in the sources.

  • Cross-site scripting report OBB-4061050Researcher NXR reported XSS on via OpenBugBounty.⁷
  • Cross-site scripting report OBB-176093Researcher iandioch reported XSS on via OpenBugBounty.⁸

What users say

Redditors question QS methodology, citing its 40% reputation survey weight and yearly rank swings.

“Can we talk about QS? Like I feel a lot of the rank”
Reddit, r/6thForm
“Is it me or is the QS World University Rankings for CS wack?”
Reddit, r/ApplyingToCollege
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; most cover QS ranking methodology, not the site as software.

Free QS university rankings site for students. It is media, not software, so software buyers gain nothing here.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; most cover QS ranking methodology, not the site as software.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. TopUniversities homepagetopuniversities.com
    official
  2. QS World University Rankings - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  3. Ranking metrics used by QS Universitiesreddit.com
    review
  4. Accuracy of QS rankings? - r/6thFormreddit.com
    review
  5. QS CS rankings discussion - r/ApplyingToCollegereddit.com
    review
  6. 2025 QS ranking sees drop in US unisreddit.com
    review
  7. XSS report OBB-4061050openbugbounty.org
    security
  8. XSS report OBB-176093openbugbounty.org
    security
  9. Student Grants & Study Abroad Scholarshipstopuniversities.com
    official
  10. World University Rankings FAQtopuniversities.com
    official
  11. Best Colleges in America of 2025 - Intelligentintelligent.com
    review
  12. U.S. News best colleges coverage - Yahoo Financefinance.yahoo.com
    news

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