| QS Top 50 Under 50 2018 |
| Rank | University | Location |
| 1 | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) | Singapore |
| 2 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong |
| 3 | KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology | South Korea |
| 4 | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 5 | Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH) | South Korea |
| 6 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong |
| 7 | Aalto University | Finland |
| 8 | University of Technology Sydney | Australia |
| 9 | CentraleSupélec | France |
| 10 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Spain |
| 11 | Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento | Italy |
| 12 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | Spain |
| 13 | Maastricht University | Netherlands |
| 14 | University of Antwerp | Belgium |
| 15 | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) | Malaysia |
| 16 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) | Malaysia |
| 17 | University of Wollongong | Australia |
| 18= | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Australia |
| 18= | RMIT University | Australia |
| 20 | University of Tsukuba | Japan |
| 21 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Malaysia |
| 22 | Curtin University | Australia |
| 23= | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) | Taiwan |
| 23= | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | Malaysia |
| 25 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain |
| 26 | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 27 | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UCM) | Spain |
| 28 | Link?ping University | Sweden |
| 29 | Deakin University | Australia |
| 30 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Spain |
| 31 | Hong Kong Baptist University | Hong Kong |
| 32 | Griffith University | Australia |
| 33 | National Yang Ming University | Taiwan |
| 34 | Universidad Austral | Argentina |
| 35 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) | Kazakhstan |
| 36 | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) | South Korea |
| 37= | Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) | Brunei |
| 37= | Qatar University | Qatar |
| 39 | Ben Gurion University of The Negev | Israel |
| 40 | Université Paris Dauphine | France |
| 41= | Oxford Brookes University | United Kingdom |
| 41= | Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Portugal |
| 43= | James Cook University | Australia |
| 43= | University of Troms? The Arctic University of Norway | Norway |
| 45 | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain |
| 46 | Aalborg University | Denmark |
| 47 | Tampere University of Technology | Finland |
| 48 | National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow) | Russia |
| 49 | National Sun Yat-sen University | Taiwan |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates University | United Arab Emirates |
| 51-60 | Dublin City University | Ireland |
| 51-60 | American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates |
| 51-60 | Arabian Gulf University | Bahrain |
| 51-60 | Bilkent University | Turkey |
| 51-60 | Shanghai University | China |
| 51-60 | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia |
| 51-60 | University of Texas Dallas | United States |
| 51-60 | Bond University | Australia |
| 51-60 | Concordia University | Canada |
| 51-60 | Koc University | Turkey |
| 61-70 | National University of Sciences And Technology (NUST) Islamabad | Pakistan |
| 61-70 | Universidad de Palermo (UP) | Argentina |
| 61-70 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | New Zealand |
| 61-70 | Singapore Management University | Singapore |
| 61-70 | Khalifa University | United Arab Emirates |
| 61-70 | Sultan Qaboos University | Oman |
| 61-70 | University of Eastern Finland | Finland |
| 61-70 | Sabanci University | Turkey |
| 61-70 | University of Rome University of Rome "Tor Vergata" | Italy |
| 61-70 | King Khalid University | Saudi Arabia |
| 71-80 | Chang Gung University | Taiwan |
| 71-80 | Universit?t Bremen | Germany |
| 71-80 | Politécnica de Madrid | Spain |
| 71-80 | UNESP | Brazil |
| 71-80 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) | India |
| 71-80 | Kingston University, London | United Kingdom |
| 71-80 | Murdoch University | Australia |
| 71-80 | Universidad de Montevideo (UM) | Uruguay |
| 71-80 | Université du Québec | Canada |
| 71-80 | University of Limerick | Ireland |
| 81-90 | University of Macau | Macao S.A.R., China |
| 81-90 | Coventry University | United Kingdom |
| 81-90 | Universidad de Alcalá | Spain |
| 81-90 | University of Bayreuth | Germany |
| 81-90 | University of Canberra | Australia |
| 81-90 | University of Ulsan | South Korea |
| 81-90 | Western Sydney University | Australia |
| 81-90 | American University in Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
| 81-90 | Central Queensland University | Australia |
| 81-90 | Jordan University of Science & Technology | Jordan |
| 91-100 | TU Dortmund University | Germany |
| 91-100 | Universidad de San Andrés - UdeSA | Argentina |
| 91-100 | Universit?t Duisburg-Essen | Germany |
| 91-100 | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (Petronas) | Malaysia |
| 91-100 | University of Hyderabad | India |
| 91-100 | University of Johannesburg | South Africa |
| 91-100 | University of Kufa | Iraq |
| 91-100 | University of Portsmouth | United Kingdom |
| 91-100 | Ulster University | United Kingdom |
| 91-100 | Ajou University | South Korea |
| 91-100 | Anna University | India |
| 101-150 | Charles Darwin University | Australia |
| 101-150 | Dublin Institute of Technology | Ireland |
| 101-150 | Hallym University | South Korea |
| 101-150 | Universidad Torcuato Di Tella | Argentina |
| 101-150 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa - UCP | Portugal |
| 101-150 | Universidade Federal de S?o Carlos (UFSCAR) | Brazil |
| 101-150 | Universit?t Bielefeld | Germany |
| 101-150 | University of Crete | Greece |
| 101-150 | University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy |
| 101-150 | Bournemouth University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) | Malaysia |
| 101-150 | Khazar University | Azerbaijan |
| 101-150 | Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) | Pakistan |
| 101-150 | London Metropolitan University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | Middlesex University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) | Ecuador |
| 101-150 | Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) | Malaysia |
| 101-150 | University of Kwazulu-Natal | South Africa |
| 101-150 | University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates |
| 101-150 | Abu Dhabi University | United Arab Emirates |
| 101-150 | Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt | Austria |
| 101-150 | Edith Cowan University | Australia |
| 101-150 | King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia |
| 101-150 | Northumbria University at Newcastle | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) | Mexico |
| 101-150 | Universidad de La Sabana | Colombia |
| 101-150 | Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) | Chile |
| 101-150 | Università degli studi Roma Tre | Italy |
| 101-150 | University of Brescia | Italy |
| 101-150 | University of Hertfordshire | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | University of Huddersfield | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | Australian Catholic University | Australia |
| 101-150 | Central South University | China |
| 101-150 | Cukurova University | Turkey |
| 101-150 | Edinburgh Napier University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | George Mason University | United States |
| 101-150 | Manchester Metropolitan University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | North-West University | South Africa |
| 101-150 | Nottingham Trent University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | Southern Cross University | Australia |
| 101-150 | Sumy State University | Ukraine |
| 101-150 | Robert Gordon University | United Kingdom |
| 101-150 | Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) | Mexico |
| 101-150 | Universidad de Talca | Chile |
| 101-150 | Universidad de Valparaíso (UV) | Chile |
| 101-150 | Universidad Metropolitana | Venezuela |
| 101-150 | Universidad Nacional Costa Rica | Costa Rica |
| 101-150 | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata | Argentina |
| 101-150 | Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) | Argentina |