--- title: TIME Is Looking for the World's Top Universities of 2027 description: Complete the survey on behalf of your organization. canonical: https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/time-worlds-top-universities-2027-search/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-05-27T12:24:17.328Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-27T12:24:17.575Z og:title: TIME Is Looking for the World's Top Universities of 2027 og:description: Complete the survey on behalf of your organization. og:url: https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/time-worlds-top-universities-2027-search/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94cf0fd64ceb0243/6a0dddc9eceb983285ce5bfe/stanford-university.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: stanford-university.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME Is Looking for the World's Top Universities of 2027 twitter:description: Complete the survey on behalf of your organization. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94cf0fd64ceb0243/6a0dddc9eceb983285ce5bfe/stanford-university.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TIME Is Looking for the World's Top Universities of 2027 by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 27, 2026 12:24 PM UTC  The campus of Stanford University on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Stanford, CA. The campus of Stanford University on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Stanford, CA.Eric Thayer—Los Angeles Times/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 27, 2026 12:24 PM UTC In 2027, TIME will once again publish a ranking of the World’s Top Universities, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. This list will recognize the world’s leading higher education institutions based on academic performance, student outcomes, and the institutional learning environment. As part of the research phase, TIME and Statista are now accepting data submissions. While submitting data ensures that eligible institutions will be considered for inclusion, it does not guarantee a place on the final list. Additionally, the final ranking will not be limited to institutions that submit data. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2026. To apply, click [here](https://research.statista.com/?i%5Fsurvey=19%5F%5F3a5511b1fc66b8eac1a44e2b60c5bd01&PID=TIME/). More information visit: . Winners will be announced on TIME.com in early 2027. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/time-worlds-top-universities-2027-search/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/time-worlds-top-universities-2027-search/"},"headline":"TIME Is Looking for the World's Top Universities of 2027","datePublished":"2026-05-27T12:24:17.328Z","dateModified":"2026-05-27T12:24:17.575Z","description":"Complete the survey on behalf of your organization.","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/time-worlds-top-universities-2027-search/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94cf0fd64ceb0243/6a0dddc9eceb983285ce5bfe/stanford-university.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94cf0fd64ceb0243/6a0dddc9eceb983285ce5bfe/stanford-university.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"stanford-university.jpg","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/time-worlds-top-universities-2027-search/","name":"TIME Is Looking for the World's Top Universities of 2027"}}]}] ```