Our globally recognised university rating system, QS Stars, uses a comprehensive framework to rate and showcase university and business school performance across a range of criteria.
Universities have undertaken a QS Stars assessment
70
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Countries have a QS Stars rated institution
30
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Years of experience in higher education analytics
Understand and promote your institution’s strengths
The QS Stars rating system uses a comprehensive, internationally recognised framework to rate university and business school performance across key criteria. It provides clear insights into strengths and weaknesses to drive best-in-class standards in higher education.
Identify strengths and weaknesses to guide strategy, improve outcomes, and boost performance.
Attract students
Trusted ratings enhance recruitment of students, staff, and partners by showcasing proven institutional excellence.
Accelerate your recruitment and performance ambitions
Utilise the performance audit to refine your performance strategy, and promote your profile globally using QS Stars badges.
Constructive assessment
Get a tailored audit report highlighting institutional performance across multiple categories.
Marketing tool
Promote excellence with QS Stars badges designed to boost visibility and engagement.
Increase global reach
Awarded in over 70 countries, QS Stars demonstrates true international impact and presence.
Trusted expertise
Built on 30+ years of QS analytics expertise, we offer reliable higher education evaluation.
QS Stars for Business Schools
QS Stars for Business Schools uses a tailored version of the existing QS Stars methodology, reweighting key areas to reflect the different priorities of business schools.
The system focuses on key areas including Entrepeneruship, Specialist programmes and Employability, and removes the focus on academic research found in the university-focused QS Stars.
“Working with QS reputation management software has given us greater insight and control over our reputation, making it much easier to engage with our contacts and to manage the survey invitation process.”
Esade Business School
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