While there are widespread strong results across many parts of Asia in the THE World University Rankings 2026 – which is topped by the UK’s University of Oxford for a record 10th consecutive year – the region’s leading universities are stagnant. ADVERTISEMENTWorld University Rankings 2026: top 10Who made the top 100? These are all areas at risk of further decline as a result of the current funding crisis in UK higher education. The country’s highest-ranked university, the University of Indonesia, remains in the 801-1,000 band, but on average Indonesian institutions are improving fast. Bhandari said the current “moment of great flux” in many higher education sectors was creating a contraction in some countries and expansion in others.
