Top Universities in Bangladesh

76 universities in Bangladesh with a measured position, 1 of them ranked worldwide.

#UniversityCityWorld rankIn-countryCitations
1 University of Dhaka #554 (2025) #1 858,595
2 North South University not ranked #9 254,475
3 Brac University not ranked #15 189,185
4 Islamic University Kushtia not ranked #18 149,647
5 Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology not ranked #22 127,545
6 Bangladesh University of Textiles not ranked #23 113,811
7 Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology not ranked #29 96,399
8 Metropolitan University not ranked #35 73,502
9 Green University of Bangladesh not ranked #38 65,085
10 University of Asia Pacific, Dhanmondi not ranked #41 60,569
11 University of Science & Technology Chittagong not ranked #43 54,692
12 Premier University not ranked #40 52,355
13 Bangladesh University of Professionals not ranked #45 44,225
14 East Delta University not ranked #60 10,756
15 People's University of Bangladesh not ranked #66 4,852
16 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology not ranked #2 537,166
17 Bangladesh Agricultural University not ranked #3 487,375
18 University of Rajshahi not ranked #5 456,370
19 Jahangirnagar University not ranked #6 404,554
20 Queens University not ranked #7 346,533
21 University of Chittagong not ranked #8 255,783
22 Khulna University not ranked #10 243,622
23 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology not ranked #11 238,093
24 Daffodil International University not ranked #12 236,316
25 Khulna University of Engineering And Technology not ranked #13 232,743
26 Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology not ranked #14 224,100
27 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University not ranked #16 175,516
28 Gazipur Agricultural University not ranked #17 175,516
29 Noakhali Science and Technology University not ranked #20 149,333
30 Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology not ranked #21 147,661
31 Mawlana Bhashani Science And Technology University not ranked #19 144,219
32 Independent University, Bangladesh not ranked #24 106,349
33 Islamic University of Technology not ranked #26 102,558
34 International Islamic University Chittagong not ranked #25 102,310
35 American International University - Bangladesh not ranked #27 99,400
36 Patuakhali Science and Technology University not ranked #28 98,367
37 Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur not ranked #31 93,678
38 Jagannath University not ranked #32 90,133
39 United International University not ranked #33 83,828
40 Sylhet Agricultural University not ranked #34 81,366
41 Eastern University not ranked #30 80,973
42 Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University not ranked #36 75,711
43 East West University not ranked #37 72,219
44 Military Institute of Science and Technology not ranked — 66,323
45 International University of Business Agriculture and Technology not ranked #39 61,871
46 Pabna University of Science and Technology not ranked #42 57,221
47 Bangladesh University of Business & Technology not ranked #44 52,595
48 Southern University Bangladesh not ranked #47 40,808
49 BGC Trust University, Bangladesh not ranked #49 39,531
50 Comilla University not ranked #50 35,782
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What the two columns mean

In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.

The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.

Rankings in other countries

USA 138 ranked UK 55 ranked Germany 40 ranked China 37 ranked Australia 31 ranked Canada 26 ranked France 19 ranked Italy 18 ranked South Korea 17 ranked Japan 16 ranked Spain 15 ranked Switzerland 13 ranked