Value proposition

Enabling motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through higher education.

Founded in 1990, QS Quacquarelli Symonds is now the leading global provider of specialist higher education and careers information and solutions.

We ensure student candidates have access to helpful tools and the latest independent data and insights so they can make informed decisions about their education. We work with more than 2,000 of the world's leading higher education institutions and more than 12,000 employers, spanning across 50 countries. We provide higher ed services to the students and clients we serve at each academic stage; first degree, master’s, MBA – including Executive-level – and early career.


Our Mission:

To enable motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through educational achievement, international mobility and career development. ​


Our Values:

We’re helpful and collaborative, providing universities and students with the insights and technology they need to reach their full potential.​

We’re authentic and approachable, conducting and sharing our own research and listening to what our audience needs. ​

We’re independent and professional, facilitating partnerships and developments across the globe while staying impartial. ​

We’re ambitious and innovative, dedicated to developing the best solutions for our clients and partners.​

Education, MBA, executive MBA, Masters, PhD, undergraduate, Postgraduate, Career, Universities, Conferences, Online, Publications, Rankings, IT Solutions, Consulting, Fairs, Business Intelligence for Higher Education, and Institutional Research