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World University Rankings
THE (Times Higher Education) has been providing trusted performance data on universities for students and their families, academics, university leaders, governments and industry, since 2004. We create university rankings to assess university performance on the global stage and to provide a resource for readers to understand the different missions and successes of higher education institutions.
Our rankings cover the three main areas of university activity: research, impact and teaching.
Global rankings
The THE World University Rankings provide the definitive list of the world’s best universities, with an emphasis on the research mission. It is the only global university league table to judge research-intensive universities across all of their core missions: teaching (the learning environment); research environment (volume, income and reputation); research quality (the outputs of research); industry (knowledge transfer) and international outlook (staff, students and research). It uses 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons. The overall list is accompanied by 11 subject-specific rankings.
We also draw on the rich database behind the World University Rankings to publish a series of regional and thematic rankings, offering deeper insights into a wider range of universities against a wider range of missions. These include: Arab University Rankings, Asia University Rankings, Latin America University Rankings, World Reputation Rankings and Young University Rankings.
Impact rankings
The THE Impact Rankings, founded in 2019, are the only global league tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We publish an overall ranking, as well as 17 tables showing universities’ progress towards delivering each of the SDGs.
Teaching rankings
Our teaching rankings were developed to offer a different assessment of excellence in higher education, and to enable us to rank institutions that are often not research-focused enough to be eligible for the World University Rankings. We launched our first teaching ranking in 2016. These rankings are geographically focused because the data associated with teaching, and the issues related to it, tend to be much more local than global in nature. We publish one teaching ranking: the Japan University Rankings. These rankings put student engagement and student success at their heart.
Other rankings
Our Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings combine aspects of our impact, research and teaching rankings to explore how universities in Africa can deliver on the challenges of the UN SDGs and Agenda 2063.
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Impact Rankings 2023
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Impact Rankings 2023: results announced
Three Australian and four Canadian institutions among top 10 of THE ranking exploring progress of universities worldwide towards achieving SDGs
By Patrick Jack
1 June
Impact Rankings 2023: Australia and Canada set pace for sustainability
As Australia and Canada lead the overall table, THE data show universities worldwide grappling with the affordable housing crisis and demands to divest away from fossil fuels
By Patrick Jack
1 June
Impact Rankings show stars shine everywhere
Our rankings demonstrate that universities worldwide, not just the elite, are addressing urgent challenges
By John Gill
1 June
Middle-income countries are most active in Impact Rankings
Universities in middle-income economies lead the globe when it comes to commitment to sustainability, THE’s Impact Rankings data suggest
By Rosa Ellis
1 June
Universities made SDGs a priority, now they must speed up progress
Having embraced Sustainable Development Goals, higher education has to accelerate their wider use and impact, says Rachel Kyte
By Rachel Kyte
1 June
To avoid ‘permacrisis’, universities must translate their knowledge
Science may be the best tool humanity has to improve our social conditions – but we must steer it in the right direction, writes Carolina Torrealba
By Carolina Torrealba
30 May
How to transform universities into nature positive institutions
The University of Oxford is assembling a global coalition to improve the sector’s impact on biodiversity
By Emily Stott
26 May
Committing to SDGs can energise research-intensive universities
Newcastle has made environmental justice a core value, aligned all its work with UN goals and built partnerships to drive sustainability and innovation, says vice-chancellor Chris Day
By Chris Day
24 May
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World University Rankings 2024
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,906 universities across 108 countries and regions.
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Young University Rankings 2024
The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.
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World Reputation Rankings 2023
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2023 are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics.
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Young University Rankings 2024: results announced
Higher education growth shifts east, but there are markedly different trends across Asia
By Rosa Ellis
14 May
Ho Teck Hua on moving like a start-up
The head of Nanyang Technological University leverages the institution’s youthful vigour to put AI at the heart of learning and uses his research background to inform his leadership and help recruit potential Nobel prizewinners
By Rosa Ellis
14 May
World Reputation Rankings 2023: results announced
Universities in the Arab region make giant leaps in their reputation, owing to increasing prestige regionally
By Tiya Thomas-Alexander
13 February
A challenging year for university reputation management
Geopolitical tensions and freedom of speech issues are testing universities the world over. To successfully manage their reputations, they must avoid getting distracted by all the noise, says Mark Sudbury
By Mark Sudbury
13 February
Museums, media and mobility: how to put the public in public engagement
The Technical University of Munich is moving beyond outreach and creating a two-way dialogue with society, says Jeanne Rubner
By Jeanne Rubner
8 February
World University Rankings 2024: the 20th edition
The World University Rankings have grown and developed to reflect the changing global higher education sector, writes Ellie Bothwell
By Ellie Bothwell
27 September
World University Rankings 2024: results announced
UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline
By Ellie Bothwell
27 September
World University Rankings 2024: China creeps closer to top 10
North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends
By Patrick Jack
27 September
Regional
Regional rankings
Asia University Rankings 2024
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2024 use the same 18 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings, but they are recalibrated to reflect the attr
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Arab University Rankings 2023
The Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2023 reveal the strength of higher education across the Arab region.
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Latin America University Rankings 2023
The Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings lists the top universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
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Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings
The Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings have been developed specifically to assess the impact of universities in addressing some of the toughest challenges faced
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Asia University Rankings 2024: results announced
Updated methodology reveals previously underappreciated research strength in some Asian countries, reports Rosa Ellis
By Rosa Ellis
30 April
Asia University Rankings 2024: revelations of research strength
Our revised rankings methodology shows Asian research is stronger than appreciated, as participation and competition rises across a dynamic region writes Ellie Bothwell
By Ellie Bothwell
30 April
Asia University Rankings 2024: in charts
Continent’s elite shuffle positions, while more universities from West and South Asia feature
By Rosa Ellis
30 April
Arab University Rankings 2023: results announced
Saudi Arabia’s KAUST leads table for the first time, driven by its research performance
By Tiya Thomas-Alexander
15 November
Arab University Rankings 2023: UAE leads on collaboration
Institutions in the UAE stand out for their high levels of cooperation with both global and regional institutions
By Tiya Thomas-Alexander
15 November
Arab University Rankings 2023: a region of resilience and growth
Even as many universities struggle to keep the lights on, others reap the rewards of strong investment and tumult elsewhere, writes Pola Lem
By Pola Lem
15 November
Latin America University Rankings 2023: results announced
Chile is poised to lead on internationalisation, thanks to national funding boost
By Tiya Thomas-Alexander
4 July
Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2023: results announced
The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever THE ranking for the region
By Patrick Jack
26 June
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Japan University Rankings 2023
The Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2023 are designed to answer the questions that matter most to students and their families when making one of the most important decisions of their lives – who to trust with their educat
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Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2022
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, based on 15 performance indicators, is designed to answer the questions that matter most to students and their families: How likely am I to graduate, pay o
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Japan University Rankings 2023: results announced
Data suggests an improvement in recognition for public municipal universities in teaching-focused league table
By Rosa Ellis
23 March
WSJ/THE US College Rankings 2022: Johns Hopkins joins top 10
Harvard leads student-focused ranking for fifth consecutive year
By Ellie Bothwell
21 September
Mobile students ‘more likely to apply to university mandating vaccine’
THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person
By Ellie Bothwell
21 September
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2022 methodology
Ranking of US universities and colleges puts student success and learning at its heart
14 September
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