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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.
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 (volume, income and reputation); citations (research influence); industry income (knowledge transfer) and international outlook (staff, students and research). It uses 13 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.
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.
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 two teaching rankings: the Wall Street Journal/THE US College Rankings and the Japan University Rankings. These rankings put student engagement and student success at their heart.
The Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings lists the top universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
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
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2023 use the same 13 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings, but they are recalibrated to reflect the attr
The Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2022 reveal the strength of higher education across the Arab region.
Chile is poised to lead on internationalisation, thanks to national funding boost
The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever THE ranking for the region
Inaugural league table reveals strong performance by institutions beyond wealthy South Africa, with public universities outperforming private ones in four pillars
South Asian institutions move up in latest league table, with Pakistan leading the way
These rankings reveal a growing divide when it comes to internationalisation
Tiya Thomas-Alexander explores why some Asian territories are growing more global while others are not
Citations are growing at a faster pace in Asia than the rest of the world, according to THE rankings data
Saudi Arabia dominates the top10 while Egypt and Lebanon stay strong
The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022 are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics.
Australia is top-performing nation for first time in five years, while the United Arab Emirates is on the rise
The Nottingham Trent vice-chancellor discusses using data to support students, avoiding strike action and why diversity conversations are too focused on Oxbridge
China and Japan lead the way as Asia continues to rise in global academic esteem
Global balance of research power shows signs of shifting as US stagnates and China improves
Number of African countries in rankings doubles since 2018, with 25 universities making debut appearances this year
The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time – all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reports
Covid’s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities’ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world
Biggest ever World University Ranking reveals how Africa rises as US’ crown slips
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Three Australian and four Canadian institutions among top 10 of THE ranking exploring progress of universities worldwide towards achieving SDGs
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
Our rankings demonstrate that universities worldwide, not just the elite, are addressing urgent challenges
Universities in middle-income economies lead the globe when it comes to commitment to sustainability, THE’s Impact Rankings data suggest
Having embraced Sustainable Development Goals, higher education has to accelerate their wider use and impact, says Rachel Kyte
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
The University of Oxford is assembling a global coalition to improve the sector’s impact on biodiversity
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
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
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
Data suggests an improvement in recognition for public municipal universities in teaching-focused league table
Harvard leads student-focused ranking for fifth consecutive year
THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person
Ranking of US universities and colleges puts student success and learning at its heart
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