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 [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.
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 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.
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Global university rankings
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 Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger. The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2021 are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey
of senior, published academics.World University Rankings
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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
Entrepreneurs are the new kings, but academics doing basic research are key to our future – and they need proper funding, says Brian Schmidt
THE examines how universities have gained from the pandemic and how institutions can take advantage of positive sentiment to achieve long-lasting visibility, grow collaborations and attract research funding
Quality, ethics, good governance and impact monitoring must all be safeguarded from the outset, says Zeblon Vilakazi
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Regional rankings
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022 use the same 13 performance indicators as the THE World University Rankings, but they are recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia’s i
The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022 includes only institutions in countries classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”,
The Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2021 reveal the strength of higher education across the Arab region.Asia University Rankings 2022
Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022
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Chilean university leads list for fourth consecutive year, but Brazil is
top-performing country overall Multidisciplinary teamwork is helping tackle problems in Latin America, but barriers remain Saudi Arabian universities improving fast in regional ranking Asia’s major higher education systems still largely focus on the sciences, according to THE data Amid continuing border restrictions and geopolitical uncertainty, experts examine whether an
increase in intra-Asian student mobility remains a realistic prospect Russia overtakes Taiwan to possess the joint second highest number of institutions in the top 200, after China Transformational nationwide changes are reflected in a dynamic landscape Saudi Arabia dominates top of new regional table, while Egypt is most-represented nation overall
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Impact rankings
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs].Impact Rankings 2022
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Australian university tops fourth edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, THE data show
South American universities catching up with rest of the world on homeworking practices, according to THE data
THE research highlights that over-representation of women in some STEM fields and under-representation of men in care-oriented disciplines are often overlooked in gender equality debates
All institutions should set science-based goals. A new project to establish an agreed methodology for higher education globally will help, says Iain Patton
A core principle of the SDGs is to ‘leave no one behind’. Joseph Wong explains how a global alliance based at Toronto is empowering students to lead the charge
Building a sustainable society has been a mission of the Japanese institution for almost 150 years, but the task is not yet done. Atsushi Yokota explores its progress to date
THE research finds that high share of institutions that have specified goal are not counting indirect emissions such as travel
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Teaching rankings
The Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2022 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 educatJapan University Rankings 2022
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International universities decline during Covid-19 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