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Oxford retains top spot in world rankings for sixth consecutive year

The University of Oxford remains top of the table in latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the results of the THE World University Rankings 2022, with the University of Oxford retaining top spot for an impressive sixth consecutive year.

In a year dominated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the rankings reflect the vital role of universities in understanding and managing the crisis as a number of institutions around the world saw significant boosts in their citation scores (a measure of a university’s research influence and impact in spreading new knowledge and ideas) from Covid-19 focused research.

Professor Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, said: 'My colleagues and I are absolutely delighted to have achieved the top ranking again. There are many great universities around the world and we are proud to be in their company.

'This past year has demonstrated to our publics, our governments, and even to ourselves just how much universities can contribute to society. The vaccine Oxford developed is being distributed in over 170 countries and over a billion doses have been manufactured. Together our universities have made the strongest possible case for renewed public investment in research universities.'

This year’s rankings – based on a methodology that includes analysis of 14.4 million research publications, a survey of 22,000 academics around the world and data on teaching, research – saw a record 1,662 universities from 99 countries and regions appear in the table.

Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer at THE, commented: 'The THE World University Rankings 2022 consistently prove that the UK is home to one of the world’s very best higher education systems. But while these rankings contain an element of competition, more importantly they’re about understanding strengths and weaknesses in an international context. Although the UK has seen some good results this year, Covid-19 has provided new challenges to add to those related to the impact of Brexit.

'These challenges mean the UK must work hard to attract international students and academic talent to contribute to its knowledge economy in both the short and long-term. With mainland China and Germany rising, this will be essential for the UK to retain its position as a higher education superpower.'

View the full THE World University Rankings 2022 here.

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• The US share of the 100 best universities in the world is declining, while that of East Asian nations and universities in the Middle East is on the up.
• Saudi Arabia and UAE are leading what some call a new renaissance driven by innovation and knowledge creation, backed by investment.
• Fears remain that rising geopolitical tensions and mistrust hamper global research excellence.

The geopolitics of knowledge is shifting. The 19th annual edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings , published on 12 October, demonstrates an accelerating trend: the US’s share of the world’s top 100 universities is declining, while that of East Asian nations, led by China, and universities in the Middle East is on the rise.

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In 2018, the US boasted close to half of the world’s top 100 positions in the world rankings, with 43 universities. In today’s edition, the US has just 34, as household names like Dartmouth College, and great regional powerhouse universities including Ohio State and Michigan State lose their top 100 status.

Meanwhile, mainland China’s share of the world top 100 positions has risen from just two in 2018, to an impressive seven today. Hong Kong has a further five top 100 institutions, up from just three in 2018.

South Korea has three top 100 places, up from two in 2018. Singapore and Japan both takes two top 100 places each.

In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are leading what some are calling a new renaissance driven by innovation and knowledge creation, backed by heavy investment. Saudi’s King Abdulaziz University is one of the fastest-rising universities in the world, rocketing to 101st position this year from 190th last year, and the Kingdom is the most improved nation, by national average score, in the world rankings this year. In the UAE, of the six UAE universities included in the overall world rankings for 2023, five are on the rise – led by the United Arab Emirates University and the University of Sharjah, which have both surged this year into the world's top 300 list.

Shifts in global innovation and knowledge economy

The Times Higher Education’s (THE) world ranking has become a closely watched barometer of the shifts in the global innovation and knowledge economy, supporting governments policymaking and university leaders’ strategic decisions, as well as supporting millions of internationally-mobile students to decide on who to trust with their education.

The World University Rankings are based on 13 separate performance metrics , covering the full range of internationally-focussed research universities’ core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The 2023 edition is based on an analysis of over 15.5 million research publications – and over 112 million citations to those publications – as well as a survey of more than 40,000 academics worldwide on the international academic reputation of each school, on top of data on institutional income and faculty demographics, including international talent recruitment and research collaboration.

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So, should the data be a cause for alarm for the US and its Western allies in an increasingly polarised world? No, says Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at the University of Oxford, because there are simply more outstanding universities in the world and a rising tide lifts all boats.

“There’s no evidence that US research is weakening in an absolute sense,” Marginson told Times Higher Education. “This continues to be the most prestigious system in the world.”

But where there is cause for mounting concern is in the fear that increasing geopolitical tensions and mistrust means the world as a whole does not fully benefit from the overall boom in global research excellence, as systems retreat into nationalism and knowledge sharing shrinks back.

For example, while China’s universities excel and rise up the rankings, their scores for international research collaboration and their share of international talent are in decline. “It would be regrettable if the growth of foreigners working in higher education in China has stopped as the engagement is good for everyone,” Marginson told THE. “However, it would be unsurprising, as we are now in a more conflictual era in the geopolitics of higher education.”

Top of the (university) class

Top of the World University Rankings for the seventh consecutive year, is a university renowned for its international knowledge sharing – the UK’s University of Oxford. Oxford is followed by Harvard University in second, while the University of Cambridge (up from 5th) and Stanford University (up from 4th) share third place. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology holds fifth place.

In a further nod to the US decline, the University of Chicago has lost its world top-10 place, falling to 13th, with the UK’s Imperial College London taking its place, moving up from 12th last year, to 10th in 2023.

Oxford’s vice chancellor Louise Richardson said in a statement: “My colleagues and I are absolutely delighted that for the seventh consecutive year Oxford has been named the top university in the world. I am very grateful to those who work on compiling these rankings which prove so helpful to universities. Above all, I am indebted to the extraordinary women and men of Oxford whose research and teaching continues to excite our imaginations, broaden our horizons, cure disease and explore deeply difficult problems for the betterment of society. I am so proud to be associated with them.”

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What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

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The best universities in the world have been ranked, with Australia's highest-ranking institution, The University of Melbourne, coming in at number 34. 

Each year, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list is released.

This year, it tracked 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions.

What are the top-ranking universities in the world?

• First: University of Oxford,  UK
• Second:  Harvard University, US
• Third: (jointly)   University of Cambridge, UK AND Stanford University, US
• Fifth: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

You can see the full list on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings website.

How did Australian universities go?

Australia has 10 universities in the top 200. 

After the University of Melbourne, Monash University, the University of Queensland, University of Sydney and Australian National University were top of the list for Australian institutions. 

Those same universities were also the top five among Australian institutions in last year's list, but Monash University went up a ranking, while the Australian National University went down.

While some institutions went up by one or two rankings since last year, the University of Adelaide rose 23 places, the University of Technology Sydney went from 143 up to 133 and Macquarie University jumped from 192 to 172.

The Group of Eight Universities — a bloc of some of Australia oldest and largest universities — pointed out that seven of its eight members made it into the top 100 of the list. 

That group's chief executive, Vicki Thomson, said all Australian universities that had increased their rankings deserved recognition and congratulations.

"More Australian universities have gained ground rather than dropped in the rankings, which is testament to the overall quality of our higher education sector," she said. 

How do they work out the rankings?

There's five categories that go into scoring each university, being:

• International outlook 
• Industry income 

A significant portion of the scoring comes from an annual reputation survey, which this year had more than 40,000 responses, but it also takes into account a university's:

• Staff-to-student ratio
• Doctorate-to-bachelors ratio
• Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio
• Institutional income
• Research income
• Research productivity
• Proportion of international students
• Proportion of international staff
• International collaboration

How did Australian universities fare? 

Here's where 37 Australian universities ranked on this year's list — the first 200 institutions are numbered individually, with the rest being lumped together in numbered groups:

• 34 University of Melbourne
• 44 Monash University
• 53 The University of Queensland
• 54 University of Sydney
• 62 Australian National University
• 71 UNSW Sydney
• 88 University of Adelaide
• 131 The University of Western Australia
• 133 University of Technology Sydney
• 175 Macquarie University
• 201–250 Curtin University
• 201–250 University of Newcastle
• 201–250 Queensland University of Technology
• 201–250 Western Sydney University
• 201–250 University of Wollongong
• 251–300 Australian Catholic University
• 251–300 Bond University
• 251–300 University of Canberra
• 251–300 Deakin University
• 251–300 Griffith University
• 251–300 La Trobe University
• 301–350 Flinders University
• 301–350 RMIT University
• 301–350 University of South Australia
• 301–350 University of Southern Queensland
• 301–350 Swinburne University of Technology
• 301–350 University of Tasmania
• 351–400 Charles Darwin University
• 351–400 Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
• 351–400 James Cook University
• 401–500 Murdoch University
• 501–600 Victoria University
• 601–800 Central Queensland University
• 601–800 Federation University Australia
• 601–800 Southern Cross University
• 601–800 University of the Sunshine Coast
• 1001–1200 Charles Sturt University

- Times Higher Education World University Rankings

How did Australian universities rank last year?

Last year's list , which included more than 1,600 institutions, including 37 of the 40 from Australia — a few hundred less than the total for the most recent ranking:

• 33 University of Melbourne
• 54 Australian National University
• 54 The University of Queensland
• 57 Monash University
• 58 University of Sydney
• 70 UNSW Sydney
• 111 University of Adelaide
• 132 The University of Western Australia
• 143 University of Technology Sydney
• 170 University of Canberra
• 192 Macquarie University
• 193 Queensland University of Technology
• 201–250 Griffith University
• 201–250 La Trobe University
• 251–300 Curtin University
• 251–300 Flinders University
• 251–300 James Cook University
• 251–300 University of Newcastle
• 401–500 Edith Cowan University
• 401–500 University of Southern Queensland
• 401–500 Victoria University
• 501–600 Bond University
• 501–600 Charles Darwin University
• 501–600 Murdoch University
• 801–1000 Central Queensland University
• 801–1000 Charles Sturt University
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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 include more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.

The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

This year’s ranking analysed more than 108 million citations across over 14.4 million research publications and included survey responses from almost 22,000 scholars globally. Overall, we collected over 430,000 datapoints from more than 2,100 institutions that submitted data.

Trusted worldwide by students, teachers, governments and industry experts, this year’s league table reveals how the Covid-19 pandemic has started to shift global higher education performance.

View the World University Rankings 2022 methodology

The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the sixth consecutive year, while mainland China has two institutions in the top 20 for the first time: Peking University and Tsinghua University share 16th place.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris is the highest new entry at 95th place, following a merger of five institutions.

The US is the most-represented country overall with 183 institutions, and also the most represented in the top 200 (57), although its share of universities in this elite group is falling.

Mainland China now has the joint fifth highest number of institutions in the top 200 (up from joint seventh last year), overtaking Canada and on a par with the Netherlands.

Six new countries feature in the table compared with last year: Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Palestine and Tanzania.

Harvard University tops the teaching pillar, while the University of Oxford tops the research pillar and Macau University of Science and Technology leads the international pillar.

Overall, 1,662 universities are ranked. A further 452 universities are listed with “reporter” status, meaning that they provided data but did not meet our eligibility criteria to receive a rank.

Read our analysis of the World University Rankings 2022 results

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QS vs Times - Which is the Best University League Table?

DECIDING which university you would like to study at, or where you should apply, can be stressful for some people. Sometimes it’s difficult to find out the price of the course that you would like to study, or whether you could be able to get a scholarship (if you need it). It can even be hard to tell if the university you have been thinking of applying to has a good reputation.

Many people use university league tables to find the best universities they can apply for. Two of the most popular for international students are the QS University Rankings , or the ones from the Times Higher Education (THE). However, there are differences between these world league tables, and some people benefit more from one than from the other.

Types of university league table

There are two main types of league table. First, you will find general rankings of all universities in the world, which can be listed in order of reputation, subject expertise, best faculties, or best location. Then, you will find regional ranking tables that focus on a specific geographical area, like the ones ranking universities from the BRICS, Arab, Emerging Economies, Asian, EECA or Latin American regions. Both QS and the Times have a selection of international and regional tables; the former has the highest number of rankings, with 9 types, whereas the latter has 6.

The World Tables

Both QS and the Times have an international, world ranking for universities – but they use different methodologies for creating them. This can drastically change the results, and consequently, your choice of university.

For QS, the most important variable seems to be academic reputation, which carries a weighting of 40% in their World Rankings, and 30% in their Regional rankings. For the Times, their Academic Reputation Survey takes up slightly less of the weighting in their World Rankings, at 32%. This means that, if reputation is high on your list of priorities, QS could be the better option.

There are also differences for the remaining 60-70% of the result. To complete their ranking, QS looks at a university’s faculty-to-student ratio, the number of times its faculty are cited in academic publications, employer reputation, and the ratio of international to native students. By comparison, the Times uses more indicators like industry income (or ‘knowledge transfer’), international outlook and research productivity. This arguably makes the Times league table better for those interested in universities that are innovative and multi-cultural, as well as prestigious.

The 50 Under 50 League Table

The Times and QS rankings for universities less than 50 years old are very valuable for those people who seek for good education but at a lower price, as young universities tend to charge lower fees. But which table is better?

The Times methodology uses the same 13 indicators as their World Rankings, but they adjust the criteria to show the special characteristics of younger universities; for example, they give less weight to academic reputation. On the other hand, QS league table of universities under 50 years old does uses the same methodology as their World Rankings. This means that newer universities could be poorly represented in the QS table, as their system does not highlight the strengths that usually attract people to young schools rather than their older, more well-known rivals.

The Regional Tables

Another ranking that both institutions have in common is the one for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). In this case, it seems that both institutions have followed the same path. The Times has used the same 13 indicators, but have given less weight to research excellence due to less mature research systems in developing countries. They have also given more weight to international outlook and industry links. This seems to be the same approach as QS: their BRIC table takes less notice of citations and papers written per faculty, but more notice of employer reputation, which accounts for 20% of the weighting. In this regard, both BRICS tables are very similar.

QS has more regional league tables than the Times, like ones exclusive for the Arab Region, EECA (Emerging Europe and Central Asia), Latin America, and even one for Best Student City. This could give QS the edge if you want to see the rankings for universities in a particular country, or want to know more about its location.

Which is better - QS vs Times?

It seems that the league tables from the Times, in general, have better methodologies than QS; especially for their ranking of universities under 50 years old. However, QS has more tables to look at, giving you more insight into specific courses, regions and developing countries. If you want a general, international overview, the Times has its strengths – but QS has the upper hand if you want to look up something niche.

One thing seems to be absolutely true about these league tables: reputation is the main factor that decides whether a university will be top of the ranking or not. It’s important to remember this. While reputation can be important, it won’t be the only thing that makes a university a good fit for you– and just because a university is less well-known does not mean it will be any less worthwhile.

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Covenant University Emerges Nigeria’s Best Varsity In 2024 Times Higher Education Ranking

C ovenant University, Canaanland, Ott, Ogun State has been ranked Nigeria’s best in the latest 2024 Times Higher Education ranking.

Covenant is ranked within the range of 800-1000 best universities in the world in the latest ranking released on Wednesday.

The University of Ibadan which ranked first in 2023 and second in 2024 is also within the 800-1000 while the Federal University of Technology, Akure, which was ranked third is within the range of 1,000-1,200.

On a global scale, the University of Oxford tops the ranking for the eighth year in a row, but others in the top five have seen shifts in their ranks.

Stanford University moved up to second place, pushing Harvard University down to fourth.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) climbed up two places to third this year.

The University of Cambridge slipped to fifth place, after being in joint third place last year.

The US is the most-represented country overall, with 169 institutions, and also the most represented in the top 200 at 56.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,904 universities across 108 countries and regions.

The universities were evaluated and ranked based on 18 indicators that measure performance across five areas including teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.

This year’s ranking analysed more than 134 million citations across 16.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 68,402 scholars globally.

Overall, THE collected 411,789 data points from more than 2,673 institutions. A total of 39 Nigerian tertiary institutions were listed in this year’s THE world universities rankings.

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However, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti occupying the 8th position nationally came second in the private university ranking while Babcock University, Ilisan and Baze University, Abuja occupied the second and third places.

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