Rankings

Uppsala University has during recent years, with a few exceptions, ranked among the top 100 universities in the world by the three big international rankings lists, Times Higher Education (THE), QS World University Rankings and ARWU (Shanghai Ranking).

Uppsala University’s current rankings

  • ARWU (Shanghai): 88 (2024)
  • QS: 103 (2025)
  • Times Higher Education: 130 (2025)
  • Leiden ranking: 195 (P top 10%, 2024)
  • US News: 150 (2024–2025)
  • Webometrics: 112 (2024/2025)
  • CWRU (Centre for World University Rankings) - 86 (2024)

The Leiden ranking is a bibliometric ranking list and shows the scientific impact of a university through several indicators. It also measures the degree of international collaborations, industry collaborations etc. Webometrics is a ranking list that measures the visibility on the web.

(ARWU) is the ranking where Uppsala University has had the most stable position. In the QS ranking, Uppsala University first rose rapidly during the years 2005-2007, from around 180th place to around 60th place, but then dropped over the years to rise again in 2023. In Times Higher Education, Uppsala University has been placed around the 100 mark, some years up to 80th place and some years around 110th place.

Uppsala University's placements in the three largest international rankings, plus QS Sustainability.

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