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.

Uppsala University's placements in the three largest international rankings, plus QS Sustainability.
Uppsala University 26th in sustainability ranking
QS ( Quacquarelli Symonds ) has now released its third annual global ranking focusing on the sustainable development performance of higher ...

Uppsala University climbing in world ranking
Uppsala University has climbed 10 places from last year to 130th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, which ...

Uppsala University in the top 90 in new global ranking
Uppsala University comes in 88th place in the latest international Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai...
