The is in the world¡¯s top 2% for academic and research excellence out of more than 26,000 worldwide colleges and universities, according to the released on June 8.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ placed No. 62 among U.S. universities and No. 340 in the world. The rankings factor academic reputation (40%), faculty student ratio (20%), citations per faculty (20%), employer reputation (10%), international faculty index (5%) and international student index (5%). QS analyzed 1,673 institutions for its world rankings. The London-based organization is considered a global leader in higher education strategy.
“Recognition in the top 2% in the world is reserved for colleges and universities demonstrating academic and research excellence at the highest level. This recognition by QS is representative of the superior work produced by our faculty, staff and students,” UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Provost Michael Bruno said. “Â鶹´«Ã½ can be proud knowing that one of the top universities in the world is located right here in our state.”
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ placed higher than University of Utah (No. 67 U.S., No. 358 worldwide), University of California, Riverside (No. 72 U.S., No. 403 worldwide) and Washington State University (No. 74 U.S., No. 427 worldwide).
QS also ranked UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ No. 97 overall and No. 55 among public universities in the nation in its USA University Rankings, released in May 2021. The criteria was based on learning experience, employability, diversity and research.
Other rankings
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ also received these prominent rankings:
- Academic programs among world¡¯s best by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, June 2, 2021
- Grad programs nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report, March 29, 2021
- Excellence in multiple subject areas by 2021 QS World University Rankings by subject, March 3, 2021
For more, visit the .
These rankings are examples of UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s goals of (PDF) and (PDF), two of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.
—By Marc Arakaki