Times Higher Education is one of the world’s most highly regarded university rankings. Karlstad University once again receives a ranking of 801-1000, which is within the same range as previous years.
This year, approximately 1 600 universities in 99 countries are ranked. It is the largest and most varied university ranking ever made. In order to be ranked, the universities must live up to certain criteria. Four areas are assessed: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
- Of the world’s approximately 25 000 universities, 1 600 are part of the ranking and Karlstad University is one of them, says Thomas Blom, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Karlstad University. Citations is still the category where we perform the best out of the different criteria that have been assessed.
Universities are also ranked based on specific subjects and Karlstad University has received a spot in three different subject areas.
Ranked 501-600 in the Social Sciences category
Ranked 301-400 in the Business and Economics category
Ranked 401-500 in the Education category
