University of Tartu among top 300 best universities in the world

Text Mark Taylor
Photo Andrei Chertkov

According to the latest QS World University Rankings, the University of Tartu ranked 296^th, up four places on the previous year.  However, still a little down from its record high of 285^th in 2020.

The yearly QS World University Rankings have ranked the Estonia’s oldest and most prestigious university, the University of Tartu in 296^th place worldwide. 

In this year’s 2023 rankings, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) came out on top with the University of Cambridge in the UK in second place. The highest ranked Finnish university, the University of Helsinki, ranked 106^th.

The rankings are calculated based on six indicators:

1. Academic reputation of the university
2. Employer reputation of the university
3. Faculty-to-student ratio 
4. Research impact indicated by the number of citations to research articles published by the university’s academic staff per academic staff member
5. Ratio of international students
6. Ratio of international staff

In the past year, Tartu University has improved in two of these indicators. In its international staff ratio, where it rose from 676 ^th to 405^th, and in its academic staff to student ratio, moving up from 95 ^th to 91^st.

Of the 1422 universities that were ranked worldwide, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) ranked in the 751-800 band, while Tallinn University (TLÜ) was placed in the 1,001-1,200 band.

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