ETH Zurich maintains its top position in THE rankings
Ranked eleventh, ETH Zurich is once again placed among the world’s best universities in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. This means it remains the highest-ranked university outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere.
In brief
ETH Zurich ranks eleventh in this year’s THE rankings.
This means it remains the highest-ranked university outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere.
As in previous years, the university achieved its highest rankings in the areas of “Research Environment” and “Teaching”.
For the fourth consecutive year, ETH Zurich ranks eleventh in the external page Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. This makes ETH Zurich the highest-ranked university outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere. As in previous years, this year’s THE rankings are topped by the University of Oxford, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Princeton University and the University of Cambridge are newly ranked joint third, pushing Harvard University off the podium. In Switzerland, EPFL (ranked 35) also made it into the world’s top 100 universities alongside ETH Zurich.
Consistently high level
With a cumulative score of 93.1 points out of a maximum possible 100 points, ETH Zurich achieved virtually the same result as last year. The THE rankings take five aspects into account in their overall assessment: “Teaching,” “Research Environment,” “Research Quality,” “Industry Income” and “International Outlook”. As in the past, “Research Environment” (rank 10) and “Teaching” (rank 14) contributed most to ETH Zurich’s positive result. Compared to last year, the results remained virtually unchanged in all areas.
Also top place in other rankings
The THE rankings are just one of several university rankings relevant to ETH Zurich. The QS and Shanghai rankings have already been published this year. With rankings of 7th and 22nd, ETH Zurich also ranks among the best universities in the world in these rankings.