THE ranking of young universities positions the UAB as 12th worldwide

07/04/2016

The UAB occupies 12th position worldwide among universities created less than 50 years ago, the best in the state, according to the fifth edition of the yearly 150 Under 50 Rankings published by the Times Higher Education.
 
The first position in the ranking goes once again to the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Of Spanish universities, the UAB is at the top of the list, up 17 points from last year's edition and followed by Pompeu Fabra University (down three points, from 12th to 15th position), the Autonomous University of Madrid (from 46 to 71) and Rovira i Virgili University (from 80 to 83).
 
This edition has expanded to include 150 of the best universities, and therefore in the 100 to 150 range one can find also (without specific positions, since these are not contemplated past university number 101) the University of Alcalá, the University of the Basque Country, Carlos III University of Madrid, the Technical University of Valencia, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and the University of Vigo.
 
The classification takes into account teaching quality, research, number of citations, international outlook and knowledge transfer. The methodology is calibrated to prevent reputation from having any specific weight given the characteristics of younger universities.
 
The UAB has an overall score of 55.8 and stands out in citations (83.8 points), followed by international outlook (50.3 points), research (43.8 points), teaching (43 points), and industry income (34.9 points).
 
The first edition of this ranking was published in May 2012 with the aim of demonstrating that universities can reach high levels of excellence in a relatively short period of time.
 
 
More information:
150 best young universities in the world 2016