S.N. McGannon

Posted on February 17, 2021May 9, 2021 by snmcgannon

Ranking of Universities in the English-speaking World (excluding England and the U.S.), 2020-21

This is a ranking of the top 25 universities in the English-speaking world — excluding England and the U.S. — ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020-2021. For the purposes of this list, the “English-speaking world excluding England and the U.S.” includes those countries which have a native English-speaking population comprising at least 51% of the total population excluding England and the U.S. (51% is an mostly arbitrary percentage that I picked because it seemed to me to be an intuitively reasonable cutoff — of course other valid definitions are entirely possible). For the the purposes of this ranking, the United Kingdom is considered as comprised of 4 distinct countries (of which England is excluded on the ranking). To be entirely clear, I’ll list all the countries considered here: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Guyana, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Suriname, and Wales (percentage of native English speakers sourced here).

The ranking was created by using metadata sourced from the four prominent rankings of world universities (each ranking released in 2020): Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Times Higher Education (THE), and U.S. News & World Report (USNWR).

Rank was checked on each list for every university in the English-speaking world excluding the England and U.S. ranked on each of the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below (Table 1.). The leftmost column shows the final relative placement (relative placement based on average rank, i.e.), the “institution” column shows the institution ranked along with the flag of the country in which it is located, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, QS, THE, USNWR) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World Rank”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university.

Some observations —

The original ranking which best predicts the summed average is ARWU.
The original ranking which most poorly predicts the summed average is QS.
The most represented country is Australia, with 11 universities appearing.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	University of Toronto 🇨🇦	23	25	18	17	20.75
2	University of Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	42	20	30	30	30.5
3	University of Melbourne 🇦🇺	35	41	31	25	33
4	University of British Columbia 🇨🇦	38	45	34	31	37
5	University of Sydney 🇦🇺	74	40	51	27	48
6	University of Queensland 🇦🇺	54	46	62	36	49.5
7	McGill University 🇨🇦	78	31	40	51	50
8	Australian National University 🇦🇺	67	31	59	64	55.25
9	University of New South Wales 🇦🇺	74	44	67	51	59
10	Monash University 🇦🇺	85	55	64	48	63
11	University of Western Australia 🇦🇺	85	92	139	79	98.75
12	University of Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	151	77	92	86	101.5
13	McMaster University 🇨🇦	98	144	69	133	111
14	University of Adelaide 🇦🇺	151	106	118	73	112
15	University of Montreal 🇨🇦	151	118	73	140	120.5
16	University of Alberta 🇨🇦	101	119	131	138	122.25
17	University of Auckland 🇳🇿	201	81	147	125	138.5
18	Trinity College Dublin 🇮🇪	151	101	155	244	162.75
19	University of Technology Sydney 🇦🇺	201	133	160	162	164
20	Cardiff University 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿	151	159	191	168	167.25
21	University of Waterloo 🇨🇦	151	166	201	210	182
22	University of Ottawa 🇨🇦	151	279	145	192	191.75
23	University of Calgary 🇨🇦	151	246	200	174	192.75
24	Curtin University 🇦🇺	201	217	201	174	198.25
25	University of Wollongong 🇦🇺	201	196	201	214	203

Table 1.

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Posted on February 16, 2021February 18, 2021 by snmcgannon

Ranking of Universities in the Benelux Union, 2020-21

This is a ranking of the top 20 universities in the Benelux Union ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020-2021.

Rank was checked on each list for every Benelux Union university ranked on any each of the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Some observations —

The original ranking which best predicts the summed average is USNWR.
The original ranking which most poorly predicts the summed average is THE.
No university in Luxembourg places in the top 20 Benelux Union universities.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Ranking of Universities in the Benelux Union, 2020-21

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	University of Amsterdam 🇳🇱	101	61	66	40	67
2	KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) 🇧🇪	97	84	45	48	68.5
3	Utrecht University 🇳🇱	52	121	75	54	75.5
4	Leiden University 🇳🇱	80	128	70	86	91
5	University of Groningen 🇳🇱	69	128	80	92	92.25
6	Ghent University 🇧🇪	66	135	103	85	97.25
7	Wageningen University & Research 🇳🇱	151	115	62	83	102.75
8	Erasmus University Rotterdam 🇳🇱	80	197	72	68	104.25
9	Delft University of Technology 🇳🇱	151	57	78	172	114.5
10	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 🇳🇱	101	236	116	80	133.25
11	Radboud University Nijmegen 🇳🇱	101	214	136	103	138.5
12	Catholic University of Louvain 🇧🇪	151	189	164	148	163
13	Maastricht University 🇳🇱	201	234	121	189	186.25
14	Université libre de Bruxelles 🇧🇪	101	250	201	202	188.5
15	University of Antwerp 🇧🇪	301	238	170	212	230.25
16	Vrije Universiteit Brussel 🇧🇪	301	200	251	271	255.75
17	Eindhoven University of Technology 🇳🇱	401	120	187	349	264.25
18	University of Twente 🇳🇱	401	197	201	390	297.25
19	University of Liege 🇧🇪	201	451	351	370	343.25
20	Tilburg University 🇳🇱	601	368	201	490	415

Table 1.

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Posted on February 15, 2021April 20, 2021 by snmcgannon

Ranking of Universities in California, 2020-21

This is a ranking of the top 20 California universities ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020-2021. In this ranking “California universities” is defined as being constituted by any university within the U.S. state of California.

Rank was checked on each list for every California university ranked on any of the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below (Table 1.). The leftmost column shows the final relative placement (relative placement based on average rank, i.e.), the “institution” column shows the institution ranked, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, QS, THE, USNWR) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World Rank”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university.

Some observations —

The original ranking which best predicts the summed average is USNWR.
The original ranking which most poorly predicts the summed average is ARWU.
Both ARWU and USNWR predict the top 10, but in the wrong order.
The top 9 California universities are all within the top 100 universities in the world; the top 5 are all within the top 20 universities in the world.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Ranking of Universities in California, 2020-21

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	Stanford	2	2	2	3	2.25
2	Caltech	8	4	4	7	5.75
3	Berkeley	5	30	7	4	11.5
4	UCSF	21	(NR)	(NR)	15	18
5	UCLA	13	36	15	13	19.25
6	UC San Diego	18	54	33	21	31.5
7	USC	61	121	53	70	76.25
8	UC Santa Barbara	49	152	68	56	81.25
9	UC Davis	91	112	64	66	83.25
10	UC Irvine	69	210	98	78	113.75
11	UC Santa Cruz	151	416	201	81	212.25
12	UC Riverside	201	449	251	158	264.75
13	UC Merced	401	(NR)	301	693	465
14	Fresno State	(NR)	(NR)	(NR)	494	494
15	San Diego State	401	801	601	614	604.25
16	University of San Diego	(NR)	801	(NR)	(NR)	801
17	Cal State Fullerton	(NR)	(NR)	(NR)	868	868
18	Cal Poly	(NR)	(NR)	(NR)	925	925
19	Cal State Long Beach	(NR)	(NR)	1001	(NR)	1001
20	SF State	(NR)	(NR)	(NR)	1089	1089

Table 1.

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Posted on February 13, 2021May 9, 2021 by snmcgannon · 1 Comment

Ranking of Universities in the German-speaking World, 2020-21

Published Feb. 13, 2021 by S. N. McGannon

This is a ranking of the top 20 universities in the German-speaking world ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020-2021. In this ranking the “German-speaking world” is defined as being constituted by the following countries: Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Also, this ranking is for universities in the German-speaking world. Thus, even a university whose primary instruction language is not German (ala University of Geneva) is ranked so long as it is physically located within the German-speaking world.

Rank was checked on each list for every university in the German-speaking world ranked on all the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Please note: Due to historical disputes regarding Nobel prize attribution between Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, neither university appears on ARWU’s ranking. However, both universities rank within the top 130 universities in the world (and even as high as 80) on all the other rankings. Thus, I personally feel this ranking would not adequately represent the top universities in the German-speaking world without these two universities. However, as I could not average their placement between the four rankings, and whereas all other universities appearing on the list could be averaged by placement across all four rankings (as I’ve sometimes waved the requirement that a university rank on all four lists if universities are lacking for that particular list), I have chosen to list Humboldt University of Berlin and Free University of Berlin with their average across the three rankings on which they appear — QS, THE, and USNWR — as unranked in my relative metaranking, but, as ranked in the “Average World Rank” column and thereby placed among the other universities accordingly within my relative ranking (i.e. where they would appear were their average world rank sufficient to rank them). So, Humboldt University of Berlin appears after 6th-place University of Zurich and before 7th-place University of Geneva for the reason that its average world rank (based on those three rankings in which it is ranked) lies between the two. The same procedure has been applied for Free University of Berlin. In this regard, ‘(NR)‘ appears on the list and means “not ranked”.

Some observations —

The original ranking which best predicts the summed average is ARWU.
The original ranking which most poorly predicts the summed average is THE.
The worst prediction is QS’s University of Bonn 240 — 101.25 places greater than its 138.75 average.
No list predicts the top 10.
The only university to make the list not located in Germany or Switzerland is University of Vienna (Austria).

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Ranking of Universities in the German-speaking World, 2020-21

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	*ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) 🇨🇭*	20	6	14	26	16.5
2	LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) 🇩🇪	51	63	32	46	48
3	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (*École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne*)🇨🇭	83	14	43	58	49.5
4	*Heidelberg University (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg)* 🇩🇪	57	64	42	54	54.25
5	*Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München)* 🇩🇪	54	50	41	76	55.25
6	*University of Zurich (Universität Zürich)* 🇨🇭	56	69	73	62	65
(NR)	Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 🇩🇪	(NR)	117	80	82	93
7	*University of Geneva (Université de Genève)*🇨🇭	59	106	149	96	102.5
8	*University of Bern (Universität Bern)*🇨🇭	101	114	109	107	107.75
9	*University of Basel (Universität Basel)*🇨🇭	88	149	92	131	115
(NR)	Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin) 🇩🇪	(NR)	130	118	111	~120
10	*University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)* 🇩🇪	101	175	83	168	131.75
11	*University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)* 🇩🇪	87	240	114	114	138.75
12=	*University of Tübingen (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)* 🇩🇪	151	175	78	180	146
12=	*University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)* 🇩🇪	101	195	130	158	146
14	RWTH *Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen)* 🇩🇪	201	145	107	184	159.25
15	*University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne)*🇨🇭	101	169	191	189	162.5
16	*University of Vienna (Universität Wien)* 🇦🇹	151	150	164	195	165
17	Dresden University of Technology (Technische Universität Dresden) 🇩🇪	201	173	152	186	178
18	*University of Hamburg (Universität Hamburg)* 🇩🇪	201	228	135	155	179.75
19	*Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) 🇩🇪*	201	131	201	197	182.5
20	University of Cologne *(Universität zu Köln)* 🇩🇪	151	282	145	232	202.5

Table 1.

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Posted on February 12, 2021March 10, 2021 by snmcgannon

Ranking of Public Universities in the United States, 2020-21

This is a ranking of the top 20 public universities in the United States ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020-2021.

Rank was checked on each list for every public university in the United States ranked on all the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below (Table 1.). The leftmost column shows the final relative placement (relative placement based on average rank, i.e.), the “institution” column shows the institution ranked, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, QS, THE, USNWR) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World Rank”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university.

Some observations —

The original ranking which best predicts the summed average is THE.
The original ranking which most poorly predicts the summed average is QS.
The worst prediction is QS’s UC Irvine at 210 — 96.25 places greater than its 113.75 average.
30% of the top 20 public universities in the United States are California universities.
The two states which have the highest percentage of top 20 public universities in the United States (at 2 universities each; i.e., 10% each) after California are Michigan (Michigan, Michigan State) and Pennsylvania (Penn State, Pittsburgh).
All but 3 universities of the top 20 public universities in the United States average in the top 100 universities — public or private — in the world.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Ranking of Public Universities in the United States, 2020-21

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	Berkeley	5	30	7	4	11.5
2	UCLA	13	36	15	13	19.25
3	Michigan	22	21	22	17	20.5
4	University of Washington	16	72	29	8	31.25
5	UC San Diego	18	54	33	21	31.5
6	Wisconsin – Madison	32	65	49	41	46.75
7	Texas at Austin	41	71	44	38	48.5
8	North Carolina at Chapel Hill	30	95	56	36	54.25
9	Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	45	82	48	60	58.75
10	Georgia Tech	101	80	38	66	71.25
11	UC Santa Barbara	49	152	68	56	81.25
12	UC Davis	91	112	64	66	83.25
13	Ohio State	101	108	80	45	83.5
14	Minnesota	40	177	85	47	87.25
15	Maryland, College Park	53	152	90	60	88.75
16	Penn State	101	101	114	75	97.75
17	Purdue	79	109	94	114	99
18	Pittsburgh	96	156	133	43	107
19	UC Irvine	69	210	98	78	113.75
20	Michigan State	101	157	105	100	115.75

Table 1.

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Posted on February 11, 2021February 12, 2021 by snmcgannon

Ranking of Universities in the United States, 2020-21

This is a ranking of the top 20 universities in the United States ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020-2021.

Rank was checked on each list for every university in the United States ranked on all the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below (Figure 1). The leftmost column shows the final relative placement (relative placement based on average rank, i.e.), the “institution” column shows the institution ranked, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, QS, THE, USNWR) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World Rank”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university. A “=” next to a rank indicates a tied position.

Some observations —

The original ranking which best predicts the summed average is THE.
The original ranking which most poorly predicts the summed average is QS.
The worst prediction is QS’s University of Washington at 72 — approximately 41 places away from its average of 31.25.
The most agreed upon rank is Stanford, with ARWU, QS, and THE all ranking it 2nd.
20% of the top 20 universities in the U.S. are California universities (Stanford, Caltech, Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego).

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Ranking of Universities in the United States, 2020-21

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	Harvard	1	3	3	1	2
2	Stanford	2	2	2	3	2.25
3	MIT	4	1	5	2	3
4	Caltech	8	4	4	7	5.75
5	Princeton	6	12	9	11	9.5
6	Chicago	10	9	10	15	11
7	Berkeley	5	30	7	4	11.5
8	Yale	11	17	8	11	11.75
9	Columbia	7	19	17	6	12.25
10=	UPenn	19	16	13	14	15.5
10=	Johns Hopkins	15	25	12	10	15.5
12	Cornell	12	18	19	22	17.75
13	UCLA	13	36	15	13	19.25
14	Michigan	22	21	22	17	20.5
15	Northwestern	30	29	24	24	26.75
16	Duke	27	42	20	23	28
17	NYU	27	35	26	29	29.25
18	University of Washington	16	72	29	8	31.25
19	UC San Diego	18	54	33	21	31.5
20	UW-Madison	32	65	49	41	46.75

Figure 1.

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Posted on February 9, 2021May 9, 2021 by snmcgannon

Ranking of Universities in the non-English Speaking World, 2020-21

This is a ranking of the top 25 universities in the non-English speaking world ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020. In this ranking the “non-English speaking world” is defined as all countries excluding the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Rank was checked on each list for every university in the non-English speaking world ranked on all the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below (Figure 1). The leftmost column shows the final relative placement (relative placement based on average rank, i.e.), the “institution” column shows the institution ranked along with the flag of the country in which it is located, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, QS, THE, USNWR) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World Rank”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university.

Some observations —

No list predicts the top 10.
Every list predicts ETH Zurich as 1st.
Germany is the most represented country in the top 10, with 3 universities.
China is the most represented country overall, with 5 universities.
No university outside Europe, China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong or South Korea makes the list.

Finally, I want to note that Karolinska Institute (Sweden) averages 43 — good for 6th — between ARWU, THE, and USNWR. However, it is unranked by QS, and is thus left off the ranking. Additionally, Paris Sciences et Lettres University (France) averages ~44 — good for 6th (or 7th if Karolinska Institute is included) — between ARWU, QS, and THE. However, it is unranked by USNWR (though some of its subdivisions are, strangely, individually ranked), and is thus also left off the ranking.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

Ranking of Universities in the non-English Speaking World, 2020-21

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)🇨🇭	20	6	14	26	16.5
2	Tsinghua University (清华大学) 🇨🇳	29	15	20	28	23
3	Peking University (北京大学) 🇨🇳	49	23	23	51	36.5
4	National University of Singapore 🇸🇬	80	11	25	32	37
5	University of Tokyo (東京大学) 🇯🇵	26	24	36	73	39.75
6	Nanyang Technological University 🇸🇬	91	13	47	38	47.25
7	LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) 🇩🇪	51	63	32	46	48
8	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)🇨🇭	83	14	43	58	49.5
9	Heidelberg University (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) 🇩🇪	57	64	42	54	54.25
10	Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München) 🇩🇪	54	50	41	76	55.25
11	University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet) 🇩🇰	33	76	84	34	56.75
12	Kyoto University (京都大学) 🇯🇵	34	38	54	125	62.75
13	Sorbonne University (Sorbonne Université) 🇫🇷	39	83	87	43	63
14	University of Zurich (Universität Zürich)🇨🇭	56	69	73	62	65
15	University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam) 🇳🇱	101	61	66	40	67
16	Catholic University of Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven) 🇧🇪	97	84	45	48	68.5
17	University of Hong Kong (香港大學) 🇭🇰	151	22	39	83	73.75
17	Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學) 🇭🇰	101	43	56	95	73.75
19	Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht) 🇳🇱	52	121	75	54	75.5
20	Seoul National University (서울대학교) 🇰🇷	101	37	60	129	81.75
21	Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学) 🇨🇳	63	47	100	122	83
22	Zhejiang University (浙江大学) 🇨🇳	58	53	94	135	85
23	University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto) 🇫🇮	74	104	98	86	90.5
24	Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden) 🇳🇱	80	128	70	86	91
24	Fudan University (复旦大学) 🇨🇳	100	34	70	160	91

Figure 1.

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Posted on January 31, 2021April 19, 2021 by snmcgannon

2020 Ranking of Baltic Universities by Average World Rank

by S N McGannon

This is a ranking of the top universities in the Baltic states ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020.

The ranking was created by using metadata sourced from the four prominent rankings of world universities (each ranking released in 2020): Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Times Higher Education (THE), U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Rank was checked on each list for every Baltic university ranked on any of the lists. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below (Figure 1). The leftmost column shows the final relative placement (relative placement based on average rank, i.e.), the “institution” column shows the institution ranked along with the flag of the country in which it is located, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, QS, THE, USNWR) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World Rank”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university.

Some observations —

Only QS predicts the top 10 (though, in the wrong order).
For every university in the top 10 ranked by USNWR, USNWR predicts the correct ranking order relative to those universities.
All four rankings predict University of Tartu as 1st.
ARWU is the worst indicator of Baltic university ranking overall, as it only ranks two Baltic universities at all. However, for those universities it ranks, it does predict the correct relative ranking order.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

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Posted on January 29, 2021April 20, 2021 by snmcgannon

2020 Ranking of Australian Universities by Average World Rank

by S N McGannon

This is a ranking of the top universities in Australia ranked relative to each other by average world rank for the year 2020.

The ranking was created by using metadata sourced from the four prominent rankings of world universities (each ranking released in 2020): Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Times Higher Education (THE), U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Rank was determined on each list for every Australian university ranked on each list. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

A couple of observations —

ARWU and USNWR predict the top 10, but neither do so in the correct order.
Only QS failed to predict University of Melbourne as 1st.

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

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Posted on November 3, 2020October 26, 2021 by snmcgannon · 1 Comment

Ranking of Nordic Universities, 2020

*This ranking is for the year 2020. See the newest, 2021, ranking here: https://snmcgannon.com/2021/10/26/ranking-of-nordic-universities-2021/

Rank	Institution	ARWU	QS	THE	USNWR	Average World Rank
1	University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰	33	76	84	34	56.75
2	University of Helsinki 🇫🇮	74	104	98	86	90.5
3	University of Oslo 🇳🇴	60	113	127	90	97.5
4	Uppsala University 🇸🇪	77	124	111	101	103.25
5	Aarhus University 🇩🇰	69	147	106	105	106.75
6	Lund University 🇸🇪	151	97	103	99	112.5
7	Stockholm University 🇸🇪	69	181	183	114	136.75
8	Technical University of Denmark 🇩🇰	151	103	187	155	149
9	University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪	101	202	191	135	157.25
10	KTH Royal Institute of Technology 🇸🇪	201	98	201	205	176.25
11	University of Bergen 🇳🇴	301	194	201	166	215.5
12	Chalmers University of Technology 🇸🇪	301	139	201	342	245.75
13	Aalto University 🇫🇮	401	127	201	264	248.25
14	Aalborg University 🇩🇰	301	305	201	250	264.25
15	Norwegian University of Science and Technology 🇳🇴	101	360	401	281	285.75
16	University of Southern Denmark 🇩🇰	301	353	251	301	301.5
17	University of Turku 🇫🇮	301	287	351	322	315.25
18	Umeå University 🇸🇪	401	333	351	322	351.75
19	Linköping University 🇸🇪	301	362	401	358	355.5
20	Tampere University 🇫🇮	501	409	301	361	393

This is a ranking of the top universities in the Nordic countries ranked relative to each other for the year 2020.

The ranking was created by using metadata sourced from the four prominent rankings of world universities (each ranking released in 2020): Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Times Higher Education (THE), U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Rank was determined on each list for every Nordic university ranked on each list. Then for each university all its rank placements were averaged across lists to create the new list of average ranking for each university. The universities were then ranked according to their average ranking. The university with the highest average is thus ranked 1st, the one with the second highest average 2nd, and so on.

Finally, the results were tabled, and are shown below. The leftmost column shows rank based on average, the “institution” column shows the institution ranked, the next four rightward columns (ARWU, THE, USNWR, QS) show the rank for each given institution in each of those selected world rankings, and the rightmost column (“Average World”) averages the four ranking lists’ rank placement for each university.

Only universities which were ranked on all four lists are counted. Notably, Karolinska Institute is unranked by QS, otherwise it would have placed 1st. Other universities which would have appeared (had they been ranked by all the rankings) are: Reykjavík University (Iceland) and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden).

If anything appears to be in error, please email me at tuulifunctional@snmcgannon.com.

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