University of Exeter: Exeter ranked amongst world’s most prestigious universities in latest global league table

Exeter has been ranked in the 151-175 category of the latest Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2022, released on October 27th.

The Times Higher Education rankings are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics. It asks academics to name the universities they believe are the best for research and teaching in their field, based on their own experience. The latest survey to compile the rankings consisted of 150,000 votes from 10,963 experienced, published academics, providing their views on excellence in higher education research and teaching around the world.

Results are weighted using UNESCO data to reflect the global distribution of scholars to ensure consistency across response rates, with 19 countries represented in the rankings.

This is the latest success for the University of Exeter in global league rankings. Earlier this year, it ranked 143rd in the world in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and also broke into the top 150 in the QS World University Rankings for the first time, securing 149th position.

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) saw the University retain its place amongst the top 200 ranked global institutions, while Exeter also ranked 31st internationally in the CWTS Leiden Rankings, which offers key insights into the scientific performance of the major universities worldwide.