U of A on the rise in newest Academic Ranking of World Universities

The University of Alberta has moved up within the ranks of the highest universities worldwide and in Canada, in response to this yr’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) launched Aug. 15.

The U of A rose 5 spots from final yr to rank one hundred and first globally and improved its nationwide standing to fourth in Canada. The college’s improved efficiency this yr was on account of elevated scores in two classes assessing the standard of its school members and its analysis output. 

“The University of Alberta’s improvement this year in the highly regarded ARWU rankings reflects the impact of the outstanding research and teaching that happens every day at our university,” says U of A president Bill Flanagan. “I am pleased to see our researchers being recognized as leaders in their fields and innovators striving for solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.”

The U of A noticed a big bounce within the Highly Cited Researchers class, primarily based on the variety of researchers on an annual list compiled by the analytics company Clarivate, representing the most-cited researchers of their fields over the previous decade. The most up-to-date Clarivate listing consists of 10 main researchers affiliated with the U of A.

The college additionally gained in an indicator associated to analysis output, primarily based on the variety of publications in two of the world’s foremost journals, Nature and Science, over the past 5 years.

More than 2,500 establishments are ranked annually for the ARWU rankings. Harvard, Stanford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology completed within the prime three slots for the fourth straight yr. The University of Toronto maintained its perennial standing because the highest-ranked Canadian establishment, coming in at twenty fifth worldwide.

The U of A’s enchancment within the 2025 ARWU rankings comes after a streak of comparable showings in three different influential international rankings launched in June.

U.S. News ranked the college first in Canada and 53rd on this planet for synthetic intelligence as a part of its Best Global Universities Rankings. 

The U of A additionally got here in at eighth globally and second in Canada within the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assess universities’ contributions towards reaching the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. And in the identical week, the college rose to 94th on this planet and held regular at fourth in Canada within the extremely regarded QS World University Rankings, thanks primarily to a acquire within the class of educational status.