The University of Bologna ranks first in Italy in the Times Higher Education ranking

For the third year in a row, the University of Bologna holds first place among Italian universities in the latest edition of the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education (THE), one of the most prestigious international university rankings.

Our University confirms its first place in Italy while climbing 11 positions worldwide, going from the 172nd to the 161st place out of the 1799 universities included in the ranking (a significant increase compared to the 1662 of last year).

This result puts the University of Bologna in the ranking's top 200 for the fifth year in a row. Considering that there are approximately 26 thousand universities in the world, our University is thus firmly in the top 1% of the world's best universities.

Among the main indicators making up the ranking, the one measuring the quality of teaching (Teaching) stands out. Indeed, according to this indicator, the University of Bologna enters the world's top 100, moving from 104th to 96th place. This result is particularly significant, especially if we consider that the ratio between the number of students and the number of professors is considerably higher than the European average.

The indicator measuring research activity (Research) also scores very well climbing 42 positions (from 264th to 222nd place). In general, there was an overall improvement in all the main performance indicators that make up the ranking.

"These results," comments Rector Giovanni Molari, "confirm the high-quality and high-reputation level of the University of Bologna: a university able to play a leading role at international level, without giving up its nature as a great public and inclusive university, and the duties that such status requires of us. We owe this and other successes to the invaluable daily work of our thriving academic community, and once again our gratitude goes to them."