AAU IS an international top class university
According to Times Higher Education, Aalborg University is no. 201-250 in the overall world university ranking, and no. 23 in the Top 100 of universities established within the past 50 years.
According to Shanghai/ARWU World Rank, Aalborg University is no. 201-300, and no. 7 in the world within the field of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
According to QS, Aalborg University is no. 374 in the overall world university ranking, and no. 42 in the top 50 of universities established within the past 50 years.
According to US News World Ranking, Aalborg University ranks as no. 8 in the world within the field of engineering.
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International Ranking Lists
Today, international ranking has become essential to universities both nationally and internationally in, among other things, the competition for attracting researchers, students, and partners.
Among the 17,000 universities in the world, Aalborg University appears on the great majority of reputable ranking lists.
The ranking lists compare and rate the universities based on various indicators. Indicators and methods may vary, but include e.g. scientific publication, reputation, number of Nobel prizes, and internationalisation.
The two main indicators are, on the one hand, the universities’ scope in terms of scientific publication in international journals registered in the databases of Elsevier, SciVerse Scopus, and Thomson Reuters respectively and, on the other hand, the reputation of the universities. The reputation of a university is based on surveys that the ranking organizations send to researchers and employers. In the surveys, researchers and employers are asked about their familiarity with universities around the world.
Most recognized ranking lists
The most recognized international ranking lists:
