Staff at Newcastle University are celebrating its highest ever ranking in this year's QS World University Rankings 2023.
It came in at 122nd in the influential university guide, representing a rise of 12 places year-on-year. Published today, QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) analysed 2,462 international institutions across six indicators: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations per Faculty, Faculty/Student Ratio, International Faculty Ratio, and International Student Ratio.
The university continues to score highly for Employer Reputation, ranking 65th globally, based on survey responses from more than 99,000 employers about the relationship between institution and graduate employability. The area that has seen the university's highest climb is Citations per Faculty, reflecting the quality and impact of Newcastle University's research as it moved up 80 places to 211th.
Professor Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor and President at Newcastle University, said: "Our highest ever position and strong performance are testament to the quality and impact of our teaching and research. I am proud and grateful for the hard work and dedication of all University colleagues.
"Our strong employer engagement score is a credit to the brilliant work done by everyone at the University in helping our students build relevant employability skills. This is not just about students gaining an excellent degree, it demonstrates that they learn the 'soft' skills they will need to succeed in the world of work.
"It is pleasing to see we’ve scored highly for Citations by Faculty, which reflects the outstanding research across the full range of disciplines."
The latest rankings complement the University's performance in other international league tables, including the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The Times ranked Newcastle first in the UK and eighth in the world for its impact on society and leadership in sustainable development.
REF2021 confirmed growth in research excellence and impact at Newcastle. Published in May 2022, the national assessment of research performance reported world-leading research with outstanding impact for society and the economy across all disciplines at Newcastle University.
The overall top-ranked university in the world according to the QS World University Rankings was Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) with an overall score of 100, followed by the UK's University of Cambridge with a score of 98.8. Stanford University rounded off the top three with a score of 98.5 - in comparison, Newcastle University's score was 54.8.
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