University of Oulu rose to the top 400 in the QS University Rankings
The University of Oulu has risen from 408th to 377th in the QS World University Rankings. This year, the QS University Rankings listed a total of 1300 universities considered to be the best in the world.
The QS University Rankings emphasises the university's reputation, number of citations, teachers-to-students ratio, international staff ratio and international student ratio. The reputation studies are important in the QS Rankings and based on surveys of researchers and employers.
The rise of the University of Oulu in this year's ranking is explained in particular by the improvement of the employer's reputation and the number of citations per academic staff. In the latter, the University of Oulu was placed 200th.
Last updated: 3.8.2021