University Rankings and The University of Nicosia

The University of Nicosia is the first private university in Cyprus to be ranked by the main global university ranking organisations.

University of Nicosia: #1* in Cyprus and Greece – THE World University Rankings 2024
#1 in Cyprus in Research Quality and International Outlook

*Alongside the University of Cyprus, the University of Crete, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on 27 September 2023, ranks the University of Nicosia (UNIC) #1 in Cyprus and Greece, alongside the University of Cyprus, the University of Crete, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Ranked among the Top 501-600 universities in the world, UNIC correspondingly ranks 155th in the European Union.

The THE World University Rankings (WUR) is possibly the best-known and most influential university rankings in the world, benchmarking institutions across five Performance Indicators Areas: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry and International Outlook.

The impressive ranking position of UNIC is also reflected in its #1 position in Cyprus in two of the five Performance Indicators Areas, namely Research Quality and International Outlook. In this respect, the University of Nicosia is recognised by THE WUR as the best University in Cyprus in these areas.

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The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2024 rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) among the top 201-250 universities in the world in the subject area of Business and Economics.

This ranking places UNIC as the #1 ranked university in Cyprus and Greece, and #45 in the European Union, in this subject area.

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The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2024 rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) among the top 201-250 universities in the world in the subject area of Education.

This ranking places UNIC as the #1 ranked university in Cyprus and Greece, alongside the University of Cyprus, and #46 in the European Union, in this subject area.

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The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2024 rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) among the top 301-400 universities in the world in the subject area of Psychology.

This ranking places UNIC as the #1 ranked university in Cyprus and Greece (alongside the University of Cyprus and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), and #79 in the European Union, in this subject area.

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The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2024 rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) among the top 501-600 universities in the world in the subject area of Social Sciences.

This ranking places UNIC as the #3 ranked university in Cyprus, #7 in Cyprus and Greece, and #132 in the European Union, in this subject area.

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The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2024 rank the University of Nicosia (UNIC) among the top 601-800 universities in the world in the subject area of Clinical & Health.

This ranking places UNIC as the #2 ranked university in Cyprus, alongside the Technological University of Cyprus, and #168 in the European Union, in this subject area.

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The University of Nicosia (UNIC) has been ranked among the top 101-150 universities worldwide for the 50 years old or younger, according to the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings.

UNIC’s advancement to the Top 101-150 band in this ranking reflects its reinforced global standing, with the university also ranked among the Top 501-600 universities in the world by THE World University Rankings for 2023. Correspondingly, the results place UNIC 1# in Cyprus (alongside the University of Cyprus) and #2 best young university in Cyprus and Greece (alongside the University of Cyprus and Harokopio University of Athens), and among the Top 60 Young Universities in the European Union (EU).

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University of Nicosia ranks #2 in Cyprus and #7 in Greece in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024

The University of Nicosia ranks #309 in the first edition of the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024. Consequently, UNIC ranks #2 in Cyprus and #7 in Greece. Moreover, the University of Nicosia ranks among the Top 5 universities in the European Union in terms of international students, which make up 55% of its student population. The above ranking position reflects UNIC’s rich and multicultural environment that is conducive to learning and intercultural experiences.

The QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024 is the first-ever ranking focused exclusively on European universities in countries that are members of the Council of Europe. The first edition of the ranking comprised 688 institutions from 42 countries, including the 27 EU-Member States, as well as the UK, Switzerland, and Norway, among others. This ranking allows for a deeper look into European institutions, using a methodology similar to other QS regional rankings, as well as the same inclusion criteria.

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University Rankings (of Cyprus universities)

World Top 1000

  • University of Cyprus – 501-600

World Top 1000

  • 501-600
  • University of Cyprus – 501-600
  • Cyprus University of Technology – 601–800

Europe

  • University of Cyprus – #234
  • #309
  • Cyprus University of Technology – #367
  • European University Cyprus – #601+

The above are the only Cyprus universities to be ranked in the most widely-followed university ranking systems.

Sources: Academic Ranking of World Universities, THE World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings – Europe

Sustainable Development Rankings (of Cyprus universities)

By Participation

  • 301-400
  • Frederick University – 201-300
  • European University Cyprus – 601-800

University of Nicosia Ranks Top in Cyprus and Greece for Good Health and Well-being, by THE Impact Rankings 2023

The University’s impressive 12th position in EU reflects its commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the area of Good Health and Well-Being

The University of Nicosia is proud to announce it was ranked as the top university in both Cyprus and Greece and 12th in Europe for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal Good Health and Well-being (SDG3), in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023.

Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings assess the contributions of universities towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Additionally, UNIC holds prominent positions in the prestigious THE World University Rankings, which evaluate teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook, and are considered as the flagship rankings of the organisation. In the 2023 World University Rankings, UNIC ranked #3 in both Cyprus and Greece, #501-600 globally, and #179 among young universities worldwide.

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About University Rankings

What are University Rankings?

University rankings are rankings of institutions in higher education which have been ranked on the basis of various combinations of various factors. Rankings have most often been conducted by organisations such as governments, academics, magazines, newspapers and websites. In addition to ranking entire institutions, organisations perform rankings of specific programs, departments, and schools. Various rankings consider combinations of measures of funding and endowment, research excellence and/or influence, specialisation expertise, admissions, student options, award numbers, internationalisation, graduate employment, industrial linkage, historical reputation and other criteria. Various rankings mostly evaluating on institutional output by research. Some rankings evaluate institutions within a single country, while others assess institutions worldwide.

The three most widely followed university rankings are the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), and QS World University Rankings (QS).

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) compiled originally by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and now maintained by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, has provided annual global rankings of universities since 2003, making it the earliest of its kind. ARWU does not rely on surveys and school submissions. Among other criteria, ARWU includes the number of articles published by Nature or Science and the number of Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists (mathematics).

Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE)

Times Higher Education World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) to publish the joint THE–QS World University Rankings from 2004 to 2009 before it turned to Thomson Reuters for a new ranking system. The publication now comprises the world’s overall, subject, and reputation rankings, alongside three regional league tables, Asia, Latin America, and BRICS & Emerging Economies which are generated by different weightings. THE Rankings is often considered as one of the most widely followed university rankings together with Academic Ranking of World Universities and QS World University Rankings.

In 2019, THE also published, for the first time, the THE World Impact Rankings, a table that ranks universities based on their contribution towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These rankings are not based on institutional quality and do not evaluate all of the universities in the world, only the ones who request to be evaluated.

Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS)

The QS World University Rankings are a ranking of the world’s top universities produced by Quacquarelli Symonds published annually since 2004. Along with Academic Ranking of World Universities and THE World University Rankings, the QS World University Rankings is widely recognised and cited as one of the 3 main world university rankings. The QS rankings use peer review data collected (in 2016) from 74,651 scholars and academics and 37,781 recruiters. The QS rankings also incorporate citation per faculty member data from Scopus, faculty/student ratios, and international staff and student numbers.