Aalto University ranks among the top 50 globally for international outlook

Aalto University placed 47th in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of the most international universities in the world, and it came in third among Nordic universities. The THE listing is based on universities’ international student score, international staff score, international co-authorship score and international reputation. Last year, Aalto was ranked 40th.
The University of Hong Kong tops the list, while the Swedish Karolinska Institutet was first among Nordic universities.
The listing is based on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, published last autumn. This ranking measures universities’ success according to 13 indicators, and Aalto University’s performance was strongest in international outlook.
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- Aalto strong in international outlook in Times Higher Education ranking
Rankings
Aalto University performs well in international university rankings. In subject-specific rankings, we place 8th globally in art & design and are in the top 100 in several other subjects. We have gathered information on our performance in the best-known university rankings on this page.

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