Rankings

Listed below are the latest ranking results of Università della Svizzera italiana. In the national and international comparison, USI proves that it is worthy of the trust of those who choose to study in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland and of those who elect USI as a research partner.

 

INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS

USI in the Times Higher Education (THE) and Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS), which are amongst the world's most popular and well-known global rankings - latest available data: 
 

  • QS World University Rankings 2024
    328th worldwide

    (out of 1500 universities considered)
     
  • THE World University Rankings 2024
    Range 251-300

    (out of 1904 universities considered)
     
  • THE Young University Rankings 2023
    32nd worldwide

    among ‘young’ universities (less than 50 years old)
     
  • THE World's Best Small Universities 2023
    6th worldwide

    among small universities.
     
  • QS Top 50 Under 50 2021
    26th worldwide

    among ‘young’ universities (less than 50 years old)

 

 

U-MULTIRANK 2022

With 16 "A" in the indicators taken into consideration, USI ranks 3rd in the ranking of Swiss universities (Country Report Switzerland).

 

 

RANKINGS BY SUBJECT AREA

In addition to the global university rankings, USI has made significant progress in subject area rankings:
 

  • THE Subject Rankings
    with important results in particular in Computer Science, Clinical and Health, Economics.
  • QS World University Rankings by Subject
    with important results in particular in Computer Science & Information Systems, Economics & Econometrics, and Medicine.
  • Forschungsmonitoring
    with high scores in the rankings that measure the impact of research in Economics, especially when referring to the most prestigious academic journals of the field.

 

 

What is a university ranking?

Academic rankings are based on standard data collection procedures that measure different indicators, for the purpose of making comparisons on the quality and performance of universities. The rankings are compiled annually, based on the analysis of a very large amount of data, producing indicators such as bibliometric data (citations and references in scientific publications), the impact of research performed by universities, the quality of teaching, and the international outlook. The results may vary between rankings because there are differences in the indicators used and their weight in the calculations.

Although Università della Svizzera italiana has obtained significant results in recent times, especially in relation to its age and size, these rankings should be considered with due caution, as they represent only one of many elements that define the quality of a university.

 

More information on THE and QS, two of the most popular international rankings:

  • Times Higher Education World University Rankings
    Times Higher Education (THE) publishes a ranking of universities around the world. In addition to its achievements in the areas of teaching and research, a university's international reputation plays a role in determining its rank. This ranking uses a weighting of 38.5% for Scopus data (citations 30%, productivity 6% and international outlook 2.5%), 33% for reputation and 28.5% for self-reported data (number of staff, students, PhDs achieved, university income).
  • QS World University Rankings
    QS World University Rankings is another ranking of higher education institutions worldwide. This ranking uses a 50% weighting for reputation and only 20% for Scopus data (citations), while the remaining 30% is based on self-reported data (number of employees and students) and internationalisation.