Tampere University ranked among the best for prestige
Tampere University is among the top 300 strongest university brands globally shows THE’s list of academic prestige. The thematic ranking rates Tampere University among the 201–300 best universities in world.
Top 100 universities received individual rankings, while the rest were grouped in categories. THE ranked the brand of 300 universities from 38 countries and regions. The list is based on scholars’ views on the most respected universities in the world.
Tampere University’s President Keijo Hämäläinen finds being included in the academic reputation list highly significant.
“Although reputation is hard to measure, this is an important indicator of our impact. Good reputation in the academic community opens doors for new collaboration opportunities and facilitates the acquisition of international partners. This recognition is a direct result of our staff’s sustained and active work,” Hämäläinen says.
THE emphasises reputation as a more permanent factor that rarely fades even though annual rankings fluctuate. The magazine points out that apart from scientific outcomes, a university’s reputation is based on many other factors, such as history, academic heritage and pleasant campuses. THE’s reputation ranking describes itself as a brand barometer where academics are given voice.
Four Finnish universities made it to the list. Among Finnish universities, THE World Reputation Rankings 2025 ranks the University of Helsinki at the 81st place. Aalto University is in the 101—150 category as the University of Turku made it to the same 201—300 category as Tampere University.
Experienced researchers respond
More than 55,000 researchers across the world responded to the invitation-only survey. THE emphasises selecting experienced and actively publishing scholars to rate universities from the perspective of their own field of science. The respondents were asked to name up to 15 universities they consider excellent in both research and education. Based on their own publication history, each researcher was also asked to list five institutions in a numerical order.
The survey was open for three months at the end of 2024 and January 2025. Due to an increased interest in academic reputation, THE revamped its ranking methodology this year. For example, a new metric rewards universities that receive votes from multiple research fields.
Harvard University leads the reputation ranking for the 14th consecutive time. It is followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Oxford, with Oxford having long dominated the top spot in THE’s main ranking.
Explore THE World Reputation Rankings 2025
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