Tampere University’s position stable in international THE ranking
Time Higher Education ranking (THE) compares over 2,000 universities worldwide. In the most recent ranking, Tampere University came among the best 326-350 universities.
THE ranking is categorises universities on the basis of five indicator pillars: teaching, research environment, research quality, cooperation with industry and international outlook.
Tampere University achieve the biggest jump in its history in industry cooperation where the scores grew by 47 in 2024. This year, patents and external funding from companies yielded 86.7 points for the University.
An overall rise of approximately two points can be observed in all five pillars.
A third of the points in the ranking are based on academic reputation and the rest on measurable indicators.
To chart universities’ reputation,THE uses an annual survey to which 69,000 people responded. The role of academic recommenders is emphasised in the more significant pillars of teaching and research reputation, in which THE’s Academic Reputation Survey accounts for 33% of total points. Industry cooperation, which is based only on quantifiable metrics, only accounts for 4% of the total score.
Tampere University’s position in THE ranking has varied among the 251-300 universities to 350th place. The position is fifth among the nine ranked Finnish universities.
The University of Oxford continues to lead the ranking in which British and American universities continue to hold the ten top places.
