University of Tehran Among World’s Top 450

According to the Public Relations Office of the University of Tehran, THE has published its World University Rankings 2027. The ranking covers 2,297 institutions from 118 countries. In this edition, the University of Tehran was placed in the 401–450 global bracket.

Also, ranked in this band are Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, and Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.

In the rankings, the University of Oxford secured first place worldwide for the 11th consecutive year, a record in itself. For the first time, Asia surpassed Europe, with three Asian universities placed among the world’s top 15. Tsinghua University in China rose to 11th globally, overtaking Switzerland’s ETH Zurich, while the National University of Singapore (NUS) climbed to 15th.

The THE ranking system evaluates universities’ performance based on 17 indicators across five main areas: teaching (29.5%), research environment (29%), research quality (30%), industry engagement (4%), and international reputation (7.5%). Some of the system’s data are drawn from reputable international scientific databases, and THE also surveys prominent academics and researchers worldwide to measure the academic reputation indicator.

Source: Times Higher Education — https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking