THE WUR 2025 ranking: University of Wrocław strong in International Outlook
The University of Wrocław ranked among the top 1201-1500 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, announced on 9 October 2024. We performed best in the International Outlook category, achieving 3rd place in
Poland.
For the ninth consecutive year, the University of Oxford secured the top spot in the ranking, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in second place and Harvard University in third.
Among Polish universities, Wrocław Medical University was ranked highest, in the 501-600 range. The Jagiellonian University and the University of Warsaw were placed jointly in the 601-800 group of the best universities. The Medical University of Łódź is ranked in the 801-1000 range, while the following universities are placed in the 1000-1200 group: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, AGH University of Cracow, Gdańsk University of Technology, Medical University of Białystok, Medical University of Gdańsk, and Medical University of Warsaw.
The University of Wrocław’s strongest area is International Outlook, in which we ranked 3rd in Poland, behind SWPS University and the University of Warsaw. International Outlook includes indicators related to the percentage of foreign staff and students, as well as international research collaboration.
This year, 40 universities from Poland were included in the THE WUR, compared to 37 in the previous edition.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is one of the most prestigious and extensive rankings of higher education institutions, assessing over 2,000 universities worldwide.
The THE WUR rankings compare universities engaged in intensive research activities, considering their key objectives: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and International Outlook.
Universities are assessed in five areas, each with a specific percentage weight that contributes to the overall score:
1. Teaching: 29.5%
2. Research Environment (productivity, reputation, research income): 29%
3. Research Quality (research excellence, citation impact): 30%
4. International Outlook (international staff, students, and collaboration): 7.5%
5. Industry (patents and income from commercial activities): 4%
Each of these categories consists of several indicators, with a total of 18.
The ranking institution gathers data from several sources: surveys completed by higher education institutions, the Scopus bibliographic database (publications and citations), and reputation surveys conducted by Times Higher Education among researchers worldwide.
Translated by Julia Kołakowska (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice.
