According to the newly published QS World University Rankings 2025, Charles University is once again among the top 250 universities in the world, placing it among the top 1.5% of universities worldwide. Compared to last year, it has improved by two places and is now ranked 246th. It is once again the best of the 16 Czech universities ranked.
This year, almost 5,700 universities from more than 100 countries were analysed on the basis of 17.4 million research results. In total, 1,500 universities were evaluated. The ranking took into account academic reputation, quality of graduates from the perspective of employers, graduate employment, student-teacher ratio, proportion of international students or staff, citation of research results, international research cooperation and sustainability.
"I am very pleased that Charles University is advancing in prestigious global comparisons. The fact that, according to this ranking, Charles University is among the 250 best universities in the world is one of the many proofs of the great work of all my colleagues. At the same time, it is necessary to add that the current 246th place is the best result of Charles University in this international comparison for the last 10 years, despite the increasing number of ranked schools," said Milena Králíčková, the rector of Charles University, commenting on the change in the ranking. The rector also emphasised that in order to maintain this excellent position in the international rankings in the coming years, it is necessary to secure sustainable financial resources that guarantee the high quality of educational activities. At present, Charles University secures these financial resources also thanks to external funding.
The University has achieved significant success in several criteria, improving in more than half of them compared to last year. Among the top 200 schools in the world, Charles University is ranked in the following criteria: academic reputation, reputation for quality, reputation for innovation, and reputation for excellence.
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