University of Sheffield in world’s top 100 universities for first time since 2016

The university placed 12th in the UK overall

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Sam Burton | News

The University of Sheffield has been named in the top 100 of The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time since 2016.

The university is now ranked 98th in the world, up seven places from last year.

Within the UK, it is now ranked 12th – ahead of the University of St Andrews, Durham University, and Exeter University.

The university’s president and vice chancellor, Prof Koen Lamberts, said he was “incredibly proud” that the university had “once again been recognised as a world-leading institution.”

He added: “This achievement is a testament to the excellence of our staff, students, and alumni. Their dedication to research, teaching, and innovation has positioned Sheffield as a global leader in higher education.

“We are committed to continuing this work, fostering a vibrant community of learners and making a lasting impact on the world.”

More than 2000 higher education institutions from 115 different countries are featured in Times Higher Education’s table.

Through assessment on various factors such as teaching, research quality, research environment, industry, and international outlook, the University of Sheffield’s overall score was 66.3.

This ranking is latest of several successes for the university this year, having been named both runner-up for The Times and Sunday Times’ University of the Year award and best university in the North of England by the Daily Mail.

It has also won the awards for University of the Year and Best Student Life at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards, and came top of the Russell Groups in the National Student Survey for the second year in a row.

However, the university did have less success in this year’s QS World University Rankings – dropping to 104th position and therefore falling outside of their top 100 for the first time.