Under the Studies and Projects Unit (E&P), the Rankings Observatory regularly monitors how the University of Lisbon stands in the major ranking sources, in particular the sectorial rankings of Science and technology, which correspond to areas taught at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST).
Further information about rankings.
(Updated on 01/10/2018.)
1. Position of ULisboa in the major international academic rankings
| Ranking | Year | ULisboa/IST* | 1st World | 1st Europe | 1st National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARWU | 2017 | 151-200 | Harvard (US) | Cambridge (UK) | ULisboa |
| CWUR | 2018 | 220 | Harvard (US) | Cambridge (UK) | ULisboa |
| NTU | 2017 | 193 | Harvard (US) | Oxford (UK) | ULisboa |
| QS WUR | 2018 | 305 | MIT (US) | Cambridge (UK) | UPorto (301*) |
| THE | 2018 | 501-600 | Oxford (UK) | Oxford (UK) | UPorto |
| US News | 2018 | 217 | Harvard (US) | Oxford (UK) | ULisboa |
| URAP | 2018 | 117 | Harvard (US) | Oxford (UK) | ULisboa |
| RUR | 2018 | 343 | Harvard (US) | Imperial College London (UK) | UCoimbra (312*) |
| Leiden | 2018 | 120 | Harvard (US) | Oxford (UK) | ULisboa |
2. Position of ULisboa in the major academic rankings in the area of Engineering and Technology
2.1 Position of ULisboa in rankings in areas taught at IST (Engineering or Technology)
| Ranking | Year | ULisboa/IST* | 1st World | 1st Europe | 1st National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARWU (Engineering) | 2016 | 51-75 | MIT (US) | Imperial College (UK) | ULisboa |
| NTU (Engineering) | 2017 | 115 | Tsinghua (CN) | Imperial College (UK) | ULisboa |
| US News (Engineering) | 2018 | 48 | Tsinghua (CN) | Aalborg University (DK) | ULisboa |
| URAP (Engineering) | 2017 | 66 | Tsinghua (CN) | Imperial College (UK) | ULisboa |
| RUR (Technical Sciences) | 2018 | 267 | Harvard (US) | Oxford (UK) | UAveiro (123*) |
| Leiden (Physical Sci&Engn) | 2018 | 93 | Harvard (US) | Oxford (UK) | ULisboa |
| QS WUR | 2018 | 137 | MIT (US) | Cambridge (UK) | UPorto |
| THE (General Engineering) | 2018 | 301-400 | Stanford Univ (US) | Oxford (UK) | UBeira Interior |
* General position – World
2.2 Relative position of ULisboa in sectorial rankings in the field of Engineering.
| Ranking | Portugal | Europe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARWU (Engineering) | 1 | 17 | 51-75 |
| NTU (Engineering) | 1 | 22 | 115 |
| US News (Engineering) | 1 | 11 | 48 |
| URAP (Engineering) | 1 | 15 | 66 |
| QS (Engineering) | 2 | 63 | 172 |
| Leiden (Engineering) | 1 | 15 (1st in the Iberian Peninsula) | 120 |
2.3 Position of IST (ULisboa in the area of Engineering) and its partners of the CLUSTERnetwork, in sectorial rankings in the area of Engineering (Position in the world).
| CLUSTER Members | ARWU | US News | NTU | URAP | Leiden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalto University | Finland | 151-200 | 116 | 112 | 137 | 96/144 |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne | Switzerland | 11 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 46/50 |
| Grenoble Institute of Technology | France | – | 133 | 247 | 140 | 228/147 |
| Instituto Superior Técnico | 51-75 | 48 | 103 | 66 | 50/82 | |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Germany | 151-200 | 87 | 80 | 50 | 182/40 |
| Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | 101-150 | 35 | 63 | 46 | 79/73 |
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Belgium | 51-75 | 33 | 52 | 17 | 52/101 |
| Polytechnic University of Turin | Italy | 101-150 | 70 | 142 | 134 | 116/177 |
| Trinity College Dublin | Ireland | – | 457 | 197 | 282 | 548/364 |
| Darmstadt University of Technology | Germany | – | 208 | 185 | 208 | 187/195 |
| Eindhoven University of Technology | Netherlands | 51-75 | 61 | 75 | 81 | 95/124 |
| Université Catholique de Louvain | Belgium | – | 273 | – | 519 | 230/461 |
| BarcelonaTECH | Spain | 76-100 | 53 | 98 | 104 | 21/189 |