Date added: 2024-06-13
Gdańsk University of Technology increased in the QS World University Rankings
The ranking takes into account nine indicators with different weights. The opinions of academics and employers about the universities, which are collected in the annual survey, are important for the ranking results. Together, they account for up to 45% of the total score.
A detailed list of the indicators and their weights is presented in the table below.
|
Indicator |
Description |
Weight |
|
Academic reputation |
The data comes from the annual QS Academic Reputation Survey, in which academics from around the world rate academic institutions |
30% |
|
Citations per Faculty |
The data comes from the Scopus database and determines the average number of citations obtained per academic of a given university |
20% |
|
Employer Reputation |
The data comes from the annual QS Employer Reputation Survey, in which global employers indicate which universities provide the most work-ready graduates |
15% |
|
Faculty Student Ratio |
Ratio of academic staff to students |
10% |
|
Employment Outcomes |
The indicator is intended to reflect the institution's ability to ensure a high level of employability of its graduates and to train leaders who will make an impact in their fields |
5% |
|
International Research Network |
This indicator assesses the richness and diversity of an institution's international research partnerships |
5% |
|
Sustainability |
The data comes from an analysis of the stand-alone QS Sustainability Ranking |
5% |
|
International Faculty Ratio |
- |
5% |
|
International Students |
- |
5% |
As mentioned above, Gdańsk University of Technology has improved its score by one band and is now in the range of 801-850 range (from a position of 851-900 in QS WUR 2024).
Among the 22 Polish universities ranked in QS WUR 2025, Gdańsk Tech achieved the best results in the following indicators: citations per scientist (1st place), sustainability (3rd place) and percentage of teachers who are foreigners (4th place).
A comparison of Gdańsk Tech's results with other Polish universities ranked in the QS WUR by individual indicators is shown in the figure below.
Source: QS World University Ranking
The latest edition of the QS WUR ranked 1503 universities from 105 countries and regions, including 22 universities from Poland.
Gdańsk University of Technology is among the top 5 Polish universities in this ranking, which is as follows
1st Warsaw University
2nd Jagiellonian University
3rd Warsaw University of Technology
4th Adam Mickiewicz University
5th Gdańsk University of Technology
