Purdue University is among the top 100 research schools worldwide, according to a new ranking that examined more than 2,000 institutions.
Purdue ranks No. 85 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The organization evaluated 2,191 research-intensive higher education institutions from 115 countries and territories.
“Research excellence and impact are core to our academic mission, and our many close collaborations with industry partners benefit our students enormously,” Purdue Provost Patrick Wolfe said in a news release. “With record numbers of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students applying to Purdue this past year, I’m confident we’ll continue to gain ground amongst the nation’s leading research universities.”
Times Higher Education, a London-based company that provides higher education data analysis, consultancy and marketing services for universities, governments and organizations, compiles the list annually.
Criteria involve five broad areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. Specific factors include a university’s teaching and research reputation, how often its published work is cited by scholars globally, the degree by which its innovations support industry, and a university’s proportion of international students.
The University of Notre Dame is ranked No. 194, and Indiana University is ranked No. 198.
The No. 1 ranked institution globally is the University of Oxford in England, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at No. 2, and Princeton University and the University of Cambridge, each at No. 3.