General information on ranking

Geographical scope	Global
Publication frequency	annual

Additional information

• Type of publication: internet, mobile application, print - magazine, newspaper
• Internet users access to ranking: open access
• Language of publication: English
• Main target groups: higher education institutions, policymakers, governments and funding agencies, students and parents
• Level of comparison: broad fields, fields or subject, institutional
• Major dimensions covered: internationalization, knowledge transfer, reputation, research, teaching
• Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
• Data sources: data collected from HEIs by ranking organization, survey conducted exclusively by ranking organization, third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
• Quality assurance of ranking: certification (e.g. IREG Audit)
• Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)