The aim of the La Tercera-Qué Pasa University Ranking is to provide information that helps young people and their families make informed decisions about their studies. The ranking considers indicators grouped into five dimensions:

Employers’ Reputation – 40%

This indicator reflects the perception of quality and the level of knowledge that employers attribute to universities. Executives who directly or indirectly influence the hiring of future professionals are asked to evaluate the universities.

Management – 15%

• Years of Institutional Accreditation – 50%
• Student-to-full-time equivalent (FTE) ratio – 20%
• Retention Rate of Second-Year Students – 15%
• Overduration of Studies – 15% (the difference between the official duration of the academic curriculum and the time taken for students to graduate)

Quality of Academic Staff – 15%

This dimension assesses the percentage of academic staff with doctorates (60%) and the percentage with master’s degrees and medical specialties (40%).

Quality of Students – 15%

To assess the quality of students who enrolled in universities in 2023, indicators such as high school grades and average scores on higher education entrance exams (PAES) were considered. The weights assigned are 70% for the average PAES score and 30% for the average high school grades (NEM).

Research Quality – 15%

This dimension includes the following indicators:

• Number of Publications Indexed in the Scopus Database – 50%
• Normalized Impact – 25%
• Percentage of Publications in Q1 Journals – 25%

SUBJECT RANKINGS

Rankings by subject highlight the top 10 universities in each of the following nine disciplines: Architecture, Law, Industrial Civil Engineering, Commercial Engineering, Medicine, Odontology, Journalism, Psychology, and Nursing. Data for universities ranked beyond the top 10 is published alongside the top 10 list for each specific subject.