Vilnius University (VU) was ranked the highest among the Lithuanian universities. It stands at 488 place (401-410 last year); Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) is the second best university in Lithuania and ranks at 581–590 place (last year in 551-600 category) among all ranked institutions in the world. Two universities from Kaunas – KTU and VDU – are also included in the ranking. They are in 751–800 and 801–1000 places respectively (last year these universities were in 701-750 and 801-1000 categories).
“The results of several past years demonstrate that Vilnius is a strong centre of studies and research with two leading highly regarded universities in Lithuania – VU and VGTU. The two institutions of higher education are standing firm among the top 2,1% of universities in the world. The capital is not only a strong centre of studies and research, but also is a good place to study, as reveals “QS Best Student Cities” ranking published in May. In this ranking the capital of Lithuania stands among the top 100 best cities for international students. This year Vilnius jumped up to the 84th place from the 96th last year. In comparison with other capitals in Europe, Vilnius stands out with its low living costs and attractive tuition fees,” reminded VGTU’s Rector Alfonsas Daniūnas.
The top three of the “QS World University Rankings 2019” list remain the same as last year: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and Harvard University.
Universities have been ranked according to the following indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, student to faculty ratio, international faculty and international students.
QS World University Rankings is the biggest independent world university ranking. This year only 1011 from 26 000 universities in the world have been ranked. The team at QS have analysed over 1,2 million research papers and surveyed nearly 200,000 employers and academics.
