THE ranking: UD continues to retain its former position 10. Oct. 2025

On the basis of its teaching and research activities, international outlook, industrial income and patents, the renowned British ranking agency Times Higher Education ranked the University of Debrecen in the 801-1000 category again. Our institution performed best in the teaching category, ranking 287th in this field. The University of Debrecen has also improved its results according to the most decisive indicator, which is research quality.

World University Rankings conventionally grade institutions of higher education based their indicators in five areas. These performance indicators are as follows: teaching 29.5% (teaching environment), research environment 29% (volume, income, and reputation), research quality 30% (citations, research strength, research excellence and research influence), international outlook 7.5% (staff, students and research), and industry 4% (income and patents).

At the top of the World University Rankings 2026 list, we find the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a strategic partner of the University of Debrecen, with Princeton University and the University of Cambridge sharing the third place together.

In addition to the University of Debrecen, it is Semmelweis University, Óbuda University, Eötvös Loránd University, the University of Pécs, and the University of Szeged among Hungarian institutions of higher education that are included in this year's Times Higher Education list.
 

Find the complete World University Rankings 2026 at THE’s official website.

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