The University of Turku was ranked among the top 1.9% of the world's best universities in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). A total of 20,966 universities were included in the ranking, of which the top 2,000 were ranked.
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, published annually by the Shanghai Ranking, ranked a total of 5,000 universities across 55 subjects in 2023.
The annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject ranks the best universities in the world in a variety of disciplines.
The University of Turku has taken a strong and respected pioneering role in the development of research and responsible assessment of researchers both nationally and internationally. Commitment to the More Than Our Rank initiative is part of the development work related to responsible assessment at the University of Turku.
The University of Turku was ranked among the 301–400 best universities in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Among Finnish universities, the University of Turku ranked in a shared position of 2nd-3rd.
The University of Turku ranks in the top 1.9% out of 20,531 universities worldwide according to the 2023 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
In the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Turku ranked among the best 500 universities in the world in four broad subject areas and in 14 disciplines.
The ranking published by the U.S. News & World Report lists the best universities in the world. The University of Turku shared the 342nd place in the global ranking. Among the Finnish universities, the University was third best and, among European universities, it tied for the 142nd place.
In the recently released Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2022, the University of Turku was placed 401–500th in the global rankings. Among Finnish universities, the University of Turku came in between a shared 3–5th place.
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 published by the Shanghai Ranking ranked altogether 5,000 universities in 54 subjects. Of these, 1,800 universities received a ranking. The University of Turku was ranked in altogether 24 subjects.