University of Calgary ranks again as a top young global university by Times Higher Education

For the fifth year in a row, the University of Calgary has ranked among the top young universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education Top 150 Under 50 2016. Released on April 6, the ranking placed UCalgary 18th internationally and number one in both Canada and in North America.

“The Times ranking looks at the world’s young universities according to the high standards they must hold themselves to, standards that are deeply embedded in our own Eyes High values,” said University of Calgary President and Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Cannon. “Our clear focus on teaching and research excellence for the benefit of students, and for communities at home and abroad has allowed us to stand-out internationally.”

Already ranked the top young university in Canada and North America according to the Quacquarelli Symonds Limited (QS) World University Top 50 Under 50 Rankings, this latest Times’ 150 Under 50 ranking underscores the university’s exceptional performance.

The Times ranking differentiates itself as the only international university performance indicator to judge world-class universities across all of their core missions — teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. They describe the impact of this focus as providing both an indicator of global prestige and a predictor of future impact. The Times’ Phil Baty explains, “A top global reputation has real-world effects, helping institutions to attract the best global talent, to forge strong international partnerships and to attract investment.”

Only three other Canadian universities made the list. Concordia University, Université du Québec à Montréal and the University of Regina were ranked in the range of 100-150.

This Times ranking uses the same comprehensive range of 13 global performance indicators used in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For ranking universities under 50 years of age however, the methodology is re-calibrated with less weight given to reputational indicators that tend to benefit older institutions, with more weight given to objective benchmarks.