University's world top 200 ranking confirmed for 2010
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
students on campus
The University has once again been ranked in the top 200 universities in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings published today, 8 September.
The University's position has improved six places from last year to 185th. The main component of the rankings is the reputation of the university among academics worldwide, which accounts for 40% of the weighting in the rankings.
We also score well (165th) in the employer reputation element of the rankings, with employers rating our graduates highly for their employability.
The University ranks within the world top 100 for its international culture, with the proportion of international students and teaching staff attracted to work and study at the university an important factor in the rankings.
Being ranked in the top 200, places Reading in the world's top 2.5% of higher education institutions. UNESCO calculate that there are over 9,000 universities across the world.
The QS World University Rankings have been running since 2004 and are amongst the highest profile global evaluations of comparative university quality.
Rival world rankings, produced by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), will be published on 16 September. Previously, the THES had been a partner with QS.