Times Higher Education (THE), one of the world’s most respected ranking organizations, has announced its Asia University Rankings 2024. Middle East Technical University has ranked 69th among all universities in the list and once again demonstrated significant success by securing the first place among universities in Turkey.
After ranking in the 201-250 band in the rankings of 2021, METU ranked 123rd in 2022 and climbed to 89th place in 2023. Compared to the ranking of the previous year, METU has moved up 20 places and taken the 69th place in THE Asia University Rankings 2024, thus continuing its advancement.
Furthermore, according to THE Asia University Rankings 2024, METU has reached its highest level of success so far, being placed in the top 9.3% of universities included in the ranking.
In the regional rankings, THE evaluated the universities based on the same five areas used in the global university rankings, which are Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, International Outlook and Industry, and assessed them according to 18 indicators under these areas. When determining the final score of the higher education institutions in the ranking, 30% weight is given to Research Quality, 28% to Research Environment, 24.5% to Teaching, 10% to Industry, and 7.5% to International Outlook.
The number of universities evaluated in THE Asia University Rankings 2024 increased by 70 compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 739. The number of Turkish universities included in the ranking also rose from 61 to 75.
Detailed information regarding the results of THE Asia University Rankings 2024 can be accessed here.
