Middle East Technical University ranked 114th in Europe while ranking first among universities in Turkey in the World University Rankings: Europe 2025 released by the prestigious UK-based ranking organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
After achieving significant success by ranking 285th in the QS World University Rankings 2025 announced last month, METU continued its ascent by climbing 10 places to secure the 114th position in the newly announced World University Rankings: Europe 2025, compared to its position last year.
With an overall ranking score of 58.3, METU ranked in the top 16.6% of all universities listed in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025, in which a total of 685 higher education institutions were evaluated, including 72 universities from Turkey.
For the World University Rankings: Europe 2025, QS utilized 12 indicators with different weightings. METU ranked 24th in Europe with a score of 93.4 in Employer Reputation, 44th in Europe with a score of 91.6 in Employment Outcomes, 50th in Europe with a score of 82.6 in Outbound Exchange Students, 102nd in Europe with a score of 60.7 in Academic Reputation, and 109th in Europe with a score of 78.4 in Sustainability.
Among these indicators, METU succeeded to rank first among all universities in Turkey in both Academic Reputation, which has a weight of 30%, and Employer Reputation, which has a weight of 15%.
Detailed information about the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025 can be accessed here.
