ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities)

A widely cited annual global ranking of universities produced by Quacquarelli Symonds, using indicators such as academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations and international diversity.

A prominent annual global university ranking published by Times Higher Education, assessing research-intensive universities across teaching, research, citations, industry and international outlook.

An ordered listing of institutions based on defined performance indicators, intended to compare and benchmark quality at global, national, regional or subject level.

A category of national-level ranking exercises that compare higher education institutions across a country on parameters such as teaching, research and outcomes.

The number of students per teacher, used as a quality and ranking indicator.