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Beyond prestige, toward progress

About HE Higher Education Ranking

HE Higher Education Ranking uses published performance indicators and open participation to make comparisons clear and constructive—for institutions, students, and policymakers alike.

Teaching-led, research-intensive, applied, vocational—whatever your profile, the framework is built to compare like with like so you’re judged on what you really do.

Rankings that align with your mission
Clear indicators. Fair comparisons. Real progress

Now the call for 2026 edition is open. HERanking gives institutions, students, and policymakers a transparent view of performance so strategies are built on evidence—not guesswork. Below, some insights from 2025 edition:

414

Participating universities

65

Countries representing those universities

137

Indicators for measuring your impact!

A transparent ranking built for real institutional decisions

International Participation

 
Your quality journey, measured and mapped

From published indicators to practical, peer-ready comparisons

From metrics to meaning

When clarity counts, count on HERanking

The reliable signal in higher-ed noise

Transparent by default, useful by design

Fair comparisons, real decisions

HERanking gives institutions, students, and policymakers a transparent view of performance so strategies are built on evidence—not guesswork. With clear indicators and peer-focused views, HERanking turns your results into a credible story for leadership, partners, and candidates.