QS World University Rankings: VU among global leaders in employment outcomes, faculty-student ratio, and sustainability

Vilnius University (VU) has been ranked 446th in the newly released QS World University Rankings – its position among the top global institutions assessed from nearly 7,000 universities across 106 countries, marking the most comprehensive edition in the ranking’s history. VU retains its status as the top university in Lithuania.

VU stands out in the Employment Outcomes indicator, where it reached an all-time high of 93rd place globally. This result reflects the university’s ability to ensure high levels of graduate employability and its alumni’s impact in their respective professional fields.

The university also performed strongly in the Faculty Student Ratio indicator, ranking 210th, which is associated with increased academic attention to each student. Notably, VU made significant progress in the Sustainability category, climbing 158 positions to reach 313th place.

The university also improved its position in the International Research Network indicator, rising by 47 places to 351st globally. This indicator, introduced in 2022, measures an institution’s success in establishing and sustaining research collaborations with partners in different countries. It assesses both the diversity and depth of these international connections by considering how many countries are represented and how frequently partnerships are renewed and maintained.

VU also moved up five positions in Academic Reputation and now ranks 467th. This indicator is derived from a global survey designed to capture the perceptions of academics regarding which institutions are demonstrating academic excellence. In the Employer Reputation category, VU is ranked 496th globally, showing how international employers assess the preparedness and competence of its graduates.

At the national level, VU continues to be the highest-ranked university in Lithuania. Among the five Lithuanian institutions evaluated, VU leads in most of the key performance indicators, including academic and employer reputation, employment outcomes, faculty-student ratio, international research collaborations, and sustainability.

QS World University Rankings assess higher education institutions across eight performance indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty-student ratio, international faculty, international students, international research network, and sustainability. In this edition, 1,501 institutions were included in the final rankings, with 112 universities entering for the first time.