For the first time, the UFRO entered this ranking that evaluates the quality of young universities (50 years or less) and is in third place among the Chilean universities.

This is another recognition of the quality and prestige of the Universidad de La Frontera. On June, 6th of 2018, the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings published the Young University Rankings 2018 that places the UFRO in the range 201-250 at the international level and in third place among the Chilean institutions that have been judged.

This THE ranking judges the best universities in the world that exist for 50 years or less. This year, it included 250 institutions in 55 different countries. The Universidad de La Frontera entered for the first time, and is in third place out of the five Chilean universities that have been considered.

In this regard, the rector Sergio Bravo is proud of the incorporation of the UFRO in this ranking, since THE is of high international prestige and known for its complete and reliable measurements. “It is the first time that we have been considered by this ranking and we landed in third place among the Chilean young universities. This is an important and significant achievement which we should be proud of. At the same time, it should encourage us to keep working, with confidence in our indicators”, he pointed out.

This ranking considers 13 performance indicators – the same ones as the THE World University Rankings – in universities of 50 years or less and analyses aspects such as teaching, research, quotes, international outlook, etc. The methodology has been carefully selected and recalibrated with adjustments regarding the weighting in reputation, in order to reflect the special qualities of the youngest universities.

VIEW TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION YOUNG UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2018