Out of 400 universities around the world, Carleton ranked in the 226-250 category, according to the Time’s Higher Education (THE) university rankings.
THE weighs universities according to a number of different criteria, which are grouped into five categories: teaching, research, citations, industry outcome and international outlook, according to their website.
Carleton placed 226-250th internationally, as well as in North America, while the University of Ottawa placed 185th in both categories. At 19th place, the University of Toronto was the top-ranked Canadian school. The California Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Stanford University were the top three universities.
Carleton is currently reviewing the results, according to Carleton president Roseann Runte.
“We always look at rankings and attempt to use them to improve our performance. Each of the ranking systems measures slightly different issues and uses different methodology,” Runte said via email, adding that she believes Carleton is improving.
“I personally believe that Carleton is becoming better known for the excellent faculty and students who work and study here,” she said.
Carleton has not ranked in the top 200 in over five years, according to the recently released rankings. Carleton tied for seventh out of 12 universities in the Maclean’s rankings, and 401-500 out of 500 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
