The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has again named the University of Waterloo among the top 200 universities in the world.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012) - The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has again named the University of Waterloo among the top 200 universities in the world. Waterloo's results place it seventh among 22 Canadian institutions.
Waterloo is within the 151-200 range of ranked institutions. After 100, the next 400 universities appear in groups, and not assigned a specific number.
"The University of Waterloo is committed to its goal of achieving a level of academic excellence that puts us among the top 100 universities in the world," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president & vice-chancellor of Waterloo. "While we are pleased with these results, we will continue with our dynamic, innovative approach so that we may build on our successes to meet our objective."
The Centre for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University releases the ARWU. It ranks more than 1,000 universities around the world based on the following criteria:
- Number of alumni and university personnel who have won Nobel prizes and Fields medals
- Number of highly cited researchers
- Number of articles published in the journals Science and Nature
- Number of articles indexed in the Science Citation Index
- Per-capita performance with respect to the institution's size
Waterloo gained ground in several areas. It is ranked 43rd in the world in the Engineering/Technology and Computer Science category, and its ranking puts it second in Canada. This year, the university also appears in categories where it was unranked in 2011. Waterloo is within the 76-100 range for chemistry, the 101-150 range for mathematics, and the 151-200 range for physics. It remained in the 76-100 range for computer science, unchanged from last year.
"Waterloo's impressive results in these subject areas reflect the hard work and accomplishments of the students, alumni and faculty," said Hamdullahpur. "The university continues to attract the best and brightest, and these rankings will undoubtedly reinforce to the world the top-quality research and innovation at Waterloo."
This year's global university ranking is the tenth edition. The complete list of rankings and methodologies are available at http://www.ShanghaiRanking.com/.
About the University of Waterloo
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 34,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, visit www.uwaterloo.ca.
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