Published: July 17, 2015

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) today announced that the climbed to No. 54 from No. 63 in its annual rankings list.

CU-Boulder is among the more than 25,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education worldwide in this year’s CWUR list, which will be published today at .

“At CU-Boulder we are very proud to serve our state as a true center of global excellence. This and a good many other rankings confirm that,” said CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “Behind the CWUR ranking, though, is a greater story: a dedicated campus community devoted to student success, world-class research and community service, and, in my mind, our people are No. 1.”

CWUR publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of faculty members and the quality of faculty research without relying on surveys and university data submissions.

Of particular note, the ranked as follows:

  • Quality of Faculty Rank: 31
  • National Rank: 37
  • Influence Rank: 38
  • Citations Rank: 45
  • Alumni Employment Rank: 67
  • Broad Impact Rank: 74
  • Quality of Education Rank: 80
  • Publications Rank: 96
  • Patents Rank: 133
  • Overall Score: 54.62

“The CWUR rankings demonstrate the growing reputation of the as a leading global research university,” said CU-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore. “The rankings are also a tribute to our faculty, staff, students and alumni, whose scholarship and professional contributions continue to distinguish CU-Boulder in Colorado, the nation and the world.”

CWUR uses eight objective and robust indicators to rank the world’s top 1,000 universities including:

  • Quality of education, measured by the number of a university’s alumni who have won major international awards, prizes and medals relative to the university’s size, 25 percent;
  • Alumni employment, measured by the number of a university’s alumni who have held CEO positions at the world’s top companies relative to the university’s size, 25 percent;
  • Quality of faculty, measured by the number of academics who have won major international awards, prizes and medals, 25 percent;
  • Publications, measured by the number of research papers appearing in reputable journals, 5 percent;
  • Influence, measured by the number of research papers appearing in highly-influential journals, 5 percent;
  • Citations, measured by the number of highly-cited research papers, 5 percent;
  • Broad Impact, measured by the university’s h-index, 5 percent;
  • Patents, measured by the number of international patent filings, 5 percent.

Contact:
Bronson Hilliard, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-735-6183
bronson.hilliard@colorado.edu

“At CU-Boulder we are very proud to serve our state as a true center of global excellence. This and a good many other rankings confirm that,” said CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “Behind the CWUR ranking, though, is a greater story: a dedicated campus community devoted to student success, world-class research and community service, and, in my mind, our people are No. 1.”