UC Santa Barbara is climbing ever higher in its global stature as a premier research institution. That was reinforced last week, when the British periodical Times Higher Education ranked UCSB No. 33 on a list of the world’s top 200 institutions. Its placement in the 2013-14 World University Rankings represents an increase of two places over last year.
Among universities in the U.S., UC Santa Barbara places even higher – at No. 23.
"Times Higher Education's World University Rankings are the only global rankings to judge world-class research institutions against all of their core activities," Phil Baty, editor of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, said in an Office of Public Affairs and Communications news release. "So the University of California, Santa Barbara's rise up the rankings is particularly impressive, demonstrating strength right across the board on a wide range of metrics."
The core missions that were judged are teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. Thirteen performance indicators were used across five categories – teaching, research, citation impact, industry income, and international mix – for a comprehensive comparison.
UCSB’s overall average score was 68.4. Its highest scores were in citation impact (99.4) and industry income (86.7).
UCSB ranked highly in engineering and technology; and in the physical sciences. Among the top 50 universities offering degrees in those disciplines, UCSB was listed at No. 20 in both areas.
For more information, read the Office of Public Affairs and Communications news release and the full list of the World University Rankings, which can be searched by subject, region, and other categories.
