According to the 2026 edition of the outcome-based Global 2000 list, published today by the Center for World University Rankings, the University of Rijeka (UNIRI) ranks in the top 7.8% out of 21,291 universities worldwide.
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) publishes the largest academic rankings of global universities. The rankings are unique in that they use objective indicators for all 4 key pillars underlying the ranking methodology (education, employability, faculty, and research), with no reliance on surveys or university data submissions. Also, equal emphasis is put on student-related and faculty-related indicators. For this year’s rankings, 81 million outcome-based data points were used, and 21,291 universities are ranked according to their academic performance.
This year, the University of Rijeka ranks as follows:
World Rank: 1658 out of 21291
Percentile: Top 7.8% in the world
Regional Rank (Europe): 529
National Rank: 3
Research Rank: 1590
Overall Score: 67.4
The 2026 edition of the Global 2000 list is available HERE.