USask building on strong performance in Times Higher Education rankings

The THE rankings measure the performance of universities around the world through 17 metrics across five pillars: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.

USask jumped significantly in the rankings released in 2023, moving from the 501-600 tier of universities to its highest-ever placement in the 351-400 tier. This year, USask has once again achieved the 351-400 tier, as the university’s unprecedented progress continues.

“USask’s research excellence is not a short-lived success, and these results reflect our ongoing and unflinching commitment to superior research, scholarly and artistic works,” said USask Vice-President Research Dr. Baljit Singh (PhD). “To have made such a large leap in rankings last year and to continue that high level of excellence this year is a testament to USask’s dedication to being the university the world needs.”

USask’s ranking remained steady overall after last year’s leap forward, with upward movement in the teaching pillar.

USask also increased its score in all of the metrics in the research quality pillar.

“It is heartening to see USask’s recent rise in rankings to our best-ever performance last year was not a one-time occurrence, but rather a sign of continued strength at our university,” said Acting Provost and Vice-President Academic Vince Bruni-Bossio. “These high rankings are an affirmation of our continued success in education and research across campus, recognized around the world.”

USask’s strong ranking in the THE World University Rankings comes on the heels of another significant milestone, with the university receiving a record $417M in awarded research funding in 2023/24.