- According to this prestigious international survey that includes more than 4,000 universities, our university is the third best higher education institution in Chile. In South America, it is in the 14th place, just like in 2015, ahead of Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad de Concepción and Universidad Diego Portales, among others. Data provided by the survey show that our university stands out in subjects like Education and Training, English Language and Literature, and Mathematics.
The QS World University Rankings 2016 included Universidad de Santiago de Chile in the 451-460 rank, ahead of New York University (USA), University of Lisbon (Portugal), Michigan Technological University (USA), Bielefeld University (Germany) and the University of Houston (USA), among others.
According to the survey that includes more than 4,000 higher education institutions worldwide, our university kept the third place nationwide, just like in 2015, after Universidad Católica de Chile (170) and Universidad de Chile (209).
Universidad de Santiago was also ranked ahead of other Chilean institutions like Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad de Concepción and Universidad Diego Portales, among others.
The well-known ranking states that Universidad the Santiago particularly stands out in English Language and Literature, a subject in which it is featured in the 251-300 rank, and also in Mathematics (301-350).
Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) led the South American ranking, followed by Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) and Universidad Católica de Chile. Our university kept the 14th place in the region, just like in 2015.
The QS University Rankings survey 42 subjects and other indicators like academic and employer reputation, student-to-faculty ratio, citations per faculty and others. On this occasion, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, was ranked the best higher education institution worldwide.
Translated by Marcela Contreras
