The University went up in this international survey for the fifth year in a row and today it is included in the 461-470 rank of the best universities worldwide. In Chile, it keeps the third position, following Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile.
The well-known QS World University Rankings delivered the results from the 800 most prestigious universities of the world- out of almost three thousand universities surveyed- and Universidad de Santiago de Chile has shown a sustained and stable rise, moving up to the 461-470 rank, being again in the third place nationwide.Last year, Universidad de Santiago was in the 451 – 500 rank. It has shown a sustained improvement in the past five years, establishing itself as the second state university in Chile, following Universidad de Chile (ranked 225th) and among the best 470 universities of the world.According to the University’s President, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, this is “great news” for the University as it is a proof “of the quality of what we are doing.” He explained that the improvement in the institution’s indicators, in relation to specialized publications, hiring new professors with graduate degrees and the improvement in the relationship with society, account for this progress.Though President Zolezzi said he was satisfied with this progress, he made clear that it is necessary to double the institution’s efforts, as he believes that “we have the competences required to continue improving our current position.”According to this university ranking, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the United States, kept the first place, followed by Harvard University, in the 2nd place, and University of Cambridge, in the 3rd place. In Latin America, the first universities mentioned were Universidade de Sao Paulo (ranked 127th), Universidad Autónoma de México (163th) and Universidad Católica de Chile (166th).To elaborate this ranking, QS considers the quality of teaching, research, the institution’s reputation in the business world and its internationalization level. Translated by Marcela Contreras