site.btaSofia University Ranks 952 Among 20,531 Universities in Largest Academic Ranking

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia is ranked 952 out of 20,531 universities in the world in the Center for World University Rankings for 2023, Sofia University said Monday. 

Sofia University ranks 366th among higher education institutions in Europe and among the top 4.7% of higher education institutions in the world in the Center for World University Rankings for 2023.

The Center for World University Rankings publishes the largest academic ranking of the world's universities. In Bulgaria, the Center for World University Rankings ranked Sofia University first.

The Center for World University Rankings' methodology includes seven indicators grouped into four areas: quality of education, as measured by the number of alumni who have won major academic honours relative to the size of the university (25%); alumni employment, as measured by the number of alumni who have held senior management positions at major companies (25%); faculty quality, as measured by the number of faculty who have earned major academic honours (10%); research level, including: Research output (measured by the total number of research articles (10%); Publications (measured by the number of research articles published in top-tier journals (10%); Research impact (measured by the number of research articles published in highly influential journals (10%); Citations (measured by the number of highly cited research articles (10%).