Education and Science, EU – Baltic States, Latvia, Rating

Among Latvian universities, the University of Latvia is ranked in the 601st-800th position, while RTU and LLU are ranked in the group of 1001st +.

The higher universities on the rating are the University of Oxford in the UK, Stanford University and Harvard University in the US.

The University of Latvia told LETA that the university in the rating is second in the Baltic states, following Tartu University. Also, the University of Latvia has improved its results in four out of five categories.

The University of Latvia has been ranked 504th in research, 561st in international cooperation, and 564th in cooperation with industry.

RTU representative Gundega Preisa told LETA that RTU has been recognized as the 284th best university in cooperation with industry. In this category, RTU has been ranked among top-300 universities of the world for several years, and this indicator is improving.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 includes the world's 1,527 best universities.