Generation X universities (founded between 1968 and 1985)
Generation X Rank 2018 | Generation X Rank 2017 | Young University Rank 2018 | Young University Rank 2017 | World University Rank 2018 | Institution | Country/region | Year founded | Teaching | Research | Citations | Industry income | International outlook | Overall score |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | ?cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Switzerland | 1969 | 59.7 | 68.8 | 94.2 | 76 | 98.7 | 76.1 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 103 | Maastricht University | Netherlands | 1976 | 45.8 | 65.9 | 79.9 | 87.6 | 96.7 | 66.9 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 95 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | South Korea | 1971 | 62.6 | 68.2 | 70.4 | 100 | 35.6 | 65.5 |
4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 119 | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1984 | 48.3 | 63.8 | 79.4 | 65.9 | 84.4 | 65.4 |
5 | NR | 10 | NR | 168 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | United States | 1969 | 51.2 | 47.2 | 95.1 | 67.6 | 34.6 | 62.3 |
6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 147 | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Spain | 1968 | 48.8 | 43 | 89.5 | 42.1 | 60.1 | 59.9 |
7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 123 | Pierre and Marie Curie University | France | 1971 | 53.3 | 40.6 | 85.7 | 31.8 | 66.6 | 59.7 |
8 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 181 | Paris-Sud University | France | 1971 | 47.2 | 38.7 | 86.8 | 32.3 | 63.5 | 57.4 |
9 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 201–250 | Aalborg University | Denmark | 1974 | 33 | 49 | 84.2 | 46.5 | 70.7 | 56.3 |
10 | NR | 27 | NR | 201–250 | University of Passau | Germany | 1978 | 39.8 | 35.2 | 92.7 | 40.8 | 49 | 55 |
11 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 201–250 | James Cook University | Australia | 1970 | 29.5 | 38.9 | 89.1 | 42.9 | 73.9 | 53.9 |
12 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 251–300 | Bielefeld University | Germany | 1969 | 45.9 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 54.5 | 46.3 | 53.8 |
13 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 251–300 | University of Bayreuth | Germany | 1975 | 43.5 | 48.6 | 67.8 | 62.7 | 54.7 | 53.7 |
14 | 10 | 31 | 21 | 201–250 | University of Texas at Dallas | United States | 1969 | 31.7 | 38.4 | 89.8 | 41.5 | 57.7 | 53.3 |
15 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 251–300 | University of Wollongong | Australia | 1975 | 37 | 46.4 | 67.1 | 47.7 | 88.1 | 53 |
16 | 50 | 33 | 92 | 196 | Paris-Sorbonne University – Paris 4 | France | 1971 | 45.8 | 35.2 | 77.1 | 32.1 | 57.9 | 52.6 |
17 | 22 | 34 | 41 | 251–300 | University of Bremen | Germany | 1971 | 45.7 | 49.4 | 63.2 | 45.7 | 52.1 | 52.5 |
18 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 201–250 | Paris Diderot University – Paris 7 | France | 1970 | 34.3 | 29.7 | 89.7 | 32.6 | 67.7 | 52 |
19 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 251–300 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Sweden | 1977 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 42.5 | 51.8 |
20 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 251–300 | Griffith University | Australia | 1971 | 29 | 41.3 | 77.7 | 40.7 | 82 | 51.5 |
21 | 24 | 39 | 45 | 301–350 | Technical University of Dortmund | Germany | 1968 | 45.1 | 45 | 64 | 45.5 | 42 | 50.5 |
22 | 28 | 43 | 54 | 301–350 | University of Eastern Finland | Finland | 1969 | 31.8 | 37 | 79.1 | 36.2 | 49.3 | 49 |
23 | NR | 47 | 50 | 251–300 | Aix-Marseille University | France | 1970 | 48.6 | 25.6 | 70 | 34.4 | 60.7 | 48.6 |
24 | 23 | 50 | 43 | 301–350 | Deakin University | Australia | 1974 | 29.1 | 37.3 | 72 | 36.2 | 77.7 | 48.3 |
25 | 26 | 51 | 47 | 301–350 | George Mason University | United States | 1972 | 35.1 | 36 | 76 | 33.2 | 40.8 | 48 |
25 | 18 | 51 | 33 | 301–350 | Rush University | United States | 1972 | 46.7 | 17.9 | 88.2 | 41.3 | 14.8 | 48 |
27 | NR | 55 | NR | 301–350 | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology | Iran | 1970 | 33.1 | 18.3 | 99.1 | 56.1 | 15.5 | 47.7 |
28 | 31 | 57 | 59 | 401–500 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) | Taiwan | 1974 | 37.6 | 60.5 | 39.9 | 85.1 | 36 | 46.2 |
29 | 36 | 60 | 67 | 351–400 | University of Macau | Macao | 1981 | 28.3 | 39.2 | 56.7 | 42 | 98.7 | 45.7 |
30 | 30 | 62 | 58 | 351–400 | University of Crete | Greece | 1973 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 85.9 | 37.4 | 47.1 | 45.2 |
31 | NR | 67 | NR | 401–500 | Hamburg University of Technology | Germany | 1978 | 44.8 | 32.8 | 51.6 | 87.9 | 48.9 | 44.6 |
32 | 40 | 69 | 71 | 351–400 | University of Salerno | Italy | 1968 | 25 | 22.8 | 87.8 | 39.4 | 33.5 | 44.2 |
33 | 37 | 72 | 68 | 401–500 | University of Siegen | Germany | 1972 | 32.5 | 36.7 | 61.2 | 39.6 | 52.4 | 44 |
34 | 35 | 73 | 66 | 351–400 | Autonomous University of Madrid | Spain | 1968 | 37.7 | 34.8 | 58.4 | 34.9 | 49 | 43.8 |
34 | 32 | 73 | 60 | 351–400 | Link?ping University | Sweden | 1975 | 29.4 | 18.7 | 78.4 | 41.9 | 63.1 | 43.8 |
34 | 37 | 73 | 68 | 401–500 | Murdoch University | Australia | 1973 | 26.3 | 34.5 | 58.9 | 41.5 | 91.5 | 43.8 |
34 | 37 | 73 | 68 | 401–500 | University of Texas at San Antonio | United States | 1969 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 84.2 | 32.4 | 34.2 | 43.8 |
38 | 33 | 82 | 62 | 401–500 | University of Kaiserslautern | Germany | 1970 | 44.5 | 32.9 | 48.7 | 73.2 | 48.5 | 43.3 |
39 | 41 | 84 | 73 | 401–500 | Hasselt University | Belgium | 1973 | 31.4 | 40.1 | 53.9 | 48.3 | 57.2 | 43.1 |
40 | NR | 87 | 101–150 | 401–500 | Qatar University | Qatar | 1973 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 60.7 | 46.1 | 99.8 | 42.7 |
41 | 44 | 88 | 81 | 401–500 | Verona University | Italy | 1982 | 30.2 | 17 | 79.8 | 36.8 | 42 | 42.2 |
42 | 27 | 90 | 51 | 401–500 | University of Calabria | Italy | 1972 | 22.2 | 37.4 | 69.2 | 32.6 | 34.3 | 42 |
43 | 42 | 91 | 76 | 401–500 | Bilkent University | Turkey | 1984 | 28 | 26.8 | 67.1 | 42.8 | 55.6 | 41.8 |
44 | 50 | 92 | 92 | 401–500 | University of Rome II – Tor Vergata | Italy | 1982 | 32 | 20.5 | 71.9 | 38.5 | 43.3 | 41.5 |
45 | NR | 94 | 94 | 401–500 | University of Bergamo | Italy | 1968 | 26.3 | 29.2 | 69.6 | 41.5 | 34.3 | 41.2 |
45 | 46 | 94 | 85 | 401–500 | Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 | France | 1971 | 28.6 | 23.3 | 68.9 | 37.1 | 53.3 | 41.2 |
45 | 43 | 94 | 79 | 401–500 | University of Tsukuba | Japan | 1973 | 45.1 | 44.3 | 34.1 | 47 | 39.9 | 41.2 |
48 | NR | 97 | 101–150 | 401–500 | Roskilde University | Denmark | 1972 | 26 | 43.2 | 52.1 | 35 | 49.6 | 41 |
49 | 48 | 99 | 89 | 401–500 | Florida International University | United States | 1972 | 36.5 | 27.9 | 59.2 | 35.6 | 37.4 | 40.8 |
Note: ‘Generation?X’ are those institutions founded between 1968 and 1985. | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Generation Y universities (founded between 1986 and 1999)
Generation Y Rank 2018 | Generation Y Rank 2017 | Young University Rank 2018 | Young University Rank 2017 | World University Rank 2018 | Institution | Country/region | Year founded | Teaching | Research | Citations | Industry income | International outlook | Overall score |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong | 1991 | 58.2 | 78.5 | 93.1 | 58.1 | 83.4 | 76.7 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 52 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | 1991 | 52.4 | 74.1 | 90.7 | 94 | 95.9 | 74.7 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 137 | Pohang University of Science and Technology | South Korea | 1986 | 58.1 | 65.3 | 76.4 | 99.8 | 34.3 | 65 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 155 | Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna | Italy | 1987 | 53.9 | 52.3 | 88 | 87.8 | 48.3 | 64.1 |
5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 140 | Pompeu Fabra University | Spain | 1990 | 40.3 | 49.9 | 97.1 | 40 | 62.3 | 61.9 |
6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 201–250 | University of Technology, Sydney | Australia | 1988 | 37.8 | 58 | 71.7 | 51 | 94.2 | 58.6 |
7 | NR | 17 | NR | 201–250 | University of Potsdam | Germany | 1991 | 44.9 | 58.3 | 74.3 | 42.2 | 55 | 58.4 |
8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 182 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | 1994 | 43.4 | 59.5 | 67.7 | 45.8 | 79.9 | 58.3 |
9 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 201–250 | Queensland University of Technology | Australia | 1989 | 38 | 56.1 | 73 | 63.2 | 79.1 | 57.6 |
10 | NR | 23 | NR | 201–250 | Vita-Salute San Raffaele University | Italy | 1996 | 44.6 | 33.3 | 96.3 | 32.8 | 45.7 | 56.5 |
11 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 201–250 | University of South Australia | Australia | 1991 | 41.4 | 53 | 63.3 | 81.6 | 91.8 | 56.2 |
12 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 301–350 | Ko? University | Turkey | 1993 | 32.7 | 46.2 | 65.2 | 84.3 | 53.8 | 49.4 |
13 | 9 | 41 | 26 | 351–400 | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | 1993 | 50.3 | 59.1 | 40.9 | 66.8 | 34.4 | 49.3 |
14 | 15 | 43 | 44 | 351–400 | Sabanc? University | Turkey | 1996 | 30.1 | 52.1 | 62.1 | 87.8 | 46.6 | 49 |
15 | 14 | 53 | 42 | 301–350 | Free University of Bozen-Bolzano | Italy | 1997 | 29.2 | 21.5 | 88.6 | 32.1 | 68.9 | 47.8 |
15 | 19 | 53 | 56 | 301–350 | Victoria University | Australia | 1990 | 31.3 | 33.6 | 73.4 | 39.5 | 71.1 | 47.8 |
17 | 30 | 58 | 91 | 351–400 | University of Canberra | Australia | 1990 | 29.7 | 36.3 | 68 | 33.6 | 65.9 | 46 |
18 | 24 | 62 | 76 | 351–400 | ?rebro University | Sweden | 1999 | 24.5 | 29.1 | 83.3 | 33.1 | 44.4 | 45.2 |
19 | 17 | 64 | 52 | 401–500 | University of Cyprus | Cyprus | 1989 | 27.1 | 36.4 | 63.1 | 48.1 | 76.8 | 44.9 |
20 | 20 | 65 | 61 | 401–500 | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia | 1992 | 32.9 | 35.7 | 59 | 36.1 | 74.2 | 44.8 |
20 | NR | 65 | NR | 351–400 | Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 1991 | 24.3 | 22.3 | 85.5 | 33.9 | 58.1 | 44.8 |
22 | 28 | 68 | 84 | 351–400 | Curtin University | Australia | 1987 | 27.7 | 32.4 | 60.6 | 39.5 | 94.4 | 44.3 |
23 | 18 | 69 | 55 | 401–500 | University of Milan-Bicocca | Italy | 1998 | 36.3 | 23.4 | 73.3 | 43.1 | 43.6 | 44.2 |
24 | 26 | 71 | 79 | 401–500 | Western Sydney University | Australia | 1989 | 24.6 | 37.6 | 62.3 | 37.1 | 77.8 | 44.1 |
25 | 24 | 78 | 76 | 401–500 | University of Rovira i Virgili | Spain | 1991 | 29.2 | 25 | 76.4 | 34.5 | 47.7 | 43.6 |
26 | 22 | 80 | 74 | 401–500 | Dublin City University | Republic of Ireland | 1989 | 35.8 | 41 | 44.2 | 48.5 | 78.5 | 43.4 |
26 | 16 | 80 | 49 | 401–500 | Maynooth University | Republic of Ireland | 1997 | 30.4 | 40.5 | 51 | 36.3 | 78.1 | 43.4 |
28 | 31 | 84 | 96 | 351–400 | Higher School of Economics | Russian Federation | 1992 | 34.8 | 34 | 61.6 | 39.4 | 40.5 | 43.1 |
29 | 21 | 86 | 65 | 401–500 | Plymouth University | United Kingdom | 1992 | 27 | 27.5 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 68.3 | 42.9 |
30 | NR | 89 | NR | 401–500 | Reykjavík University | Iceland | 1998 | 19.6 | 23.9 | 79.1 | 33.7 | 60.1 | 42.1 |
31 | 34 | 98 | 101–150 | 401–500 | Southern Cross University | Australia | 1994 | 30.9 | 35.1 | 52.6 | 41 | 57.7 | 40.9 |
32 | 29 | 100 | 87 | 401–500 | RMIT University | Australia | 1992 | 29.1 | 27.5 | 53.3 | 38.4 | 87.1 | 40.4 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | Australian Catholic University | Australia | 1991 | 21.6 | 28.7 | 59.5 | 35.3 | 45 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | Bond University | Australia | 1989 | 25.5 | 34.7 | 37.6 | 34.6 | 88.9 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | NR | 101–150 | 90 | 501–600 | Central Queensland University | Australia | 1992 | 37 | 14.7 | 58.9 | 34.3 | 61.2 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | Edith Cowan University | Australia | 1991 | 26.5 | 30.2 | 52.2 | 36.4 | 77.4 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | University of Hertfordshire | United Kingdom | 1992 | 23.7 | 16.9 | 54 | 32.6 | 79 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 601–800 | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | India | 1994 | 32.2 | 27.2 | 46.4 | 36.1 | 15.1 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 50 | 101–150 | 151–200 | 401–500 | Jordan University of Science and Technology | Jordan | 1986 | 19.3 | 10.2 | 79.4 | 34.3 | 64.1 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | Liverpool John Moores University | United Kingdom | 1992 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 62.7 | 32.7 | 66.8 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 401–500 | Middlesex University | United Kingdom | 1992 | 25.6 | 22.1 | 61.2 | 32.1 | 87 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | NR | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | Northumbria University | United Kingdom | 1992 | 24.2 | 21.8 | 50.3 | 32.4 | 65.1 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 601–800 | Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg | Germany | 1993 | 30.4 | 18.5 | 47.3 | 41.6 | 52.9 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 401–500 | Oxford Brookes University | United Kingdom | 1992 | 33 | 30.5 | 40.3 | 32.2 | 75.3 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 32 | 101–150 | 98 | 501–600 | University of Portsmouth | United Kingdom | 1992 | 24.5 | 20.4 | 57.1 | 32.1 | 83.1 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 27 | 101–150 | 81 | 401–500 | University of Rome III | Italy | 1992 | 32.9 | 12.8 | 67.3 | 37.4 | 38.4 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 501–600 | University of the Sunshine Coast | Australia | 1996 | 22.6 | 31.1 | 46.5 | 34.4 | 63.3 | 33.2–40.0 |
33–48 | 34 | 101–150 | 101–150 | 601–800 | Tezpur University | India | 1994 | 41.8 | 39.1 | 36.6 | 31.9 | 13.2 | 33.2–40.0 |
Note: ‘Generation?Y’ are those institutions founded between 1986 and 1999. | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |