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The University of Michigan is the No. 22 university in the world and the No. 14 university in the United States, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The list released Oct. 9 includes 2,092 universities across 115 countries and territories.

U-M remains one of only four public institutions in the United States to make the top 25. The others were the University of California, Berkeley (No. 8), the University of California, Los Angeles (No. 18) and the University of Washington (No. 25). 

U-M was No. 23 in the world and No. 14 in the U.S. in 2023.

According to Times Higher Education, the 2025 World University Rankings were compiled using an updated methodology that included 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators.  

The indicators measure an institution’s performance across five areas:

• Teaching (the learning environment) 29.5%
• Research environment (volume, income and reputation) 29%
• Research quality (citation impact, research strength, research excellence and research influence) 30%
• International outlook (staff, students and collaboration) 7.5%
• Industry (income and patents) 4%