BME in rankings
BME in national and international rankings
For many years, BME has been at the top of various national rankings, and it has also been on the regional and disciplinary maps of an increasing number of international rankings, where it has been ranked higher from time to time.
These rankings provide an opportunity to draw parallels between BME, other universities in Hungary and the world's most prestigious institutions, according to certain criteria and methodologies.
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About international rankings in general
The largest international services mainly produce world rankings, but they are also increasingly creating more specific (regional or disciplinary) lists.
In international assessments, BME is in the 200-800th places, which is usually in the top 2-6 % of the world, so BME definitely belongs to the world elite.
BME's place in the most prestigious international rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
- Independent ranking since 2009 (previously published jointly with the British weekly THE)
- ranking based on: Scopus database data on publications
- also publishes disciplinary and regional rankings
- In 2023, creators of the new European (regional) ranking evaluated universities of the 42 member states of the Council of Europe, with BME ranked 238th. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked the top 690 universities in 42 countries, 15 from Hungary, with BME being the second best.
The indicators taken into account for the new European ranking are:
Research: Academic Reputation (30%), Citations per Paper (10%), Papers per Faculty (5%)
Employability: Employer Reputation (15%), Employment Outcomes (5%)
Education: Faculty Student Ratio (5%)
Global engagement: International Research Network (10%), International Faculty Ratio (5%), International Students Ratio (5%), Outbound Exchange Students (2.5%), Inbound Exchange Students (2.5%)
Sustainability: Sustainability indicator based on QS Sustainability Rankings 2023 (Sustainability, 5%)
Academic Ranking of World Universitiest (ARWU)
- Also known as the "Shanghai List"
- created by: Chiao Tung University (August)
- taken into account in the ranking: Number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners
Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)
- ranking based on publication data and quality of education (based on students' job prospects)
Eduniversal
- annual international ranking of MSc and MBA programmes
- ranking based on: 30 areas of training, courses offered by institutions in 154 countries
Leiden Ranking
- created by: Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologische Studies (CWTS)
- the ranking is based on: Bibliographic data from Web of Science
- As of 2014, 750 institutions worldwide are now ranked
National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU)
- predecessor: Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) (until 2010)
SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR)
- created by: SCImago Research Group
- rankings are based on an informed assessment not only of higher education institutions but also of research sites
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE)
- created by the British weekly THE (joint with Quacquarelli Symonds - QS rankings until 2009)
- ranking based on: Thomson Reuters publication data until 2015, from 2015 the Elsevier Scopus database
U-Multirank (UMR)
- initiated by: European Commission, from 2014
- rankings are based on non-traditional linear ranking; determines the competitiveness of institutions in relation to different coefficients
University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)
- created by: Middle East Technical University, since 2009
- rankings are based on world, disciplinary and regional rankings
- URAP Field Bas Ranking from 2014, more detailed breakdown of areas of science
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
- rankings are based on presence on the Internet, impact and visibility of higher education institutions
- twice a year: January, July
| institutional ranking | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| A R W U | Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU, Shanghai) | 801-900. | 801-900. | 801-900. | 901-1000. | 901-1000. | m.a. |
| - Mechanical Engineering (Engineering) | 201-300. | 201-300. | 201-300. | 201-300. | 301-400. | m.a. | |
| - Civil Engineering (Engineering) | 201-300. | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | |
| - Chemical Engineering (Engineering) | 401-500. | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | |
| - Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Engineering) | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 401-500. | m.a. | |
| - Mathematics (Natural Sciences) | 301-400. | 401-500. | 301-400. | 201-300. | 201-300. | m.a. | |
| - Chemistry (Natural Sciences) | 401-500. | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | m.a. | |
| - Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medical Sciences) | 401-500. | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | m.a. | |
| C W U R | Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) | 862. | 898. | 887. | 931. | 947. | m.a. |
| E | Eduniversal: by Field | Eastern Europe | ||||||
| - Corporate Finance | 19. | 19. | 18. | m.a. | m.a. | ||
| - Industrial and Operations Management | 7. | 7. | 6. | m.a. | m.a. | ||
| - Marketing | 15. | 14. | 14. | m.a. | m.a. | ||
| - MBA full time | 10. | 10. | 11. | m.a. | m.a. | ||
| Eduniversal: by Field | Global Ranking | |||||||
| - Sustainable Development and Environmental Management | 50. | 46. | 43. | m.a. | m.a. | ||
| L | Leiden Ranking | 758. | 784. | 763. | 757. | 767. | m.a. |
| - Biomedical & health sciences | 890. | 1056. | 1090. | 1151. | 1187. | m.a. | |
| - Life and earth scinences | ‒ | ‒ | 1017. | 1009. | 1059. | m.a. | |
| - Mathematics & computer science | 374. | 370. | 369. | 357. | 361. | m.a. | |
| - Physical sciences & engineering | 399. | 412. | 392. | 373. | 379. | m.a. | |
| N T U | National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU): by Subject | ||||||
| - Mechanical Engineering | 292. | 254. | 284. | 277. | 292. | m.a. | |
| - Chemistry | 451-500. | 451-500 | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | |
| - Computer Science | 401-450. | 401-450. | 451-500 | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | |
| - Electrical Engineering | 451-500. | 451-500. | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | m.a. | |
| - Mathematics | ‒ | 451-500. | 401-450. | 451-500. | m.a. | ||
| Q S | QS World University Rankings (QS) | 801-1000. | 801-1000. | 801-1000. | 801.-1000. | 801-1000. | 741-750. |
| QS University Rankings: by Subject Broad subject area: - Arts and Humanities | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | |
| - Architecture and Built Environment | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 151-200. | 151-200. | 201-240. | |
| QS University Rankings: by Subject Broad subject area: - Engineering and Technology | 401-450. | 295. | 273. | 211. | 224. | 243. | |
| - Chemical | n.a. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 301-350. | |
| - Civil & Structural | n.a. | 151-200. | 151-200. | 151-200. | 201-230. | 151-200. | |
| - Computer Science and Information Systems | 401-450. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 251-300. | |
| - Engineering - Electrical & Electronic | 451-500. | 251-300. | 301-350. | 251-300. | 251-300. | 201-250. | |
| - Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing | 351-400. | 201-250. | 201-250. | 151-200. | 151-200. | 151-200. | |
| QS University Rankings: by Subject Broad subject area: - Natural Sciences | 451-500. | 451-500. | 451-500. | 401-450. | 401-450. | 377. | |
| - Chemistry | 351-400. | 351-400. | 351-400. | 351-400. | 351-400. | 351-400. | |
| - Environmental Sciences | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 501-520. | |
| - Materials Sciences | 351-400. | 351-400. | 351-400. | 301-350. | 301-350. | 351-400. | |
| - Mathematics | ‒ | 351-400. | 351-400. | 301-350. | 251-300. | 251-300. | |
| - Physics & Astronomy | 451-500. | 401-450. | 401-450. | 351-400. | 351-400. | 301-350. | |
| QS University Rankings: by Subject Broad subject area: - Social Sciences and Management | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 501-550. | |
| - Business and Management Studies | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 501-550. | 501-550. | 551-600. | |
| QS World University Rankings:Europe | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 238. | |
| QS World University Rankings: Eastern Europe | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 10. | |
| QS University Rankings: Emerging Europe and Central Asia (EECA) | 29. | 34. | 35. | 29. | n.a. | n.a. | |
| QS World University Rankings: Sustainability | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 341-360. | 485. | |
| QS Graduate Employability Rankings | ‒ | 301-500. | n.a. | 301-500. | n.a. | n.a. | |
| R U R | Round University Ranking | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 863. | m.a. |
| S I R | SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) | 591. | 638. | 636. | 561. | m.a. | m.a. |
| T H E | Times Higher Education (THE) | 801-1000. | 1001+ | 1001+ | 1201+ | 1201-1500. | 1201-1500. |
| World University Rankings by Subject: - Physical Sciences | 601-800. | 601-800. | 601-800. | 801-1000. | 801-1000. | 801-1000. | |
| - Social Sciences | 501-600. | 401-500. | 501-600. | 601+ | 601-800. | 601-800. | |
| - Business and Economics | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 601+ | 801+ | 801+ | |
| - Engineering and Technology | 601-800. | 601-800. | 601-800. | 601-800. | 801-1000. | 601-800. | |
| - Computer Science | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 601-800. | 601-800. | 601-800. | |
| - Art & Humanities | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 501+ | 601+ | 601+ | |
| THE - Emerging Economies University Rankings (2017-ig BRICS & Emerging Economies) | 251-300. | 251-300. | 351-400. | 451-500. | n.a. | n.a. | |
| U M R | U-Multirank (UMR) | EREDMÉNY | EREDMÉNY | EREDMÉNY | EREDMÉNY | n.a. | n.a. |
| U R A P | University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) - World Ranking | 800. | 785. | 846. | 892. | 927. | m.a. |
| URAP Field Based Ranking | |||||||
| - Mathematical Sciences | 440. | 433. | 444. | 455. | 467. | m.a. | |
| - Physical Sciences | 545. | 546. | 558. | 576. | 558. | m.a. | |
| - Chemical Sciences | 456. | 496. | 616. | 655. | 680. | m.a. | |
| - Chemical Engineering | 485. | 487. | ‒ | 528. | 528. | m.a. | |
| - Information and Computing Sciences | 520. | 544. | 564. | 600. | 606. | m.a. | |
| - Engineering | 532. | 522. | 492. | 425. | 451. | m.a. | |
| - Technology | 653. | 675. | 697. | 736. | 709. | m.a. | |
| - Civil Engineering | 384. | 365. | 362. | 368. | 362. | m.a. | |
| - Materials Engineering | 457. | 448. | ‒ | 545. | 554. | m.a. | |
| - Mechanical Engineering | 452. | 437. | 447. | 498. | 480. | m.a. | |
| - Electrical & Electronics Engineering | 528. | 511. | 526. | 572. | 541. | m.a. | |
| - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering | 143. | 157. | 161. | 129. | 198. | m.a | |
| U S | U.S. News & World Report's Best Global Universities Rankings | 894. | 944. | 1020. | 1091. | 1151. | m.a. |
| - Chemistry | 474. | 482. | 523. | 530. | 543. | m.a. | |
| - Engineering | 449. | 498. | 500. | 462. | 436. | m.a. | |
| - Physics | 552. | 525. | 560. | 583. | 594. | m.a. | |
| - Computer Science | ‒ | ‒ | 491. | 489. | 487. | m.a. | |
| - Electrical and Electronic Engineering | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 462. | 498. | m.a. | |
| Regional Rank: Europe | 367. | 379. | 402. | 423. | 434. | m.a. | |
| W | Webometrics Ranking of World Universities | n.a. | 585 | 638. | 669. | 676. | m.a. |
Table 1. BME in most respected institutional rankings (2019-)
On national rankings in general
HVG ranking
- published: In the HVG Diploma special issue (November)
- rankings are based on number of student and faculty talents, by faculty
On national rankings in general
| Institutional ranking | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| H V G | HVG Diploma | 7. | 6. | 4. | 3. | 2. | 2. | 3. | 2. |
| -- Students performance | 2. | 3. | 3. | 2. | 1. | 3. | 3. | 2. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 18. | 11. | 10. | 7. | 3. | 5. | 5. | 4. | |
| Faculty of Natural Sciences (TTK) | 9. | 10. | 10. | 8. | 16. | 13. | 13. | 10. | |
| -- Students performance | 39. | 35. | 39. | 35. | 46. | 38. | 36. | 35. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 1. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | |
| Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (VBK) | 16. | 10. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 17. | 10. | 7. | |
| -- Students performance | 9. | 11. | 10. | 11. | 16. | 17. | 16. | 15. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 52. | 26. | 21. | 25. | 24. | 32. | 20. | 17. | |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (VIK) | 15. | 8. | 9. | 9. | 11. | 13. | 9. | 9. | |
| -- Students performance | 2. | 2. | 5. | 2. | 6. | 5. | 6. | 6. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 58. | 32. | 33. | 36. | 35. | 35. | 28. | 30. | |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (GPK) | 17. | 13. | 14. | 10. | 6. | 6. | 7. | 6. | |
| -- Students performance | 5. | 4. | 6. | 8. | 9. | 11. | 10. | 12. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 59. | 38. | 38. | 31. | 26. | 20. | 21. | 18. | |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering (ÉMK) | 20. | 17. | 17. | 18. | 18. | 20. | 21. | 18. | |
| -- Students performance | 42. | 40. | 42. | 47. | 45. | 47. | 44. | 47. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 27. | 11. | 11. | 6. | 7. | 7. | 9. | 8. | |
| Faculty of Architecture (ÉPK) | 26. | 24. | 22. | 28. | 25. | 18. | 19. | 17. | |
| -- Students performance | 22. | 19. | 16. | 13. | 13. | 9. | 12. | 13. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 70. | 57. | 51. | 69. | 59. | 43. | 38. | 39. | |
| Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (GTK) | 28. | 25. | 45. | 34. | 36. | 33. | 33. | 33. | |
| -- Students performance | 12. | 13. | 17. | 11. | 15. | 10. | 15. | 14. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 81. | 65. | 96. | 80. | 82. | 81. | 70. | 67. | |
| Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering (KJK) | 70. | 72. | 64. | 67. | 59. | 54. | 48. | 42. | |
| -- Students performance | 30. | 33. | 37. | 39. | 29. | 35. | 45. | 42. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | 117. | 116. | 105. | 109. | 102. | 89. | 64. | 61. | |
| - Business education (GTK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 3. | 4. | 6. | 9. | 5. | 4. | 3. | 7. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 5. | 11. | 11. | 10. | 13. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Computer sciences and informatics education (VIK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 3. | 3. | 3. | 2. | 4. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (VBK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 2. | 2. | 2. | 3. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 2. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 8. | 6. | 6. | 6. | 10. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (ÉMK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 6. | 6. | 7. | 6. | 7. | 7. | 6. | 8. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 3. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (GPK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2. | 1. | 1. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 9. | 9. | 10. | 7. | 7. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (VIK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 3. | 3. | 3. | 4. | 4. | 4. | 4. | 4. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 3. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 4. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (ÉPK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 4. | 4. | 4. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 2. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 14. | 11. | 14. | 13. | 11. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (GTK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 9. | 12. | 11. | 8. | 8. | 12. | 14. | 14. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 9. | 16. | 13. | n.d. | 13. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (KJK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 4. | 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. | 5. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 24. | 20. | 21. | 16. | 18. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Engineering education (TTK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 6. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Natural sciences education (TTK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | 2. | 1. | 1. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | 3. | 4. | 4. | 2. | 4. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| - Social sciences education (GTK) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| -- Students performance | n.d. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 4. | 3. | 4. | 4. | |
| -- Faculty staff performance | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
Table 2. BME in the HVG Diploma edition, in the Heti Válasz and Figyelő institutional rankings (2017-)