York St John enters World University Rankings 2026

York St John University has been featured in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the first time. 

The THE World University Rankings are the only global performance tables that judge research-intensive universities across all their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. 

York St John has entered between 1001-1200th position overall, out of 2191 universities across 115 countries, placing the institution on a firm footing to build on its position in future years.  

The rankings are based on 18 performance indicators, grouped into five areas: Teaching (the learning environment); Research environment (volume, income and reputation); Research quality (citation impact, research strength, research excellence and research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry (income and patents). 

A positive top 500 position in the International Outlook area recognises York St John University’s ability to attract undergraduates, postgraduates and staff from all over the world. It also reflects the proportion of total relevant research publications that have at least one international co-author.   

Professor Karen Bryan, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of York St John University, said:  

“This starting point gives us a good foundation from which to build as we continue to enhance our research and innovation activities at York St John. Being included in the THE World University Rankings enhances our reputation on a larger scale and creates the potential for impactful international collaborations.    

“We look forward to using the data from these rankings to explore how to improve across all performance indicators in the future.” 

To access the rankings in full, visit the THE World University Rankings website.