BME in international and domestic rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics has been in good positions in international (global and European) ranking of higher educational organizations. These rankings, although not always the most reliable indicators, but make comparison with the best known institutions in the world using some benchmarks and methodologies. 

Different rankings are made using special methods and different databases. For example scientific recognition is measured by the number of Nobel laureates, Fields Medals, by data of publications (Web of Science, Scopus citations) number of institutional patents (WIPO, Patstat), taking account institutional data gathered from the universities themselves (data on faculty staff, students, etc.) 

The major service providers compile world rankings, but there are regional or field specific lists in increasing number. The table below summarizes BME's results while give a survey of world rankings that do not contain BME yet. From regional and fields specific rankings only those are indicated which ranked BME, too.

 

  Institutional ranking 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A
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W
U
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU, Shanghai) 801-900. 801-900. 801-900. 901-1000. 901-1000. Tbp.
- Mechanical Engineering (Engineering) 201-300. 201-300. 201-300. 201-300. 301-400. Tbp.
- Civil Engineering (Engineering) 201-300. Tbp.
- Chemical Engineering (Engineering) 401-500. Tbp.
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Engineering) 401-500. Tbp.
- Mathematics (Natural Sciences) 301-400. 401-500. 301-400. 201-300. 201-300. Tbp.
- Chemistry (Natural Sciences) 401-500. Tbp. Tbp.
- Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medical Sciences) 401-500. Tbp. Tbp.
C
W
U
R
Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 862. 898. 887. 931. 947. Tbp.
E Eduniversal: by Field | Eastern Europe  
- Corporate Finance 19.   19. 18. Tbp. Tbp.
- Industrial and Operations Management 7.   7. 6. Tbp. Tbp.
- Marketing 15.   14. 14. Tbp. Tbp.
- MBA full time 10.   10. 11. Tbp. Tbp.
Eduniversal: by Field | Global Ranking  
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Management 50.   46. 43. Tbp. Tbp.
L Leiden Ranking 758. 784. 763. 757. 767. Tbp.
- Biomedical & health sciences 890. 1056. 1090. 1151. 1187. Tbp.
- Life and earth scinences 1017. 1009. 1059. Tbp.
- Mathematics & computer science 374. 370. 369. 357. 361. Tbp.
- Physical sciences & engineering 399. 412. 392. 373. 379. Tbp.
N
T
U
National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU): by Subject  
- Mechanical Engineering 292. 254. 284. 277. 292. Tbp.
- Chemistry 451-500. 451-500 Tbp.
- Computer Science 401-450. 401-450. 451-500 Tbp.
- Electrical Engineering 451-500. 451-500. Tbp.
- Mathematics   451-500. 401-450. 451-500. Tbp.
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. Tbp.
QS University Rankings: by Subject
Broad subject area:
- Engineering and Technology
401-450. 295. 273. 211. 224. Tbp.
- Computer Science and Information Systems 401-450. 301-350. 301-350. 301-350. 301-350. Tbp.
- Chemical n.a. 301-350. 301-350. 301-350. 301-350. Tbp.
- Civil & Structural n.a. 151-200. 151-200. 151-200. 201-230. Tbp.
- Engineering - Electrical & Electronic 451-500. 251-300. 301-350. 251-300. 251-300. Tbp.
- Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing 351-400. 201-250. 201-250. 151-200. 151-200. Tbp.
QS University Rankings: by Subject
Broad subject area:
- Natural Sciences
451-500. 451-500. 451-500. 401-450. 401-450. Tbp.
- Chemistry 351-400. 351-400. 351-400. 351-400. 351-400. Tbp.
- Materials Sciences 351-400. 351-400. 351-400. 301-350. 301-350. Tbp.
- Mathematics 351-400. 351-400. 301-350. 251-300. Tbp.
- Physics & Astronomy 451-500. 401-450. 401-450. 351-400. 351-400. Tbp.
QS University Rankings: by Subject
Broad subject area:
- Social Sciences and Management
- Business and Management Studies 501-550. 501-550. Tbp.
QS World University Rankings:Europe n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 238.
QS World University Rankings: Eastern Europe n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 10.
QS University Rankings: Emerging Europe and Central Asia (EECA) 29. 34. 35. 29. n.d. n.d.
QS World University Rankings: Sustainability n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 341-360. 485.
QS Graduate Employability Rankings 301-500. n.d. 301-500. n.d. n.d.
R
U
R
Round University Ranking 863. Tbp.
S
I
R
SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 591. 638. 636. 561. Tbp. Tbp.
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.d. n.d.
U
M
R
U-Multirank (UMR) RESULT RESULT RESULT RESULT n.d. n.d.
U
R
A
P
   
University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) - World Ranking 800. 785. 846. 892. 927. Tbp.
URAP Field Based Ranking  
- Mathematical Sciences 440. 433. 444. 455. 467. Tbp.
- Physical Sciences 545. 546. 558. 576. 558. Tbp.
- Chemical Sciences 456. 496. 616. 655. 680. Tbp.
- Chemical Engineering 485. 487. 528. 528. Tbp.
- Information and Computing Sciences 520. 544. 564. 600. 606. Tbp.
- Engineering 532. 522. 492. 425. 451. Tbp.
- Technology 653. 675. 697. 736. 709. Tbp.
- Civil Engineering 384. 365. 362. 368. 362. Tbp.
- Materials Engineering 457. 448. 545. 554. Tbp.
- Mechanical Engineering 452. 437. 447. 498. 480. Tbp.
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering 528. 511. 526. 572. 541. Tbp.
- Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering 143. 157. 161. 129. 198. Tbp.
U
S
U.S. News & World Report's Best Global Universities Rankings 894. 944. 1020. 1091. 1151. Tbp.
- Chemistry 474. 482. 523. 530. 543. Tbp.
- Engineering 449. 498. 500. 462. 436. Tbp.
- Physics 552. 525. 560. 583. 594. Tbp.
- Computer Science 491. 489. 487. Tbp.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering 462. 498. Tbp.
Regional Rank: Europe 367. 379. 402. 423. 434. Tbp.
W Webometrics Ranking of World Universities n.d. 585 638. 669. 676. Tbp.

Table 1. BME in most respected institutional rankings (2019-)

Notes:
n.d.: no data
Tbp.: To be published
‒     : Does not contain BME
 

About rankings

One of the most important ranking, Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) or Shanghai ranking is compiled by Chiao Tung University and is published in every August. In its evaluation the number of former or active Nobel laureates and Fields Medal owners are taken into account. BME was ranked there 404th—502nd in 2014.

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) is the only global service that evaluates institutes without targeted data gathering or sending questionnaires to the universities, but evaluating the publications' data and the quality of education, that is measured by employment data of graduated students.

Eduniversal compiles the top list of master and MBA programmes annually. The survey analyses course offers if institutions from 154 countries in 30 fields of education.

Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologische Studies (CWTS) in the Netherlands publishes Leiden Ranking, one of the well known world ranking in every year. Its results are calculated only from bibliographic data using Web of Science data. Leiden Ranking containing 500 top universities was first published in 2007. In 2014 it ranked 750 universities including BME at the 561st position.

The successor of Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) ranking the National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU) has been published since 2010 under this title.

The British Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) had been published their ranking jointly with THE until 2009. Since then they publish ranking alone. Their calculations are based on publications data of Scopus database. QS publishes field specific and regional lists showing BME's position regularly.

The Spanish SCImago Research Groups SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is one of the lists that cover research institutes and higher education institutes together.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) is a world ranking compiled by weekly THE. Since the breakup with QS in 2009, THE uses Thomson Reuters data for Elsevier, so it's often referred as Thomson Reuters World University Rankings. Since 2015 THE uses Elsevier's Scopus database for bibliographic information.

U-Multirank (UMR), initiated by the European Commission was published first in 2014. The profile of BME is included in the database describing 850 institutions. The service is not a traditional linear ranking, but coefficients that may determine the competitiveness of the unique higher education institutions.

The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) has been published by the Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey) since 2009. Besides world ranking it publishes regional and field specific rankings as well, where the performance of BME was quite good. URAP's Field Based Ranking has been using a more detailed classification of scientific fields since 2014.

The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities is a Spanish initiative. Since 2004 and every six months an independent, objective, free, open scientific exercise is performed by the Cybermetrics Lab (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC) for the providing reliable, multidimensional, updated and useful information about the performance of universities from all over the world based on their web presence and impact.
 

Hungary

The most famous domestic higher education ranking is published by HVG Diploma special edition in every November. Other publishers are also publishing /used to publish university rankings like Népszabadság or Heti Válasz. Domestic field specific rankings evaluate faculties instead of universities.

 

  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-)

 

Institutional data for ranking organizations (in English)

 

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