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ARWU, short for Academic Ranking of the World Universities also known as Shanghai Ranking is known as one of the best ranking bodies in the world. It is one of the three most influential rankings of the world alongside Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings.Over 2,500 Universities are ranked by ARWU every year. In the overall ARWU ranking, University of Bologna ranks at #201 in 2024, which is constant since the

THE World University ranking body has provided the rankings for the year 2025, according to which the University of Bologna ranks higher than the rest mentioned similarly ranked university of Italy. For the University of Turin, the ranks stay consistent for both the year and same is the case with the University of Naples. However, the rankings the constantly improving for the University of Bologna.The table below shows the comparison of the universities of various similarly ranked universities in Italy:University202520242023University of Bologna146155161University of Turin401401-University of Pavia301--University of Naples351351351

The rankings have been provided by THE (Times Higher Education) since the year 2004. The creation of these rankings is done to know and evaluate the university's performance on the global stage and provide a comprehensive ranking report for the students to make an informed higher education decision.For the year 2025, University of Bologna is ranked at 146 among the best universities in the world, the ranking improved by 11 spots as it was 155 in the year 2024, which is too an improvement from the year 2023.

According to the rankings published for the year 2025, the University of Bologna is the best university among the similarly ranked universities in Italy.A detailed QS Rankings comparison among the three similarly ranked universities of Italy are mentioned below:University 202520242023University of Bologna133154167University of Pisa382349-

QS World University Rankings are the most comprehensive rankings that have offered World University Rankings since 2004. For the year 2025, the University of Bologna QS ranking is #48 in Europe and #133 in the 'World University' category which is an improvement from the last year as the ranking for that year was 154 among the world's best universities. The rankings are constantly improving since 2023 for this university.

University of Bologna is known for its high-quality research opportunities and good learning infrastructure. One brief comparison among the below-mentioned universities for their global rankings category. According to this ranking body, this university ranks higher than the other similarly ranked universities in Italy.Given below are the rankings of Global Universities rankings of the mentioned universities/schools:University 202420232022University of Bologna#130#122#117University of Turin#221--

US World and News ranked University of Bologna at rank #130, which is a decline from the last year 2023, which was #122. From the ranking data in hand, it can be inferred that the rankings for Swansea is improving in best Global Universities by this ranking body. The rankings for this university is constantly declining since the year 2022.

QS has ranked the University of Bologna at #41 for Law & Legal Studies. Additionally, it is also ranked #51 for Communication & Media Studies by QS. THE has also ranked courses offered by University of Bologna as top programs, namely Law, Arts & Humanities, Clinical & Health, and PG Business & Economics, etc. The programs offered by University of Bologna are quite popular and are ranked at #146 by THE in 2025.According to the course rankings on Shiksha, M.Arch receives a rank of #4, this ranking is #6 for MiM, and #3 in Engineering. 

As per the historical data of the university's alumni, most of the IU International University of Applied Sciences graduates get placed in industries such as:OperationsBusiness DevelopmentEducationMarketingAdministrativeSalesInformation TechnologyHuman ResourcesEngineeringMedia & CommunicationProgram & Project ManagementArts & DesignCommunity & Social ServicesFinanceConsulting