The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens becomes the first Greek University to enter the 200 best universities in the world, meeting more than one criterion.
More specifically, the N.K.U.A. is ranked 180th worldwide among 12,000 universities according to Webometrics Ranking(2021, 1st semester). In addition, it is ranked 49th among the 3262 universities in the European Union included in this ranking.
The N.K.U.A. is followed by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 205th place, the National Technical University of Athens, 329th place, the University of Patras, 533rd place and the University of Ioannina, 581st place.
As the Rector of the Institution Professor Meletios-Athanasios K. Dimopoulos said, The success of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the result of the internationalization policy and extroversion strategy of our Institution, implemented in recent years and led the N.K.U.A. to be an internationally oriented University, in which important research collaborations and high-profile partnerships are established.
WebometricsRanking, (2021, 1st semester)
Ranking | |||||
1 | 180 | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | 419 | 41 | 224 |
2 | 205 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | 273 | 198 | 310 |
3 | 329 | National Technical University of Athens | 496 | 276 | 448 |
4 | 533 | University of Patras (incl University of Western Greece) | 864 | 266 | 698 |
5 | 581 | University of Ioannina | 989 | 361 | 672 |
6 | 605 | University of Crete | 985 | 303 | 767 |
7 | 872 | University of Thessaly | 1838 | 397 | 973 |
8 | 978 | University of the Aegean | 1523 | 715 | 1197 |
9 | 1007 | Democritus University of Thrace | 2137 | 588 | 1087 |
10 | 1044 | Harokopio University of Athens | 754 | 1283 | 1752 |
11 | 1264 | Athens University of Economics and Business | 1529 | 700 | 1872 |
12 | 1296 | Hellenic Open University | 1348 | 1885 | 1697 |
13 | 1311 | Technical University of Crete | 2631 | 737 | 1512 |
14 | 1400 | University of Piraeus | 2259 | 998 | 1752 |
15 | 1550 | Agricultural University of Athens | 4024 | 801 | 1600 |
16 | 1574 | University of Macedonia | 1808 | 1738 | 2155 |
17 | 2147 | Ionian University | 1803 | 2176 | 3341 |
18 | 2183 | University of Peloponnese | 3977 | 1370 | 2722 |
19 | 2196 | University of West Attica | 6783 | 813 | 2155 |
20 | 2427 | Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences | 2403 | 2314 | 3552 |
21 | 2537 | University of Western Macedonia | 5495 | 1294 | 2886 |
22 | 2811 | American College of Greece | 3846 | 3128 | 3453 |
23 | 3131 | School of Pedagogical and Technological Education | 4216 | 3797 | 3688 |
24 | 5752 | International Helenic University | 6275 | 1972 | 6657 |
25 | 6188 | Metropolitan College | 5135 | 4361 | 6657 |
26 | 6542 | (1) Hellenic Army Academy | 12072 | 5954 | 5317 |
27 | 6554 | Hellenic Mediterranean University | 10629 | 1252 | 6657 |
28 | 6786 | American School of Classical Studies at Athens | 3238 | 5954 | 6657 |
29 | 7652 | Aegean Omiros College | 4531 | 5954 | 6657 |
30 | 8083 | Hellenic Naval Academy | 14353 | 5954 | 5517 |
31 | 8711 | American College of Thessaloniki | 9540 | 5954 | 6217 |
32 | 9166 | City Unity College | 13973 | 5954 | 5780 |
33 | 9478 | Athens School of Fine Arts | 6959 | 5954 | 6657 |
34 | 11826 | Mediterranean College | 9946 | 5954 | 6657 |
35 | 11968 | (3) CITY College International Faculty University of Sheffield | 10138 | 5954 | 6657 |
36 | 12074 | American Farm School Thessaloniki | 10265 | 5954 | 6657 |
37 | 12722 | New York College | 11081 | 5954 | 6657 |
38 | 13264 | Athens Information Technology | 11726 | 5954 | 6657 |
39 | 13760 | College Year in Athens | 12337 | 5954 | 6657 |
40 | 14234 | Bca Business Studies | 12953 | 5954 | 6657 |
41 | 14339 | Akto Art & Design | 13080 | 5954 | 6657 |
42 | 14903 | Hellenic American Education Center | 13752 | 5954 | 6657 |
43 | 15535 | Independent Science & Technology Studies | 14523 | 5954 | 6657 |
44 | 16655 | Hellenic American University | 15836 | 5954 | 6657 |
45 | 17888 | ICBS Business School | 17257 | 5954 | 6657 |
46 | 18354 | Vakalo Art & Design College | 17774 | 5954 | 6657 |
47 | 19702 | State Conservatory of Thessaloniki | 19262 | 5954 | 6657 |
48 | 20084 | Swiss Business School for International Hotel & Tourism Management Education (Alpine Center) | 19673 | 5954 | 6657 |
49 | 20131 | DEI College | 19728 | 5954 | 6657 |
50 | 20800 | British Hellenic College | 20464 | 5954 | 6657 |
51 | 21589 | Institution d΄Etudes Francophones | 21311 | 5954 | 6657 |
52 | 21589 | AAS College Applied Arts Studies | 21311 | 5954 | 6657 |
53 | 21780 | René Descartes College | 21518 | 5954 | 6657 |
54 | 22272 | Athens School of Management | 22031 | 5954 | 6657 |
55 | 22504 | Conservatoire of Northern Greece | 22276 | 5954 | 6657 |
56 | 23295 | American University of Athens | 23097 | 5954 | 6657 |
57 | 23906 | Greek Bible College | 23744 | 5954 | 6657 |
58 | 26460 | College of Professional Journalism | 26397 | 5954 | 6657 |
59 | 26979 | MBS College College of Crete Heraklion | 26925 | 5954 | 6657 |