Consistently ranked among the world’s leading research universities since the Shanghai Ranking was first created in 2003, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) is listed this year in the top 200 of the prestigious ranking, published.
Since the Shanghai Ranking was first published in 2003, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) has been consistently ranked among the institutions recognised by this internationally renowned ranking. This sustained presence reflects the enduring quality of its research, as well as the strength of Grenoble’s research and innovation ecosystem, developed in partnership with national research organisations and numerous academic, scientific and socio-economic partners.
In 2026, UGA ranks in the 151–200 range worldwide and 6th nationally, alongside Aix-Marseille University and the University of Montpellier. It is therefore among the eight highest-ranked French universities, reaffirming its position among France’s leading higher education and research institutions.
This international recognition reflects UGA’s long-standing commitment to research excellence across a wide range of fields, from physics and Earth and space sciences to life and health sciences, environmental sciences, engineering, the humanities and social sciences, mathematics and computer science.
Established in 2003 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU – Academic Ranking of World Universities) assesses the research performance of higher education institutions. It ranks the world’s 1,000 best universities based on six weighted criteria:
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