7 of our universities are also included in the ranking of the world's best universities

In the 2026 "QS World University Rankings by Subject", 7 universities from Azerbaijan were represented in 22 subjects for the first time. Thus, the number of our universities included in the ranking this year has increased approximately 2 times, and the number of subjects in which we are represented has increased 4 times.

1 university from Azerbaijan (Baku State University) entered the top 100 for the first time in the mentioned ranking. 

In the current issue of the ranking, the results of Baku State University, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, and Azerbaijan University of Languages have improved further. Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University has once again been included in this ranking this year. The other 3 universities (Baku Engineering University, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, and Azerbaijan Technical University) have entered this ranking for the first time.

It should be noted that Azerbaijan is the only country in the South Caucasus region that is included in the relevant ranking. 

This year, the dynamics of the change in the position of Azerbaijani universities in percentage terms are higher compared to Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

This ranking, which evaluates up to 1900 higher education institutions and more than 21,000 educational programs from more than 100 countries worldwide, covers 5 broad subject areas and 55 disciplines. During the evaluation, 5 indicators (academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, H-index, and international research network index) are taken into account.