---
title: "Global Rankings"
artifact: "highlights"
resource_person: "Times Higher Education rankings team"
resource_person_role: "University rankings publisher and methodology team"
vertical: "policy"
module: "Global Perspective"
lesson: "Global Rankings"
lesson_key: "global-rankings"
source: "curated"
source_channel: "Times Higher Education (THE)"
---
# Global Rankings: Highlights

**Resource person:** Times Higher Education rankings team - University rankings publisher and methodology team

**Curated from:** Times Higher Education (THE)

1. Rankings aggregate selected indicators through a published methodology and weights.
2. Data sources, normalisation, eligibility, and missing-data rules affect the result.
3. A composite rank cannot answer every institutional or student question.
4. Indicator-level scores reveal more detail than the overall position.
5. Small score differences can create noticeable rank movement.
6. Use rankings with direct programme, quality, access, and research evidence.