Rankings

Kazakhstani universities in international rankings

University rankings are an important source of comparative information to help prospective students decide on school choices.

There are many world rankings of universities in different countries with different research methodology. Some of the largest rankings are QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education, which annually include Kazakhstani universities.

QS World University Rankings is a worldwide research and annual ranking of the best universities of world importance according to the British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Kazakhstani universities in QS World University Rankings 2019-2021:

Universities

Ranking place

2019

Ranking place

2020

Ranking place

2021
1 Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi 220 207 165
2 Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov 394 418 357
3 South Kazakhstan State University named after M.Auezov 480 491 490
4 Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University 481 561-570 601-650
5 Satbayev University 464 561-570 541-550
6 Kazakh National Agrarian University 651-700 651-700 591-600
7 E.A.Buketov Karaganda State University 651-700 801-1000 -
8 Karaganda State Technical University 751-800 801-1000 801-1000
9 Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages 801-1000 801-1000 801-1000
10 Kazakh-British Technical University 651-700 - 751-800
11 KIMEP University - - 751-800
12 Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrocultural Technical University - - -

 

In 2010, Times Higher Education, spun off from Quacquarelli Symonds, partnered with Thomson Reuters to create a separate global rankings for universities in the world based on a new set of assessment criteria.

 

Kazakhstani universities in Times Higher Education Rankings 2019-2021:

Universities

Ranking place

2019

Ranking place

2020
1 Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi 801-1000 1001+
2 Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov 1001+ 1001+