VU Tops the Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions Ranking by Subject

The latest subject rankings of the country’s educational institutions were published today. Vilnius University (VU) was the best performer in the ranking, as it is every year – the University was declared the leader in more than one-third of the evaluated bachelor’s degree programmes and almost half of the master’s degree programmes. This year, VU has improved its position in 7 bachelor’s and 5 master’s study fields.

In terms of the total sum of all indicators, the best-ranked bachelor’s degree programmes at Vilnius University are Computer Science (93.7), Genetics (89.8), and Journalism (89.6). In the category of master’s studies, VU’s highest-ranked master’s programmes are Physics (93.1), Chemistry (92.6), Biochemistry (91.6), and Education (89.2).

This year, 100% of Lithuania’s top graduates chose VU’s Dentistry and Genetics bachelor’s programmes, and 98.5% chose medical studies.

VU is the only higher education institution in Lithuania that offers master’s studies in microbiology, genetics, biophysics, archaeology, geology, and regional studies. Furthermore, VU is the only one offering bachelor's and integrated study programmes in microbiology, molecular biology, biophysics, geology, information services, cultural studies, and classical studies.

In undergraduate and postgraduate studies, compared to other universities, Vilnius University leads in genetics, biology, microbiology, molecular biology, biophysics, biochemistry, rehabilitation, software engineering, software systems, electronics engineering, mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, geology, natural geography, political science, psychology, sociology, social work, communications, journalism, information services, business, marketing, philosophy, history, archaeology, cultural studies, linguistics, philology (by language), translation, classical studies, and medicine.

VU leads 39 of the 84 ranked master’s study fields. VU offers the best genetics, biology, microbiology, molecular biology, biophysics, biochemistry, (laboratory) medical biology, medical technology, mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, software systems, physics, chemistry, geology, natural geography, materials technology, law, political science, economics, psychology, sociology, social work, communications, journalism, social geography, business, marketing, finance, pedagogy, education, philosophy, history, archaeology, regional studies, heritage studies, linguistics, philology, and translation programmes.

Those compiling the national higher education institutions ranking by subject assessed 90 bachelor’s and 84 master’s study fields. Bachelor’s degree programmes are ranked on the basis of employers’ perceptions of graduates’ qualifications, graduates’ employability and salaries, the number of students enrolled, the percentage of the most talented graduates, and other indicators. In addition to the opinion of employers on the quality of alumni training, their employability, and salary, the ranking of master’s study fields also included scientific indicators. Furthermore, the ranking calculated the number of state-funded doctoral positions in each field. The ranking also considered the evaluations of study programmes in each field carried out by the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC).

Vilnius University has maintained its leading position in the national ranking of the country’s higher education institutions since the first time it was compiled and has risen by more than 200 positions in international rankings over the past 10 years. In last and this year’s World University Rankings 2023, VU took a record-high place and ranked 400th.