UNITBV, the only Romanian university featuring in the top half of 2026 Times Higher Education Rankings by Subject
21 January 2026
Transilvania University of Brașov appears on the 501-600 position for the field of “Physical Sciences”, in 2026 Times Higher Education Rankings. Therefore, it is the only Romanian university that succeeds in ranking within the first half of the top which includes 1,497 universities across 109 countries. Under the same category, the lower half of the top (positions 801-1000 and 1001+) includes eight other Romanian universities.
Transilvania University of Brașov has also been mentioned in Times Higher Education Rankings for other fields of study, such as: Life Sciences (position 601-800), Computer Science (position 1001+), Engineering (position 1001-1250), Medicine and Health (1001+). Overall, this year UNITBV has marked five entries in the prestigious international ranking.
With a view to classifying the universities, Times Higher Education Rankings resorted to 18 performance indicators. As regards the field of “Physical Sciences”, each university’s role of disseminating knowledge and principles, as well as the higher-education institutions’ power of contributing to the industrial environment with scientific breakthroughs and innovations, their capability of attracting new students and researchers, their reputation, income and volume of the research activity, but also the quality of their educational infrastructure were taken into account.