With an academic and university tradition dating back to the 14th Century, Czech Republic has had a lot of time to perfect their education system. So, after all of that time, it's no wonder that the Czech Republic has several top-ranked universities - universities that have received high rankings and a global reputation for education and academic excellence. Places like Charles University, Masaryk University, and the Technical University of Ostrava are each among the best schools and institutions in the world. If you'd like to be where the most prestigious law schools, business schools, medical schools, and engineering schools are, Czech Republic has highly ranked schools where you can pursue your Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D degrees.
Universities | Times Higher Education Ranking (2021) | Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking (2020) | TopUniversities Ranking (2021) | U.S. News & World Report Ranking (2020) |
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Charles University | 401 | 201 | 260 | 210 |
Masaryk University | 601 | 601 | 531 | 577 |
Palacký University Olomouc | 601 | 501 | 591 | 519 |
University of South Bohemia in Ceské Budejovice (USB) | 801 | 901 | - | 904 |
Brno University of Technology | 1001 | - | 701 | 921 |
Czech Technical University (CTU) | 1001 | 701 | 432 | 465 |
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague | 1001 | 801 | 801 | 1003 |
University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | - | 901 | 342 | - |
Mendel University in Brno | - | - | 701 | - |
Technical University of Liberec | - | - | 751 | - |
University of Pardubice | - | - | 801 | - |
World University Rankings created by Times Higher Education takes into account the reputation of research done by universities and how often papers produced by universities were quoted around the world.
Academic Ranking of World Universities created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University focuses on the number of award-winning scientists, most cited researchers from the listed universities, and their contribution to the scientific community.
QS World University Rankings created by TopUniversities surveys a large number of academic experts about the reputation of universities and also measures the quality of teaching.
Best Global Universities Rankings created by U.S. News & World Report analyses university graduation rates and how many students remain enrolled in their second year of studies. It also surveys university representatives on the performance of universities.
Czech Republic is the country with the highest human development in Central and Eastern Europe and has ranked as the third most peaceful country in Europe. Member of the European Union since 2004, the Czech Republic has the Czech koruna as a currency and the beautiful city of Prague as capital.