Three Romanian universities are in the top 1,000 in a list that includes over 8,500 higher education institutions from all over the world. In total, 73 universities from our country are included in the Study Abroad Aide’s World University Rankings.
ASE Bucharest, in the top 3 universities in Romania in the preferences of foreign students PHOTO: ASE
The ranking compiled by the Study Abroad Aide platform that helps young people around the globe choose the university abroad that best suits their needs analyzed 8,536 universities from all over the world, almost 500 more than in the previous edition. In this ranking, three universities from Romania rank in the first 1,000 places, and another 70 were also taken into account as an option for foreign students and appear in this ranking.
Academic reputation (world rankings of each university are collected from well-known and credible institution ranking bodies such as Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings and US News & World Report Best Colleges) and international student body are two among the main conditions taken into account when compiling the general ranking.
Interested persons can also consult the Study Abroad Aide platform and the “Best Value Universities” ranking (universities with affordable tuition fees and excellent academic reputation).
In the global ranking, the University of Bucharest occupies the 857th place in the most recent edition of the ranking, followed by the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (863rd place) and the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies – 948th place. In a top 10 Romanian universities which appear in this global ranking also include: 1,190th place – POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest; Lower Danube University in Galati – 1,235; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University – 1,344; Technical University of Cluj-Napoca – 1,431; Transylvania University of Brasov – 1,444; Western University of Timisoara – 1,473; Polytechnic University of Timisoara – 1,725.
You can consult the complete ranking of Romanian universities HERE.
The Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest is ranked 3rd in Romania, according to Study Abroad Aide’s World University Rankings, 2025 edition, and, as we showed above, in position 948 out of the 8,536 universities evaluated globally. In the ranking drawn up according to the criterion “Best value 2024 for international students“, ASE Bucharest ranks first among Romanian universities (and 550th in the global ranking), followed by POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest (1,023) and Babeș-Bolyai University (1,109).
“The sustained efforts of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest for facilitating integration and promoting an academic environment favorable to international students are recognized by this ranking, published recently. (…) In this ranking, Romania stands out for the presence of 73 higher education institutions, nine of which are members of the University Consortium: University of Bucharest, “Babeș Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, Academy of Studies Economics from Bucharest, “Dunărea de Jos” University from Galați, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University from Iași, West University from Timișoara, University from Craiova, “Lucian Blaga” University from Sibiu, “Ovidius” University from Constanța. The position our university occupies in the ranking proves the strengthening of the international prestige of ASE and the recognition of the institution’s significant efforts to harmonize university performance with teaching and research standards at the level of the most ranked universities in the world”convey the representatives of ASE Bucharest.
Top 10 International Universities
In the global ranking prepared by Study Abroad Aide, the first three places are occupied by universities in the USA. First place is taken by Harvard University, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University. On the 4th place we find the University of Oxford (United Kingdom), on the 5th – the University of Cambridge (the United Kingdom, the first public university in the top), the 6th place – the University of California, Berkeley (USA, public sector), the 7th place – Columbia University ( USA), 8th place – University of Pennsylvania (USA), 9th place – Yale University (USA), 10th place – Cornell University (USA).
In “World’s Best Value University Rankings 2024 for International Students” (universities with affordable tuition fees and excellent academic reputation) on the 1st place is the University of Oxford (UK), followed by Harvard University (USA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, etc.
Here’s what the Top 10 Best Value Universities look like:
1. University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Private
2. Harvard University, United States, Private
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Private
4. Stanford University, United States, Private
5. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, Public
6. California Institute of Technology, United States, Private
7. ETH Zürich, Switzerland, Public
8. University of California, San Francisco, United States, Public
9. National University of Singapore, Singapore, Public
10. University of Chicago, United States, Private.
