The University of Alberta continues to solidify its position among the top universities in Canada and the world, according to the latest results from two global rankings this week.
In the 2026 NTU World University Rankings released Aug. 17, the university was tied for 85th worldwide — its best performance in these rankings since 2019 — and ranked fourth in Canada.
Published by National Taiwan University, the NTU Rankings rate more than 1,900 universities worldwide based on eight indicators of their research productivity, impact and excellence, using publications and citations over up to 11 years.
Along with the overall rankings, NTU evaluates universities based on a range of broad fields and specific subject areas. The U of A ranked among the global Top 100 in the field of Agriculture (61st) and in five subjects including Agricultural Sciences (43rd), Microbiology (72nd), Environment and Ecology (77th), Biology and Biochemistry (83rd) and Geosciences (95th).
The NTU results follow another strong showing by the U of A in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), released on Aug. 15. The university held steady in the 101-150 bracket globally for the third consecutive year and was ranked fourth in Canada.
The U of A also had eight subjects ranked among the global Top 50 in the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, also published annually by ShanghaiRanking. Its best subject was Artificial Intelligence, which ranked fifth worldwide, followed by Biological Sciences (21st), Automation and Control (22nd), Agricultural Sciences (25th), Earth Sciences (34th), Public Health (42nd), Instruments Science and Technology (44th), and Nursing (45th).
The ARWU rankings are published annually by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy based on six indicators of research calibre including major awards such as the Nobel Prize and Fields Medal, highly cited researchers, and publications in the top-tier journals Nature and Science.