International Acclaim
In the 2009 THE–QS World University Rankings list the University of Leiden was ranked inside the top 100 for the fourth consecutive year. However, in 2010 it dropped 22 places in the QS World University Rankings to 82nd from its position of 60th in the 2009 THE-QS Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings). In the 2012 QS World University Rankings Leiden was named in 75th place. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by Shanghai Jiaotong University Leiden has been in the top hundred universities worldwide since the table's inception in 2003 and in 2012 was ranked 73rd overall.
An overview of the THE-QS Rankings up to 2012:
| Year | Rank (Change) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 138 |
| 2006 | 90 ( 48) |
| 2007 | 84 ( 6) |
| 2008 | 64 ( 20) |
| 2009 | 60 ( 4) |
| 2010 | 82 ( 22) |
| 2011 | 88 ( 6) |
| 2012 | 75 ( 13) |
| 2013 | 64 ( 9) |
An overview of the Academic Ranking of World Universities up to 2012:
| Year | Rank (Change) |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 78 |
| 2004 | 63 ( 15) |
| 2005 | 63 |
| 2006 | 72 ( 9) |
| 2007 | 71 ( 1) |
| 2008 | 76 ( 5) |
| 2009 | 72 ( 4) |
| 2010 | 70 ( 2) |
| 2011 | 65 ( 5) |
| 2012 | 73 ( 8) |
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