Reputation
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| University of Alberta | |
| ARWU World | 101-150 |
| ARWU Natural Science & Math | 151-200 |
| ARWU Engineering & CS | 76-100 |
| ARWU Life Sciences | 76-100 |
| ARWU Clinical Medicine | 76-100 |
| ARWU Social Sciences | 51-75 |
| THE-WUR World | 121 |
| Canadian rankings | |
| ARWU National | 5-6 |
| Maclean's Medical/Doctoral | 5 |
| THE-WUR National | 6 |
The University of Alberta consistently ranks among the top five universities in Canada and among the top public research universities worldwide. In 2012 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 108th overall in the world. The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities rated the university 69th in the world in July 2012. The 2012-2013 University Ranking by Academic Performance rated the university 61st in the world and fourth in Canada.
In 2012, the University of Alberta was named one of "Canada's Greenest Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the fourth straight year. The university was also named one of Alberta's Top Employers for the fourth consecutive year in 2012.
The Globe and Mail's University Report reflects the opinions of more than 35,000 undergraduates who responded to some 100 questions about their respective universities. The University of Alberta received scores of B+ and above in the following categories:
- overall quality of education
- ease of course registration
- libraries
- technology
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Famous quotes containing the word reputation:
“My reputation is a media creation.”
—John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten)
“A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of those vices that would lose the state for him, and must protect himself from those that will not lose it for him, if this is possible; but if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)
“How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)