The following is a snapshot of the metrics used by various organisations to rank universities around the world. The metrics were taken into consideration when developing the University's Strategic Plan.

Times Higher Education - World University Rankings

• Reputation survey: 15%
• Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
• Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
• Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
• Institutional income: 2.25%

• Reputation survey: 18%
• Research income: 6%
• Research productivity: 6%

International outlook (staff, students, research): 7.5%

• International-to-domestic-student ratio: 2.5%
• International-to-domestic-staff ratio: 2.5%
• International collaboration: 2.5%

Industry income (knowledge transfer): 2.5%

Times Higher Education - Europe Teaching Rankings

• Student engagement: 10%
• Student interaction: 10%
• Student recommendation: 10%
• Student career preparation: 5%
• Links to labour market: 5%

• Staff-to-student ratio: 7.5%
• Papers-to-staff ratio: 7.5%
• Quality of services: 5%

• Academic reputation: 10%
• Graduation rate: 5%
• Skills development: 5%

• Gender balance of academic staff: 10%
• Gender balance of students: 10%

QS World University Rankings

• Academic reputation: 40%
• Employer reputation: 10%
• Faculty/student ratio: 20%
• Citations per faculty: 20%
• International faculty ratio: 5%
• International student ratio: 5%

U Multirank

• Top-cited publications
• Student mobility
• Research publications
• Co-publications with industrial partners
• Income from continuous professional development
• Inter-disciplinary publications
• International joint publications
• Patents awarded
• Regional joint publication