International Reputation

UM is ranked No 180 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, No 14 in the THE Young University Rankings, No 36 in the THE Asia University Rankings, and No 1 in the Association of Portuguese Speaking Universities. In the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, it is ranked No 245. In the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities Rankings, it is ranked No. 262. In the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) rankings, it is among the top 1 per cent in 15 subjects, namely Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Science, Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry/Psychology, Biology & Biochemistry, Social Sciences, General,  Molecular Biology & Genetics, Agricultural Sciences, Economics & Business, Environment/Ecology, Geosciences, Mathematics.

The Faculty of Business Administration at UM has received accreditations from three major international accreditation bodies: the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

In the QS World University Rankings by Subject, UM’s rankings are as follows: 51-100 in Hospitality and Leisure Management; 151-200 in Linguistics; 201-250 in English Language and Literature; 251-300 in Education and Training, and Psychology; 301-350 in Sociology, and Pharmacy and Pharmacology; 401-450 in Arts & Humanities; 451-500 in Mathematics; 501-530 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering; 501-550 in Medicine; 551-600 in Computer Science and Information Systems; 601-650 in biological Sciences.           

In the THE World University Rankings by subject, UM’s rankings are as follows: 126-150 in Education, Engineering, and Psychology; 151-175 in Computer Science, and Law; 176-200 in Clinical & Health; 201-250 in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences; 251-300 in Arts & Humanities; and 301-400 in Business & Economics.