According to the U.S News and World Report "2021 Best Global Universities Rankings" SISSA confirms its excellence. Following the University of Bologna, the University of Padova and the University of Rome "La Sapienza", the School is fourth-ranked among the best Italian Universities.
SISSA is also ranked 55th in Best Global universities in Europe and 148th in Best Global Universities out of 1500 worldwide institutions.
The U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings are produced every year to provide insight into how universities compare globally. Focusing specifically on schools' academic research and reputation overall and not on their separate undergraduate or graduate programs, the rankings can help those applicants accurately compare institutions around the world. Schools are evaluated based on their research performance and their ratings by members of the academic community around the world and within Europe.