The Centre for World University Rankings recently published the official World University rankings for 2022/2023. 

The Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) is a leading consulting organisation providing policy advice, strategic insights, and consulting services to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes. CWUR publishes authoritative global university rankings, known for objectivity, transparency, and consistency, which are trusted by students, academics, university administrators, and governments from around the world.

The University of Malta ranks in the top 8.7% out of 19,788 universities worldwide according to the 2022-23 edition of the Global list by the Centre for World University Rankings.

As it stands, UM ranked at 1702 globally and 570 in Europe (regionally). When it comes to research, it ranks at 1628 and the overall Score is 66.8. The CWUR uses four areas to rank the world’s universities:

1. Education - measured by the number of a university's alumni who have won major academic distinctions relative to the university's size. 
2. Employability - measured by the number of a university's alumni who have held top executive positions at the world's largest companies relative to the university's size 
3. Faculty - measured by the number of faculty members who have won major academic distinctions 
4. Research - Research output, high-quality publications, influence and citations