The University of Pennsylvania earned 13th place in the World University Rankings 2016-2017 list of the 980 top universities in the world. The rankings are published by The Times Higher Education, a London-based magazine. Penn was the highest ranked Pennsylvania school.

In the performance breakdown of the rankings, Penn received the following scores: 85.9 for teaching; 50.1 for international outlook; 88.9 for research; 98.6 for citations; 49.9 for industry income; and 87.1 overall.

The rankings are based on 13 performance indicators and are subject to independent audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers. For more information, visit https://www.timeshighereducation.com/