- Student-faculty ratios: 18.6
- Male to female ratio: 34 : 66
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.aalto.fi/en/
- Address: Otakaari 1 B,Esbo, 02150,Finland
- Phone: -
Aalto University is a multidisciplinary university whose main campus is located in Otaniemi in Espoo, Finland. The institution has six schools with around 20,000 students in total and 4,500 staff, 400 of whom are professors. Courses are offered across schools of arts, design and architecture; chemical technology; business; electrical engineering; engineering; and science. Around 30 per cent of staff are from abroad. The university, which offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes in all its fields of study, describes itself as committed to "identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future”. Aalto University was founded in 2010 from the merger of Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Beyond its main campus, other campuses are located in Töölö and Arabia in Helsinki. The aim of the institution's foundaiton was to create a new innovative university combining science and technology, business and economics, design and art. The name of the institution is a tribute to the life and work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The core of the Otaniemi site is a park campus, designed by him. The campus and its surrounds are the location for the headquarters of Finland’s largest companies’ headquarters, as well as smaller enterprises. Otaniemi is also home to over two thousand students. The institution is a foundation-based university. The capital of the foundation was formed by donations from the government alongside those from Finnish industries and other financiers.
- Total number of students 12,421
- Number of international students 2,799
- Total number of academic staff 652
- Number of international staff 106
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 1,970
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,998
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 260
- Number of research only staff 609
- Number of new undergraduate students 1,453
- Number of new master's students 2,717
- Number of new doctoral students 295
- Global score 57.4
- Global research reputation #217
- Regional research reputation #82
- Publications #359
- Books #303
- Conferences #98
- Normalized citation impact #323
- Total citations #325
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #326
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #363
- International collaboration #470
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #117
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #329
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #393
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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18.6
No. of students per staff
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34 : 66
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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26%
Percentage of International Students
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12,195
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
301-350
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2013
251-275
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2014
301-350
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2015
251-275
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2016
251-300
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2017
201—250
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2018
190
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2019
=181
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2020
=184
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Young University Rankings
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2016
=28
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2017
27
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2018
22
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2019
=18
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Arts & humanities
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2018
176–200
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2019
101–125
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Engineering & technology
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2015
100
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2018
=99
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2019
101–125
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Business & Economics
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2018
=58
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2019
62
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Computer Science
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2018
90
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2019
=88
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
5
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
27
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
6
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
=31
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
76
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
10
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
=87
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
201–300
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
19
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#289 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 35.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #232
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #116
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #577
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #140
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #428
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #320
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #29
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #215
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #20
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #343
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #221
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#281 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 53.4
- Chemistry global research reputation #369
- Chemistry regional research reputation #31
- Chemistry publications #280
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #402
- Chemistry total citations #304
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #370
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #606
- Chemistry international collaboration #518
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #65
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #356
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #485
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#43 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 65.5
- Computer Science global research reputation #95
- Computer Science regional research reputation #27
- Computer Science publications #53
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #70
- Computer Science total citations #42
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #50
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #97
- Computer Science international collaboration #87
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #38
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #55
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #93
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#55 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 53.6
- Economics and Business global research reputation #86
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #36
- Economics and Business publications #76
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #28
- Economics and Business total citations #47
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #45
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #27
- Economics and Business international collaboration #54
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #99
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #86
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #108
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#91 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 69.2
- Engineering global research reputation #132
- Engineering regional research reputation #47
- Engineering publications #90
- Engineering normalized citation impact #235
- Engineering total citations #91
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #83
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #212
- Engineering international collaboration #344
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #143
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #155
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #386
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#141 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 51.2
- Materials Science global research reputation #87
- Materials Science regional research reputation #17
- Materials Science publications #141
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #319
- Materials Science total citations #174
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #161
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #275
- Materials Science international collaboration #149
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #64
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #238
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #319
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#184 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 43.6
- Mathematics global research reputation #210
- Mathematics regional research reputation #72
- Mathematics publications #334
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #63
- Mathematics total citations #224
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #221
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #82
- Mathematics international collaboration #177
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #74
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #120
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #45
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#259 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 29.9
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #131
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #60
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #363
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #274
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #338
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #352
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #311
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #195
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #59
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #269
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #222
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#222 Physics
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- Physics overall score 61.9
- Physics global research reputation #91
- Physics regional research reputation #48
- Physics publications #176
- Physics normalized citation impact #441
- Physics total citations #265
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #270
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #467
- Physics international collaboration #599
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #339
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #237
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #386
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#345 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 31.7
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #411
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #187
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #519
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #28
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #372
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #407
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #113
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #179
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #116
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #339
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #132
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#96 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 52.7
- Space Science global research reputation #145
- Space Science regional research reputation #73
- Space Science publications #189
- Space Science normalized citation impact #6
- Space Science total citations #70
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #137
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #43
- Space Science international collaboration #94
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #15
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #73
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #8