- Student-faculty ratios: 13.5
- Male to female ratio: 69 : 31
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.uss.rnu.tn/
- Address: Route de l'Aeroport KM 0.5 P O Box 1169,Sfax, 3029,Tunisia
- Phone: -
The University of Sfax is located in Sfax, Tunisia. It was founded in 1986, named the University of the South. Now it is divided into three separate public universities: the University of Sfax, the University of Gabes, which joined in 2003 and the University of Gafsa, which joined in 2004. The University of Sfax is organised into 21 higher education institutions, five research faculties, three colleges, twelve institutes and a research centre. The institute offers the best knowledge and expertise in the major areas of the social sciences. It is highly selective, with only 10 per cent of applicants being offered places to study there. It has 2,495 administrative staff and 48,514 students. The University of Sfax has several partnerships with large corporations and cooperates academically in research and exchange programmes with foreign universities in several countries like France, Canada, Belgium and Morocco. Sfax is a Tunisian city 270km southeast of the capital city of Tunis. It was founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae and is the capital of the Sfax Governorate. Sfax is a Mediterranean port city with a population of around 330,440 and its main economic activities are phosphate processings, olive and nut production, fishing and trade. It is the largest fishing port in Tunisia and is often described as Tunisia’s second city, as it is the most populous after the capital Tunis. Notable people who were born or originate from Sfax include interiors designer Tom Dixon, fashion designer Max Azria and writer Georges Perec.
- Global score 31.6
- Global research reputation #1,048
- Regional research reputation #22
- Publications #758
- Books #915
- Conferences #248
- Normalized citation impact #1,253
- Total citations #962
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #968
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,194
- International collaboration #867
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #324
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,214
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,313
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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13.5
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Percentage of International Students
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69 : 31
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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32,178
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2019
801–1000
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2020
1001+
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Young University Rankings
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2019
251–300
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2019
601+
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Engineering & technology
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2019
601–800
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Life sciences
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2019
501–600
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Physical sciences
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2019
601–800
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Business & Economics
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2019
501+
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Computer Science
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2019
501–600
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
301+
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
201–300
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
301+
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
301+
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Emerging Economies
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2019
251–300
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#376 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 26.7
- Materials Science global research reputation #324
- Materials Science regional research reputation #1
- Materials Science publications #404
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #369
- Materials Science total citations #426
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #354
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #245
- Materials Science international collaboration #85
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #8
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #462
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #462