Best Universities in Azerbaijan – GURI 2026

Top universities in Azerbaijan

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Azerbaijan are Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku State University, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University and others. Azerbaijan has 9 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #804.

1. #1Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsGURI #804 · Score 58.36
2. #2Baku State UniversityGURI #1097 · Score 48.03
3. #3Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry UniversityGURI #1194 · Score 45.00
4. #4Azerbaijan Technical UniversityGURI #1379 · Score 39.00
5. #5Baku Engineering UniversityGURI #1568 · Score 33.55
6. #6Khazar UniversityGURI #1642 · Score 32.18
7. #7Azerbaijan University of Architecture and ConstructionGURI #1847 · Score 27.21
8. #8Sumgait State UniversityGURI #1886 · Score 26.38
9. #9ADA UniversityGURI #2304 · Score 17.10

How universities in Azerbaijan perform globally

Across the 9 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 36.31 and the median is 33.55. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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