Best Universities in Lithuania – GURI 2026

Top universities in Lithuania

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Lithuania are Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University and others. Lithuania has 6 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #504.

1. #1Vilnius UniversityGURI #504 · Score 70.73
2. #2Kaunas University of TechnologyGURI #857 · Score 56.51
3. #3Vytautas Magnus UniversityGURI #1023 · Score 50.25
4. #4Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityGURI #1382 · Score 38.80
5. #5Lithuanian University of Health SciencesGURI #1420 · Score 38.15
6. #6Mykolas Romeris UniversityGURI #1790 · Score 28.71

How universities in Lithuania perform globally

Across the 6 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 47.19 and the median is 44.52. 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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