Best Universities in Romania – GURI 2026

Top universities in Romania

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Romania are University of Bucharest, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest University of Economic Studies and others. Romania has 22 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #852.

1. #1University of BucharestGURI #852 · Score 56.72
2. #2University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol DavilaGURI #993 · Score 51.22
3. #3Bucharest University of Economic StudiesGURI #1030 · Score 49.99
4. #4Babes-Bolyai UniversityGURI #1168 · Score 45.70
5. #5University of Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaGURI #1251 · Score 43.55
6. #6Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityGURI #1290 · Score 41.86
7. #7USAMV Cluj-NapocaGURI #1543 · Score 34.36
8. #8University POLITEHNICA of BucharestGURI #1553 · Score 33.99
9. #9The "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of IasiGURI #1577 · Score 33.42
10. #10Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-NapocaGURI #1603 · Score 32.93

How universities in Romania perform globally

Across the 22 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 33.89 and the median is 31.12. 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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Edition GURI 2026 · Published by GURI Global LLC · Independent of QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking.