The  Latvian institutions with the highest number of top positions (A scores – very good) are:

• Riga Technical University (13)
• Rezekne Academy of Technologies (10)
• BA School of Business and Finance (10)
• Daugavpils University (9)
• Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (9)
• Latvian Christian Academy (9)
• Riga Stradins University (9)

Although the number of A scores shows top performance for the respective university, it does not imply one university is the best in the country, as each university profile highlights different strengths. U-Multirank compares university performance across teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, interna­tional orientation and regional engagement.

Moreover U-Multirank measures student mobility with both incoming and outgoing students in mind, giving a more well-rounded view on how internationally diverse the student body is. Students interested in this area should explore comparisons according to international orientation. The Top universities are:

• Latvian Maritime Academy
• Latvian Christian Academy
• Rezekne Academy of Technologies
• Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
• Turiba University

The report sums up main achievements of the best performing Latvian universities - Riga Technical University received the highest number of A scores on the institutional level for Latvia in 2021.

In four indicators, Latvian institutions are among the global Top 25 Performers: 

• Riga Technical University and Riga Stradins University in Open Access Publica­tions, 
• Latvian Maritime Academy and Rezekne Academy of Technologies in Stu­dent Mobility, 
• University of Latvia in Co-Publications with Industrial Partners, 
• Daugavpils University in our new Collaboration Index.

The results of the ranking can be found in U-Multirank’s Country report and Student report.