URL, again in the top 100 in the Times Higher Education employability ranking

URL is the only Catalan and one of the three Spanish universities among the top 150 universities in the world that are highly valued by top companies when it comes to hiring their graduates
Thursday, November 16th, 2017. Ramon Llull University has been ranked for the second consecutive time in the top 100 of the Global University Employability Ranking 2017, published by Times Higher Education (THE), which is one of the most prestigious and influential university rankings in the world.
The ranking, which reaches its 7th edition, positions the URL in 92nd place. In this top 150, the highest placed in the ranking are the American universities, with California Institute of Technology holding the first position, followed by Harvard University and Columbia University. In Spain, alongside the URL, two other private institutions stand out: IE University (24) and the University of Navarra (66).
To produce the ranking, an online survey was completed by 2.500 recruiters at a management level who had experience of hiring or working with graduates, and 3.500 managing directors of international companies from 22 countries.
For further information:
Mireia Córcoles, Rankings Manager
Tel. (34) 936 022 208
mcorcoles@rectorat.url.edu
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