The University of Trento continues to rank among the top positions in national rankings and is well-positioned in international ones. This result is primarily validated by recognition in scientific research and its ability to open up to Europe and the world.

International recognition is attested by independent sources such as THE - Times Higher Education Rankings and QS-Quacquarelli Sysmonds.

The World University Ranking 2026 by Times Higher Education is the ranking of the world's best universities that examines over 3,100 institutions.

The University of Trento is placed in the 351-400 category and ranks thirteenth among the 57 state and private universities at the national level present in the ranking.

In the QS World University Rankings 2027, which assesses more than 1,500 universities worldwide, the University of Trento ranks 438th, moving up almost 50 places compared to the previous year. Among the 47 Italian universities included in the ranking, the University of Trento ranks 14th. This result reflects an improvement in academic reputation and employer perception, as well as the University’s commitment to teaching quality, also measured through the faculty-student ratio, and its ability to attract international academic staff and research collaborations.

The 2026-2027 Censis Ranking of Italian Universities places the University of Trento third among medium-sized public universities (with between 10,000 and 20,000 enrolled students), with an overall score of 92.7 out of 110. Among the evaluation areas, the University achieves its best performance in internationalization, obtaining the maximum score (110/110) and confirming its leading position at the national level for this indicator, with an 8-point advantage over the second-ranked university. Compared with the previous edition, the score for the Services area increases by one point (+1). This area is calculated on the basis of indicators relating to catering services and student housing services.

In the latest Research Quality Assessment (VQR) 2015-2019, conducted by the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR) and whose results were announced in April 2022, the University ranks first for the quality of scientific production in its reference class (one of the four into which state universities were divided based on the number of products presented). The assessment covered publications and third mission case studies – projects that have a significant impact on society – in the five-year period 2015-2019. A total of 134 research institutions were evaluated, including 98 state and private universities.
The University of Trento participated with 14 Departments/Centers and 666 accredited professors and researchers who presented 1,808 evaluable products and 7 third mission cases. State universities were divided into four quartiles according to the number of products presented.
Our University, regarding the products of all researchers (permanent and newly hired staff), was grouped together with 14 other universities and ranked first in its quartile for the quality of products presented by both permanent staff and personnel who were hired or achieved career advancement. Regarding the 7 case studies presented, relating to the third mission, the average of evaluations received positions the University in the excellent class. The result confirms the evaluation received in the previous ANVUR report on the VQR 2011-2014 outcomes, in which the University had confirmed its position at the top among state universities.