Life-sciences, and preclinical, clinical and health sciences are the outstanding fields of the UFRO according to THE Rankings

The UFRO is in second place at the national level – first place regarding the regional state universities – among the seven Chilean universities that have been judged regarding the second field mentioned above, which includes programs such as medicine, nutrition, nursing, etc.

The Universidad de La Frontera keeps getting positive results regarding its work. Apart from the previous rankings and, of course, the recent accreditation for six years by the National Accreditation Committee CNA, today, the Times Higher Education Ranking (THE) again positions the university in prestigious places at the national level, regarding two fields of interest: Life-sciences and preclinical, clinical and health sciences.

The UFRO is in second place at the national level, after the University of Desarrollo, and in first place regarding the regional state universities, among the seven Chilean universities that have been judged regarding the second field mentioned above, which includes programs such as medicine, nutrition, nursing, etc.

The THE classification table for preclinical, clinical and health sciences uses the same rigorous and balanced range of 13 performance indicators as the World University Rankings. The methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields. The outstanding universities are the leading ones in medicine, dentistry and other health subjects.

The other field, life-sciences, positions the UFRO in fifth place out of nine outstanding Chilean universities in that field, which have been judged. This category considers universities that are leading across agriculture and forestry, biological sciences, veterinary science and sport science subjects.

The THE classification table for life-sciences uses the same range explained above, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields.

At the same time, the Universidad de La Frontera is among the first 600 universities overall according to the latest THE Rankings report by subject 2019: range 401-500 in preclinical, clinical and health sciences and range 501-600 in life-sciences.