About University of Crete:

The University of Crete is a young public educational institution committed to excellence in research and teaching. Established in 1973, the University accepted its first students in 1977-78. It now has 16 Departments in 5 Schools (Philosophy, Education, Social, Economic & Political Sciences, Sciences & Engineering, and Medicine) as well as a number of affiliated research-oriented institutions, including the Skinakas Observatory, the Natural History Museum, and the University General Hospital. Currently, over 16,000 undergraduates and 2500 postgraduate students are registered here. They are educated by an outward looking academic faculty of around 500 members, supported by adjunct lecturers, post-doctoral researchers, laboratory support staff and instructors, as well as around 300 technical and administrative support staff. The international orientation of the University is reflected in its track record of collaborations with many of the leading research and educational institutions in Europe and worldwide as well as active promotion of mobility and exchange programmes. Research and research training at all levels benefits also from the close collaboration between many of the University’s research groups with the Institutes of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) and the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC) Reflecting its research activity and associated initiatives, the University of Crete is the first Greek University to have signed the EU Charter and the Code for the recruitment of researchers, and forms part of the Euraxess European network for the mobility of researchers. The University fully participates in quality assurance mechanisms both for its academic and administrative structures, and it is a strategic choice of the University that there will be an ongoing effort to meet quality in all its structures. Located at campuses in Heraklion and Rethymnon on the island of Crete, a site rich in ancient and modern Mediterranean cultures, the University offers a vibrant social and intellectual environment for research and education. As such, whether your contact with the University is brief or long-term, we trust it will be rewarding.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 484 408 388 397 422 463 - 493 - 491 501-550 501-550 501-550 499 496 493 551-600

By Fields

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Medicine - - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 296 301-350 351-400
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Chemistry - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 451-500 401-450 - - -
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Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 301-350 351-400
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Geosciences 258 234 209 262 269 288 - - - - - - -
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Materials Science - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 351-400 451-500 - - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - - - -
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Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - 267 301-350 401-450
Physics 264 - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 - -
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Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 294
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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