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World University Rankings 2026: Croatia

3 universities ranked in Croatia, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Croatia yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Croatia’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. University of Zagreb: Suradnik13 · CC BY-SA 3.0; University of Rijeka: Silverije · CC BY-SA 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Zagreb	=463	34.2	64	91	est.	188–1016
2	University of Split	=1172	17.8	55	57	est.	698–1949
3	University of Rijeka	=1821	12.1	23	67	est.	990–2172

3 universities

Research Index for Croatia · All of Europe · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.