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World University Rankings 2026: Latvia

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

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. University of Latvia: Latvijas Universitāte · CC BY-SA 4.0; Riga Technical University: David Holt · CC BY-SA 2.0; Rīga Stradiņš University: Olgerts V · CC BY 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Latvia	=745	26.5	8	93	est.	286–1841
2	Riga Technical University	=1021	20.4	5	90	est.	444–2022
3	Rīga Stradiņš University	=1759	12.5	29	71	est.	835–2141

3 universities

Research Index for Latvia · 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.