QSIU Benchmarking Service

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The Benchmarking Service builds on data compiled for the QS World University Rankings®, as well as other sources, in order to develop a comparative analysis of institutional performance over time. Comprehensive reports, delivered annually, contain simple visualisation tools for the following:

    • Trend data on ranking positions
    • Raw data behind the rankings
    • Variances in performance
    • and a variety of other metrics

Institutions select a number (between 6 a 3) of target institutions from the Rankings list with which to compare themselves against. We can provide guidance to identify suitable peers using our classification system, which looks at size, specialisation, number of faculties and research output.

The benchmarking process takes three to five years, with each year drilling down to meaningful performance measurement and institutional insight.

Advantages to Institutions

Benchmarking an institution against its selected peers can provide a number of benefits.

Helps institutions understand their position regionally, nationally and globally
Provides context to assist in setting realistic and achievable targets in order to maximise investment and budget allocations
Our visualisation tools help identify gaps and weak areas to indicate what is required to improve competitiveness

Sample Benchmarking Report

Please, explore the following sample report if you wish to know the kind of data and analysis we offer.

For more information, have a look at our QSIU Brochure and Sample Benchmarking Report  or contact abby@qs.com.

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  • Customer feedback

    Measuring institutional performance can be difficult but with the benchmarking service we were able to obtain comparative data and insight on peer institutions which helped us devise a clear strategic plan for improvement. We found the reports particularly helpful in presenting a clear and concise picture of performance based on a variety of metrics.


    Professor Kevin Downing
    Senior Coordinator
    Academic Planning and Quality Assurance
    City University of Hong Kong

     

    The reports have served us to better know our strengths and deficiencies/opportunities as a teaching and research university and to take appropriate actions for improvement.


    Dr Francisco J. Cantu
    Dean of Research and Graduate Students
    Tecnologico de Monterrey

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