In total, 20,966 higher education institutions from around the world were evaluated, 435 more than in the previous year, and UAlg appears in position 1309, with an overall score of 68.9, and in the investigation, it was ranked 1,255.

Since 2012, CWUR has published the only academic ranking of universities globally, that assesses the quality of education; and employability, based on the professional success of former students; quality of teaching staff; and research performance. Objective indicators are used for the four fundamental pillars underlying the classification methodology (education, employability, teaching staff, and research), without relying on surveys and data presentation by universities.