The independent global higher education information search engine uniRank™ ranked MU – Varna first among the medical universities in Bulgaria for 2021 and in the top five among 48 higher-education institutions in the country. The web metrics data used for ranking is based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
uniRank™ is a leading international higher education directory and search engine featuring reviews and rankings of more than 3 800 officially recognised Universities and Colleges in 200 countries. It aims to answer the question "What are the most popular Universities?" in countries or regions, taking into account objective criteria – accreditation by a national body, granting Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees, accessibility to resources, visibility in Web, excellence, trust and authority.
This leading position in a row in the international ranking of Bulgarian Universities is yet another proof that high technology in medical education, modern environment, access to the best world information databases and lecturers at Medical University – Varna are preferred and highly appreciated by the students.
More than 6 000 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students in the field of human and dental medicine, pharmacy, health care and health management are trained at the Faculties, Affiliates and the College of MU – Varna. The number of foreign students is remarkable – approximately 1800 students, coming from more than 50 countries from all continents for academic year 2020/2021. The University is a preferred higher-education institution for young people from the European Union, Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Norway and others. More than half of them are German citizens.
The ranking can be found at the following address: https: //www.4icu.org/bg/
