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ShanghaiRanking Global Research University Profiles
Conducted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, this online survey aims to develop a database of institutional profiles
for research universities worldwide.
How to participate
01 
Enter general information
Fill in your institution's general information — name, website, founding year, and description.
02 
Submit academic staff, students, and income data
Enter data on academic staff, students, degrees awarded, and institutional income.
03 
Review, change, and submit
Review, modify, and submit your data before the survey closes.
04 
Publish the data on your official website
Publish the completed GRUP data page on your institution's official website.
Who has participated
Until now, over 500 institutions have participated in the GRUP Survey, contributing basic facts and figures about them, covering around 50% of the Top 100 universities and 45% of the Top 500 universities. Therefore, they constitute a representative sample set to describe and reflect the characteristics of world's leading research universities.
Frequently Asked Questions
General information
The Global Research University Profile (GRUP) project aims to develop a comprehensive database comprising the facts and figures of research universities worldwide. In addition to surveying universities directly, GRUP also collects data from national statistical agencies and international sources.
The data collected from the GRUP project has been or will be used to: (1) produce university rankings, (2) analyze the characteristics of global research universities, (3) enrich the content of your university on ShanghaiRanking’s website.
The data collected from the GRUP project has been or will be used to: (1) produce university rankings, (2) analyze the characteristics of global research universities, (3) enrich the content of your university on ShanghaiRanking’s website.
Accessing the system
For accessing the online portal of GRUP survey (https://survey.shanghairanking.com/grup/login), please log in with your username and password.
The username and password are distributed via email to the contact person of each institution.
The username and password are distributed via email to the contact person of each institution.
Data definitions
In the floating edge of each survey item, there is detailed data definition.
The PDF version of questionnaire with data definitions, FAQs, Survey Guide and user agreement can be downloaded from the Support, FAQ, About, and User Agreement sections at the bottom of the online data portal's login page.
The PDF version of questionnaire with data definitions, FAQs, Survey Guide and user agreement can be downloaded from the Support, FAQ, About, and User Agreement sections at the bottom of the online data portal's login page.
Data submission
If you are unable to get the data for certain item(s), please fill in “unknown”. If you leave the item blank, you cannot proceed to the next page.
