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Of the 10 universities in Iceland, University of Iceland ranks highest at #547 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Reykjavík University (#2 in Iceland) and University of Akureyri (#3 in Iceland) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 3 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Iceland at #547 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Iceland has the largest research record in this group, with 2,877,574 citations and an h-index of 640. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 10 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is University of Akureyri, founded in 1987. University of Akureyri is the largest, with 31 students.
By level: 2 diploma and 1 master's. The most common subjects are Media & Communication (1), Business Administration (MBA) (1) and Business & Management (1). The usual length is 2 years part-time. 100% are full-time. Bifrost School of Business offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
University of Iceland (QS World #547), Reykjavík University (#2 in Iceland) and University of Akureyri (#3 in Iceland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
10 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years part-time.
Bifrost School of Business, with 3.
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