Comparative Analysis for Universities Ranking Systems Mohammed Ahmed Osman 1 , Rashid A. Saeed 2 , Mohammed Mustafa 3 1 Department of Physical and Mathematical, Sciences, Merowe University of Technology (MUT) Merowe, Sudan moh2003m557@merowe.edu.sd 2 Dept. Computer Engineering, Taif University, Al-Taif, KSA 3 Dept. of Computer Science, University of Tabuk,, Tabuk, KSA Abstract — Universities global ranking appears to measure the performance of institutions of higher education through their websites by measuring some indicators such as scientific research, global outlook and presence, faculty staff member, alumni and staff wining Nobel Prizes. This paper describes the history of well- known international ranking systems and compares four of them to identify their differences. Universities can benefit from these classifications in order to improve their academic and practices and make them stronger. It is very important that universities are interested in innovation and connectivity with the community. We note that universities third mission was not concerned with the ranking systems. The paper found that university rankings systems are accurate if they are made in similar universities or national or regional systems that operate in the same models and similar capabilities. Also, the categories under study did not include criteria to measure the contribution of universities related to industry or provide consultancy and innovations Keywords—global Ranking; Research; Higher Education; Reputation; Staff Awards I. INTRODUCTION Today websites are the main source of academic communication to institutions of higher education and scientific research centers. Therefore, academic institutions dedicate a large part of their resources to improve their presence on the Internet. The interest in publishing on the Internet reflects the activity of scientific and research performance of these institutions as well as the accessibility of a large number of diversities. This is a social role for scientists in these institutions for the purpose of benefiting from the scientific and educational journals published on the web. These rankings are conducted by some famous international magazines, newspapers, some academic institutions scholars, and governments’ information centers. University ranking systems have become increasingly important due to the growth of the knowledge economy and increased global competition, it is important for universities to analyze their capabilities through these rankings by anticipating their positions and conducting comparative analyzes with other universities to improve the quality of education and scientific research performance. The university ranking systems grant students the transparency of information in case of choosing a particular university department. These systems depend on a selection of indicators on the base of which the ranking table depends. It then varies in accordance with the the specific circumstances of each country in terms of education systems, expectations, cultures, and other aspects. Most of these frameworks use research-based indicators to deal with the facts. National ranking systems are better able to deal with regional and cultural factors as they are built for country-specific purposes, so when the scope of the ranking runs at the national level, it is likely to produce a more accurate list through the higher assessment, educational or political institutions. This can take the necessary measures to enhance the quality of higher education in relative terms. These types of systems have great potentiality to increase the quality of academic institutions. For the purpose of this study the, paper analyses four international ranking systems for universities to study the criteria’s and indicators