Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi takes part in the most authoritative international ratings such as QS, THE, ARES and undoubtedly occupies a leading position among Kazakhstani universities.

Another agency that recognized the superiority of KazNU is the Rank Pro Worldwide Professional University Rankings, based on the opinions and assessments of top-level experts (https://www.cicerobook.com/en/). According to the results of the subject rating "Rank Pro by Subjects 2021" KazNU is the only Kazakhstani university with indicators in the areas of Social and Humanities - 351-400 place, in the direction of Mathematics - 401-500 place among the best universities in the world.

In addition, in the rating "Asia Pacific Rank Pro World Leading Universities" KazNU named after Al-Farabi also became the first among Kazakhstani universities, taking 176th place and entered the TOP-200 universities of the Asia-Pacific region.

The organizers of the ranking, the Global World Communicator (GWC), use seven objective and reliable indicators to rank the world's leading universities: the quality of the faculty; publications in highly rated journals; number of highly cited scientific articles; number of international patents; university graduates who hold positions in 2000 of the world's leading public companies; the quality of education.