Daffodil International University (DIU) has achieved the 4^thposition among all private university in Bangladesh in the ‘Ranking Web of Universities-2021’, released recently at the website of Webometrics, a Spain based research organization. The ranking also announced that Daffodil International University has been ranked 11^th among all public and private universities in Bangladesh. There are 3 more private universities including Dhaka University and Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) has also positioned in this rankings. This is a unique achievement of Daffodil International University as a new university (founded in 2002).

The ranking was conducted by Spain-based research institute Webometrics by reviewing the web-based activities of universities. According to the report of webometrics, in this age of information technology, it is not possible to go ahead through the results or research activities of the universities only, but also have to be focused on various web-based activities. This ranking is published every year by reviewing how universities present themselves on the web. Daffodil International University has previously achieved top position in the UI Greenmetric Ranking and the Times Higher Education Rankings, including the 4^thplace in the QS University Rankings, the most prestigious ranking in the world.