Information about university rank (6)
I believe the answer is:
status
'rank' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'information about university' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'stats' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation for university).
'stats' enclosing 'u' is 'STATUS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for status that I've seen before include "One's position or rank relative to others" , "High social standing" , "Social rank" , "High rank or prestige" , "Standing position, perhaps" .)