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Discover the world's top universities. Explore the QS World University Rankings® 2022, based on 6 key ranking indicators.
Compare the top universities in the world with the QS World University Rankings® - an annual ranking of universities based on eight key indicators.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas. The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject.
- Social Sciences and Management. While the rankings for this field have remained stable among leading institutions, headed by Harvard University, it is the London School of Economics that scores the highest under the Academic Reputation survey (the results of which are used as an indicator for these rankings).
- Engineering and Technology. Half of the top 10 universities in this subject area are technological universities or science and technology focused institutions, founded no earlier than the 19th century, including MIT in pole position.
- Arts and Humanities. There is no new institution in the top 20 for Arts and Humanities in this year’s edition. However, among the next top-ranking institutions, the University of Hong Kong is up from 27th to 20th and the University of British Columbia has slipped from 20th to 30th.
- Life Sciences and Medicine. North American and British universities dominate the top 10 in this subject area, with the notable exception of the Karolinska Institute, Sweden’s largest centre of medical academic research, in 7th position.
Discover the world's top universities with the QS World University Rankings® 2022. 1,300 institutions are included in this year's rankings, making it the largest QS World University Rankings ever published.
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This year’s QS World University Rankings 2022 features 1,300 institutions, up from 1,186 last year, making it our biggest QS World University Rankings yet. Of the 96 locations represented in the rankings, major contributors include the US (177 institutions), the UK (90 institutions) and China Mainland (58 institutions).
