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The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject features 55 individual subjects across five broad subject areas. 1,559 institutions have been ranked across these subjects this year, with 64 universities debuting (i.e. having not been included in the 2023 edition).
- Subject Rankings 2021
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 cover a...
- Subject Rankings 2022
The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled...
- Subject Rankings 2021
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 are now live! This year, over 16,300 academic programmes were ranked across various subjects, marking an increase of over 600 from last year. 1,559 institutions were ranked, including 64 newcomers.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 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.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. Research citations, along with the results of major global surveys of employers and academics, are used to rank universities.
- 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.
This year’s QS World University Rankings: by Subject evaluates over 1,500 institutions across 54 different subjects, grouped into five faculty (broad subject) areas.
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.
