QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Top universities in 55 subjects revealed 

LONDON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds released the fourteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject^[1]: an independent comparative analysis of academic excellence featuring 1500+universities in 96 countries and territories across 55 disciplines. The QS rankings were consulted over 60 million times in 2023 on TopUniversities.com^[2] and referenced 124,000 times by worldwide media and institutions.

Global Highlights

• US universities lead in 32 subjects. Harvard University is the world's strongest-performing institution, first in 19 disciplines. MIT follows, leading in 11 subjects. 
• UK institutions lead 16 subjects. The University of Oxford tops four, followed by the University of Cambridge, UCL, Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music with two.
• Switzerland boasts the highest concentration of #1 entries (4) proportionally to its ranked universities. ETH Zurich leads in three subjects, making it Continental Europe's strongest institution.
• Australia's Universities of Melbourne and Sydney boast the world's most top-100 subjects, 53 and 52.
• France is the most internationally collaborative research hub, with 23 entries among the top-10 for International Research Network.
• Japan reverses more than five years of decline. 26% of its previously-ranked entries climb, 21% drop and 42% remain stable – an overall improvement of 5%.
• China is the third most represented country. It ranks in the top-10 for eight subjects. Tsinghua University achieves its three highest ranks, including top-performer, History of Art (5^th). 
• India's ranked entries and overall performance soared by 19% and 17%, respectively.
• Brazil is Latin America's most-represented country overall and among the top 100. Mexico boasts the region's most top-20 entries (4).
• Saudi Arabia's KFUPM offers the Arab Region's highest-ranked programmes, Petroleum Engineering (5^th) and Mineral & Mining Engineering (8^th).
• Africa's leader, Cape Town University, ranks 15^th globally in Development Studies.

QS Senior Vice President Ben Sowter said:  With rising global inflation, geo-political instability and general elections in 50+ countries, supporting higher education and international student mobility has never been more critical as it drives innovation and societal advancement. QS' largest ever-university comparative analysis highlights the importance of diversity, research partnerships, investment, and cross-border academic and industry collaborations."

References

1. ^{^} QS World University Rankings by Subject (www.topuniversities.com)
2. ^{^} TopUniversities.com (www.topuniversities.com)