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 [https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2024]: 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 [https://www.topuniversities.com/] and referenced 124,000 times by worldwide media and institutions.
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Countries with most top-10 entries in the rankings Ranked Ranked Entries Nº Top 10 Universities entries United States 213 3039 244 United Kingdom 103 1569 148 Switzerland 27 220 31 Singapore 5 103 29 Australia 36 797 17 Canada 32 646 17 Netherlands 21 328 13 China (Mainland) 101 882 8 Italy 56 577 8 Germany 60 774 5 France 73 516 5 Japan 44 436 5
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."
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