Top universities in 55 subjects revealed
LONDON, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds released the 15(th) edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject [https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2025], comparing over 21,000 academic offerings, taken by students at more than 1700 universities across 100 countries and territories in 55 subjects and five faculty areas.
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QS Senior VP Ben Sowter said: "With growing funding challenges in mature higher education systems, supporting the sector is critical to driving innovation and societal progress. Our largest-ever subject rankings reveal emerging markets--particularly in Asia and the Middle East--are rising, as financial pressures mount on universities in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada."
Analysis reveals developments in future-industry areas with 34 new entries in the top 100 for Data Science & AI,
45 changes in top 50 Computer Science and China's first entry in the top 10 Engineering & Technology faculty area. Eight new countries and territories feature, with 171 institutions appearing for the first time and 14 universities rising into top 10 related subject areas.
Global Highlights
-- The United States leads with 3,245 ranked entries and tops 32 of 55
subjects, with Harvard first in 19 and MIT in 12.
-- The UK has 1,883 entries and tops 18 subjects, with Cambridge earning
four #1s and Oxford three - tied with ETH Zurich.
-- Mainland China leads in for number of new entries. Peking and Tsinghua
earn two top-three spots each. Seven of the world's 10 most improved
universities are Chinese.
-- In Australia, The Universities of Melbourne and Sydney rank among the
world's top-100 in a world-leading 52 of 55 subjects
-- Switzerland boasts the world's third most #1 entries. ETH Zurich has the
fourth most #1 ranked entries among institutions
-- Hong Kong is the world's most improved location. Of its 231 subject
entries, 68% climb, 6% drop, and 15% remain stable
-- Singapore continues to shine, with 30% of its entries securing top-10
positions, the highest concentration in the world
-- KFUPM remains home to the Arab Region's best subject entry, placing
fifth for Petroleum Engineering
-- Brazil leads Latin America with 333 entries from 31 universities, led by
Universidade de São Paulo, ranked ninth in Petroleum Engineering and
13th in Dentistry
-- Twelve entries from nine Indian institutions are in the top 50
spearheaded by Mineral & Mining Engineering at the Indian School of
Mines University, Dhanbad, in 20(th)
-- Canadian universities excel in Engineering and Biological Sciences.
University of Toronto ranks in the top-50 in a world-leading 46 subjects
Methodology [https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/methodology]
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