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: 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 and referenced 124,000 times by worldwide media and institutions.
Countries with most top-10 entries in the rankings *Ranked Universities*
* Ranked Entries *
*Nº Top 10* *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."