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Top universities in 55 subjects revealed
LONDON , April 10, 2024 /CNW/ -- 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."
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