QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, have today released the eighth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject. The research project enumerates the world's leading institutions for the study of 48 different subjects and five subject groups. The portfolio - the most extensive of its kind - is designed to provide a crucial comparative guide to university performance for students both aspiring and current, parents, career & study advisors, and academia.
This year, Harvard University retains its global pre-eminence. It ranks number-one for fourteen different subjects, outranking Massachusetts Institute of Technology (12 number-one ranks) and the University of Oxford (four number-one ranks).
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018: Institutions achieving most Top-10 Ranks
Institution Country Number of Top-10 Places
University of Cambridge UK 37
University of Oxford UK 35
University of California, Berkeley USA 34
Harvard University USA 34
Stanford University USA 32
Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA 24
University of California, Los Angeles USA 14
London School of Economics UK 13
National University of Singapore Singapore 11
Yale University USA 11
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Key Findings:
The United States' higher education system records more drops than rises;
The United Kingdom's universities remain resilient in the face of Brexit, taking 10 number-one ranks - two more than last year;
The University of Cambridge takes more top-ten ranks than any other institution (37);
In continental Europe, The Netherlands is the only country to take two top places while Switzerland and Italy take one apiece;
French universities continue to flounder, with more regressions than progressions;
National University of Singapore is Asia's standout institution, taking 11 top-10 places;
China's rate of improvement has slowed, as has Russia's;
India's performance deteriorates slightly;
Brazil loses nearly a quarter of its top-100 places, underlining the system's struggles;
QS have added two new tables to the portfolio this year: Library & Information Management and Classics & Ancient History.
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