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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 v1.0
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Overall Scores by Subject ■ Arts & Humanities
■ Engineering & Technology
■ Life Sciences & Medicine
■ Natural Sciences
■ Social Sciences & Management
■ Top Scoring Subject
Academic Employer Citations H Overall
73.8 58.6 86.7 62.4 70.9 116 110 500 / 959 86% 29
200 / 366
75.8 64.1 86.5 83.7 76.5 25 25 33 200 / 592 94% 11
61.0 60.6 61.0 51-100 51-100 101-150 200 / 1696 92% 33
72.6 72.6 88.5 84.6 74.2 51-100 51-100 51-100 300 / 556 86% 24
70.7 61.8 85.4 79.5 73.3 51-100 51-100 51-100 200 / 575 86% 24
75.2 57.9 85.7 90.0 74.7 45 35 28 300 / 738 96% 12
77.2 61.0 72.3 101-150 101-150 51-100 300 / 1431 94% 19
75.9 50.5 73.4 39 36 100 / 1018 96% 14=
40.0 59.7 85.1 74.4 48.9 200 / 616 65
40.4 60.5 53.0 63.9 46.0 100 / 334 53
92.1 59.2 90.9 93.0 82.2 30 38 500 / 1364 97% 10
75.7 71.2 95.9 94.8 80.2 30 30 30 500 / 1217 97% 14
68.1 79.5 90.2 85.1 77.4 51-100 51-100 51-100 300 / 797 90% 20
97.8 67.5 85.6 84.9 84.9 16 12 19 200 / 605 96% 5
86.5 80.2 89.0 86.1 84.9 20 18 18 400 / 1001 98% 8
82.6 79.4 83.7 86.6 82.4 20 23 25 400 / 928 97% 10
45.5 71.1 90.7 81.2 62.8 29 50 / 379 92% 5
74.5 53.0 75.8 67.8 71.0 141 171 500 / 954 79% 51
78.3 70.8 87.1 83.7 80.4 11 13 13 300 / 829 98% 8=
55.7 62.0 87.4 73.5 68.7 100 / 565 34
75.4 62.8 79.5 68.1 73.3 51-100 51-100 51-100 500 / 1098 93% 27
50 / 342
55.2 61.7 78.8 64.3 64.0 251-300 251-300 201-250 500 / 914 75% 55
50.4 57.5 91.6 76.4 71.3 51-100 100 / 436 82% 33
300 / 624
82.2 60.7 87.0 89.2 80.3 24 32 26 300 / 707 96% 14=
62.1 64.0 92.6 90.8 80.1 43 33 27 50 / 361 92% 12
86.6 62.2 88.9 90.0 82.9 48 50 500 / 1117 95% 15=
80.1 73.6 91.8 88.9 82.9 33 31 31 500 / 1063 97% 12
66.9 61.0 89.2 83.8 76.1 51-100 101-150 101-150 200 / 813 84% 39
66.9 58.6 86.3 83.6 71.5 51-100 51-100 51-100 200 / 615 87% 15
81.5 64.6 89.7 89.1 83.8 35 41 45 300 / 1100 95% 20
87.3 84.6 88.4 83.2 86.3 13 14 19 300 / 950 98% 8
72.5 74.7 88.1 86.5 78.9 46 47 51-100 400 / 1112 93% 21
83.9 72.9 90.6 90.0 84.3 25 23 25 500 / 1110 97% 13
72.1 56.1 87.0 79.4 69.5 113 114 500 / 1232 88% 28
77.2 66.0 87.4 84.8 75.6 47 48 45 200 / 556 91% 17
71.7 63.3 81.6 74.3 72.1 38 51-100 100 / 357 78% 20
70.3 64.8 82.1 87.6 71.6 51-100 51-100 51-100 300 / 1070 92% 23=
85.7 62.4 87.3 83.1 83.2 10 16 24 200 / 664 96% 18
59.8 46.2 92.5 86.1 67.3 51-100 51-100 51-100 100 / 463 83% 13
71.9 64.6 91.3 89.7 78.6 22 21 31 300 / 853 96% 11=
63.9 66.8 81.9 75.7 70.4 51-100 51-100 51-100 400 / 917 91% 29
61.3 35.6 57.6 66.6 57.3 40 50 / 932 95% 11
44.2 61.6 88.7 83.9 57.6 151-200 151-200 201-250 300 / 673 66% 36
48.6 61.3 74.3 69.1 57.0 151-200 151-200 200 / 576 69% 42=
53.2 58.7 67.3 68.7 55.7 100 / 1528 55
60.2 50.0 86.2 82.4 63.8 51-100 101-150 151-200 300 / 656 73% 36
83.3 71.3 87.7 77.9 82.0 17 100 / 416 95% 4
73.3 71.0 84.2 81.5 76.9 51-100 51-100 51-100 200 / 661 88% 27
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NOTES:
There are a different reasons why an institution may not have results in any given subject.
1. It may not offer a program
2. It may not have published a sufficient number of papers
3. It may not have attracted a minimum level of recognition through our surveys.
RECENTLY ADDED SUBJECTS:
2015: Architecture / Built Environment; Art & Design; Business & Management Studies; Dentistry; Development Studies; Veterinary Science
2016: Anthropology; Archaeology; Engineering - Mineral & Mining; Nursing; Performing Arts; Social Policy & Administration
2017: Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies; Anatomy & Physiology; Hospitality & Leisure Management; Sports-related Subjects
Materials Science
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017
Statistics & Operational Research
Development Studies
Environmental Sciences
Anthropology
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Psychology
Veterinary Science
Chemistry
Agriculture & Forestry
Computer Science & Info Systems
Engineering - Chemical
Engineering - Civil & Structural
Engineering - Electrical
Engineering - Mineral & Mining
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Below is the institution's detailed performance by indicator and overall across the 46 subjects currently featured in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. It is very unusual for an institution to qualify for consideration in all 46
subjects. The table also includes rankings for the past two years where available, please note that 10 new subjects have been added across the past two years. Also please note that different numbers of institutions feature in the
published tables in different subjects - the "Ranked / Scored" column denotes the number of institutions published vs the number considered in our analysis.
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Politics & International Studies
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Social Sciences & Management
Engineering & Technology
Life Sciences & Medicine
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