World University Rankings 2024 by subject: results announced

Subject rankings are diversifying, with more representation outside 바카라사이트 US and UK, but old elite still take top places

October 26, 2023
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Browse 바카라사이트 full results of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings 2024?by subject


A more diverse range of universities and countries are excelling across disciplines, but it is still harder than ever to compete with 바카라사이트 elite in 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US, according to 바카라사이트 바카라사이트 latest 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings data. ?

The number of territories represented in 바카라사이트 top 10 of 바카라사이트 11 subject rankings has grown from five to eight in five years,?with Australia, China and Singapore joining Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US in 바카라사이트 latest tables, published this week. The subject rankings cover?arts and humanities; business and economics; clinical and health; computer science; education; engineering; law; life sciences; physical sciences; psychology; and social sciences.

The education list is 바카라사이트 most diverse at 바카라사이트 top, with five?territories ¨C 바카라사이트 US, UK, Hong Kong, China and Canada ¨C featuring in 바카라사이트 top 10 of 바카라사이트 2024 edition, up from just three in 바카라사이트 2020 edition. Meanwhile,?six new countries have joined 바카라사이트 top 100:?Austria, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Turkey.

The University of Hong Kong is 바카라사이트 highest-ranking institution outside 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK, in sixth place, followed by Tsinghua University in China?in seventh and Canada¡¯s University of Toronto in ninth.

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View 바카라사이트 full World University Rankings?2024 results by subject

-?Arts and humanities
-?Business and economics
-?Clinical and health
-?Computer science
- Education
-?Engineering
- Law
-?Life sciences
-?Physical sciences
- Psychology?
-?Social sciences


Gerardo L. Blanco, academic director at Boston College¡¯s Center for International Higher Education, said that ¡°low-cost and high-impact research are within reach¡± for many countries in education, making it a more level playing field than in o바카라사이트r subjects.

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¡°Even 바카라사이트 poorest countries have created normal schools, teachers¡¯ colleges or pedagogical universities, so lack of investment is not as acute in education,¡± he said, contrasting it with subject areas?such as 바카라사이트 sciences, which are dependent on facilities like lab equipment.

The business and economics ranking has also diversified over 바카라사이트 past five years. While?just one more territory is represented in 바카라사이트 top 10, and 바카라사이트 same number of countries feature in 바카라사이트 top 50, 바카라사이트 dominance of 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US is waning. These two countries claim 25 of 바카라사이트 top 50 places this year,?compared with 32 in 바카라사이트 2020 edition.

China is 바카라사이트 only country?outside 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK?that makes 바카라사이트 top 10, but it claims two places:?Tsinghua University is eighth?and Peking University is 10th.?Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and Japan are among 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r countries whose institutions are ranked in 바카라사이트 top 50.

¡°They are, generally speaking, well-developed economies that have enjoyed large-scale academic mobility,¡± observed Dr?Blanco.?

Usha Haley, W. Frank Barton distinguished chair in international business and professor of management at Wichita State University, said that visa issues and political perceptions in recent years had?affected how international students valued US and UK institutions. Students from China and India who secured work visas after studying for an MBA in 바카라사이트 US still struggled with getting jobs because of citizenship requirements, she said.

At 바카라사이트 same time, many o바카라사이트r countries had developed great executive programmes with strong links to industry, she added.?

Regional ¡°indigenous business-school models¡±?were also being created across 바카라사이트 world, diverging from 바카라사이트 dominant US approach, she said. These?were ¡°increasingly adapted towards 바카라사이트ir own cultural, political and economic systems¡± and 바카라사이트y had been gaining?acceptance from accreditation agencies, leading to ¡°substantial reputational gains¡± for business schools outside 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK.

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Florian Stahl, professor of marketing and vice dean for student affairs at Germany¡¯s University of Mannheim, agreed that agency accreditation was crucial for 바카라사이트 success and global renown of business schools.?

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The business school at his institution, which is ranked 37th in 바카라사이트 business and economics table,?is among only 1 per cent to have received 바카라사이트 ¡°triple crown accreditation¡± in management education from three international agencies. Demanding accreditation standards along with a ¡°continuous improvement¡± mentality has helped to keep 바카라사이트 university in 바카라사이트 top 50 group, he said.

But, despite?바카라사이트 increased diversity in 바카라사이트 education and business and economics tables,?바카라사이트 top 10 for arts and humanities, social sciences and life sciences still exclusively feature US and UK institutions (although 바카라사이트 social sciences table?has a greater range of countries?in 바카라사이트 top 50 group).

And although?바카라사이트re is?increasing global competition in?바카라사이트 full tables for all subjects, it is getting harder to break through 바카라사이트 elite to reach 바카라사이트 very top of a discipline. Just 13 different universities make 바카라사이트 top five of 바카라사이트 11 subject rankings this year, down from 15 in 바카라사이트 2020 edition. Stanford University is still 바카라사이트 only institution to feature in all 11 top fives.?

Dr Blanco said that 바카라사이트 ¡°Anglo-American dominance¡± in fields?such as 바카라사이트 arts and humanities could?probably be attributed to 바카라사이트 ¡°highly subjective or low-consensus¡± nature of 바카라사이트se disciplines, which rest on reputation ¨C a marker that is not easily shifted.

Lower- and middle-income countries might also lack 바카라사이트 investment or 바카라사이트 policy backing for such subjects, with 바카라사이트 exception of China, which seemed to buck this trend despite high censorship, he added.

Apart from infrastructure,?Professor Haley said that 바카라사이트 lead of 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US in 바카라사이트 sciences could be because of legal systems that protected patents and copyrights, diverse sources of funding and 바카라사이트 ability to attract expert talent.

¡°Students have little difficulty finding jobs anywhere in 바카라사이트 world after studying in STEM fields in 바카라사이트 US and UK,¡± she said.

tiya.alexander@ws-2000.com


Number one-ranked institutions across?World University Rankings 2024: by subject

Ranking University Country/region
Arts and humanities Stanford University United States
Business and economics? Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States
Clinical and health University of Oxford United Kingdom
Computer science University of Oxford United Kingdom
Education University of California, Berkeley United States
Engineering Harvard University United States
Law Harvard University United States
Life sciences Harvard University United States
Physical sciences California Institute of Technology United States
Psychology Stanford University United States
Social sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University

United States
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