THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025: The Times Higher Education (THE) has unveiled the World University Rankings by Subject 2025, covering 11 disciplines: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Computer Science, Education Studies, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, Medical and Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Remarkably, all the top positions across these subjects are held by universities from either the United States or the United Kingdom. Of the 11 subjects, universities from the US claim the top spot in nine, while institutions from the UK secure the remaining two. This highlights the continued dominance of these two nations in global higher education excellence.
The THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025 highlight the dominance of institutions from the United States and the United Kingdom. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) leads in Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, and Social Sciences, emphasizing its interdisciplinary strengths. Stanford University excels in Education, Law, and Psychology, reflecting its comprehensive academic prowess. Harvard University dominates in Engineering and Life Sciences, showcasing its research excellence. Meanwhile, the University of Oxford tops Computer Science and Medical and Health, maintaining its global reputation. The California Institute of Technology shines in Physical Science. These rankings underscore a concentration of excellence among elite institutions.
THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Top rank holders
According to the official website of THE World University Rankings 2025, no Asian universities secured the top position in any individual subject. However, there was strong representation across the rankings. China and Singapore feature in the top 50 for all 11 subjects, Hong Kong is represented in nine of them, and Japan appears in eight. Furthermore, the highest-ranked institution outside Europe and North America is the National University of Singapore, positioned at 25th, while Peking University and Tsinghua University have slipped to 38th and 39th place, respectively.
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