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Times Higher Education World University Rankings (London)

N/R = Not Ranked

2021 2022 2023
Overall Rank 105 93 106

U.S.-only Rank

 39 35 37
Subject Rankings:

Education

 12 12 9

Business and Economics

 50 52 46

Arts and Humanities

 101-125  66  60 

Social Sciences

 67  60  70 

Computer Science

 91  100  80 

Life Sciences

 67  75  98 

Psychology

 33 55 101-125

Law

 101-125 126-150

Physical Sciences

 126-150 126-150 126-150

Engineering and Technology

 151-175 151-175 176-200

Clinical and Health

 151-175 176-200 201-250

Times Higher Education World University Rankings Website

 

Times Higher Education IMPACT Ranking

 

U.N. Sustainable Development Goal US Ranking 2022 Global Ranking 2022
Overall Ranking 2 33
SDG #17 Partnerships for the Goals 1  26 
SDG #2 Zero Hunger
 2
 6
SDG #1 No Poverty 3 33
SDG #11 Sustainable Communities 4 25
SDG #15 Life on Land 4 27
SDG #13 Climate Action 6 87
SDG #3 Good Health and Well-Being 6-11 101-200
SDG #4 Quality Education 7-18 301-400

 

 

US News & World Report Best Global Universities

2021 2022 2023 
Overall Rank 100 108  116

U.S.-only Rank

 45 45  45
Subject Rankings:  

Education and Education Research

     2

Plant and Animal Science

 7 9 11

Agricultural Sciences

 22 23  27

Economics and Business

 29 26 36

Arts and Humanities

 55  57  38

Food Science and Technologies

     48

Social Sciences and Public Health

 48  49  49

Environment/Ecology

 39 40 50

Artificial Intelligence 

     56

Computer Science

 63 77 73

Water Resources

     82

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology

 68  87  86

Psychiatry/Psychology

 72  80  87

Microbiology

 68  81   97

Physics

  80  97 100

Mathematics

 70 78 104

Biology and Biochemistry

 116 124 119

Civil Engineering

     132

Molecular Biology and Genetics

  186 153  139

Space Science

 118   151 152

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health

  158  156 157

Geosciences

     171

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

 200   219 224

Neuroscience and Behavior

  166  223 235

Clinical Medicine

  216  202 241

Engineering

  185  219 246

Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

 138 149 247

Chemistry

 276
 293
 262

Materials Science

 196 239 270

Pharmacology and Toxicology

     321

Physical Chemistry

     448

 

 

Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai)

 

2020 2021 2022
Overall Rank 101-150 101-150 151-200

U.S.-only Rank

 42-56 41-56 55-62

 

Social Sciences Category 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank
Education 2 2 2
Communication 4 3 3
Business Administration 22 16 17
Management 21 18 21
Law 41 33 24
Psychology 51-75 51-75 49
Hospitality & Tourism 30 39 51-75
Political Science 43 41 51-75
Sociology 29 36 51-75
Economics 76-100 76-100 76-100
Finance 51-75 76-100 76-100
Statistics 76-100 76-100 76-100
Public Administration 151-200 151-200 151-200

 

Engineering Category 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank
Environmental Sci & Eng 6 5 7
Remote Sensing 76-100 43 49
Biotechnology 47 51-75 51-75
Computer Sci and Eng 76-100 76-100 76-100
Water Resources 76-100 76-100 76-100
Electrical 151-200 151-200 101-150
Food Science & Tech 34 48 101-150
Automation & Control 151-200 101-150 151-200
Civil 101-150 101-150 151-200
Telecommunication Eng 201-300 201-300 151-200
Biomedical 201-300 201-300 201-300
Energy Science & Eng 151-200 201-300 201-300
Mechanical 151-200 201-300 201-300
Chemical 201-300 301-400 301-400
Nanoscience 201-300 301-400 301-400
Materials Sci & Eng 301-400 401-500 401-500

 

Life Sciences Category 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank
Agricultural Sciences 11 11 12
Veterinary Sciences 101-150 101-150 101-150
Biological Sciences 201-300 201-300 201-300
Human Biological Sciences 201-300 201-300 301-400

 

Natural Sciences Category 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank
Ecology 41 26 32
Geography 76-100 76-100 76-100
Mathematics 51-75 101-150 76-100
Physics 76-100 101-150 101-150
Atmospheric Science 151-200 N/R (200) 151-200
Earth Sciences 201-300 201-300 201-300
Chemistry 201-300 301-400 301-400

 

Medical Sciences Category 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank
Nursing 151-200 101-150 151-200
Medical Technology 201-300 201-300 201-300
Public Health 201-300 201-300 201-300
Clinical Medicine 201-300 201-300 301-400
Pharmacy & Pharm Sci 301-400 301-400 301-400

Shanghai Rankings Website

 

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (London)

N/R = Not Ranked

2021 2022 2023
Overall Rank 157 157 159

U.S.-only Rank

 38 37 38

 

Subject 2021 2022
 2023
Accounting and Finance  99 101-150
 101-150
Agriculture and Forestry 10  10
 14
Anatomy and Physiology  N/R N/R  101-150 
Anthropology  101-120 101-140
 101-150
Archaeology N/R  151-200
 151-200
Architecture/Built Environment 151-200  151-200
 151-200
Biological Sciences 112  137
 107
Business Management  66 60
 63
Chemistry  144 139
 151-200
Communication and Media Studies 14  9
 9
Computer Science and Info Systems  132 126
 148
Development Studies 43  51-100
 51-100
Earth and Marine Sciences N/R  151-200
 151-200
Economics and Econometrics  87 109
 100
Education  19 19
 16
Engineering Chemical  101-150 101-150
 101-150
Engineering Civil  101-150 101-150
 101-150
Engineering Electrical 145  144
 143
Engineering Mechanical  99 91
 90
English Language and Literature 100  77
 60
Environmental Sciences  86 79
 59
Geography  101-150 101-150
 101-150
Geology  151-200 151-200
 101-150
Geophysics  151-200 151-200
 101-150
History  101-150 151-200
 151-200
Hospitality and Leisure Mgmt  29 29
 32
Law 151-200  151-200
 151-200
Linguistics  47 36
 33
Materials Science  101-150 151-200
 201-250
Mathematics 81  76
 82
Medicine 151-200  151-200
 151-200
Modern Languages 101-150  151-200
 151-200
Nursing 101-150  101-150
 151-180
Pharmacy and Pharmacology 101-150  201-250
 201-250
Philosophy 151-200  N/R
 N/R
Physics and Astronomy  97 92
 81
Politics and International Studies N/R  151-200
 151-200
Psychology  40 55
 45
Sociology 151-200  101-150
 101-150
Sports-related subjects 51-100  46
 44
Statistics and Operational Research 101-150  51-100
 51-100
Veterinary Science 11  27
 29

 

QS World University Rankings website