Arts & Humanities in top 100 in QS subject rankings

The University of Reading continues to feature among the top universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, published yesterday (10 April 2024).

At broad subject level, the University’s Arts & Humanities activities score highly in all measures, putting Reading into the global top 100 (joint 91) for this subject grouping, rising to 19 in the UK.

Other broad subject groups have also seen improvements:

• Social Sciences and Management: joint 183 – up from joint 261
• Engineering & Technology: joint 337 – up from joint 396
• Life Sciences & Medicine: 321 – up from joint 348

At specific subject level, the University is ranked in 23 tables. Agriculture & Forestry and Earth & Marine Sciences are ranked in the top 50 in the world, with Environmental Sciences, Archaeology, and Architecture/Built Environment, all ranked in the top 100. In Agriculture, Reading is the top ranked UK institution after Oxford and Cambridge and is 10th highest ranked UK institution for Earth & Marine Sciences. Reading continues to see improvements in rankings for Computer Science, Art & Design, Business & Management, and Modern Languages.

Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, said: “Reading’s global reputation for excellence is well deserved, in subjects that have been an established part of life here for more than a century – such as Agriculture – as well as in subjects with increasing relevance such as Computer Science and Management Studies. I am grateful to my colleagues, students and our partner organisations around the world, for their hard work and dedication. They can be proud of their achievements.”

Other subjects featuring in the world's top 200 are:

Top 150

• Accounting & Finance
• Art & Design (up from top 200)
• English Language & Literature
• Business & Management Studies
• Development Studies
• Geography

Top 200

• Economics and Econometrics
• Education
• History
• Linguistics
• Psychology

The QS World University Rankings by Subject is based on measures of academic reputation, the employability of graduates as rated by major employers, and citations for published research. Find out more about the University of Reading’s placement in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.