Times Higher Education releases new 2024 subject wise university rankings
US and UK dominance in Times Higher Education rankings continues with universities from the two countries clinching the top spot in all 11 categories of the THE World University Rankings 2024 by Subject, results of which were announced this week.
Times Higher Education (THE) released its 2024 World University Rankings by subject on October 26, 2023, covering various academic domains. The rankings employ a range of performance indicators to measure institutions' standing globally. These indicators include the number of full-time equivalent students, student-to-staff ratio, the percentage of international students, and the female-to-male ratio at the university.
The United States and the United Kingdom continue to dominate the top of the rankings, with over half of the top 100 universities coming from either of these two countries. However, there are some notable exceptions, with China, Germany, and Australia all having a strong presence in the top 100.
The subject-wise ranking
The subject-wise rankings are categorized into different academic domains such as engineering, education, and law, among others. Each subject table employs the same rigorous performance indicators as the overall World University Rankings but is recalibrated to suit the individual fields.
- Arts and humanities
- Business and economics
- Clinical and health
- Computer science
- Education
- Engineering
- Law
- Life sciences
- Physical sciences
- Psychology
- Social sciences
Stanford University in the United States has secured the top rank in the fields of Arts and Humanities, and Psychology, and has shared the first position in Social Sciences with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
MIT has claimed the leading position in Business and Economics according to the rankings.
The University of Oxford in the UK has been distinguished as the best institution for two subjects – Clinical and Health, and Computer Science.
Harvard University, located in the US, has achieved the top spot in Engineering, Law, and Life Sciences disciplines.
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been recognized as the best for Physical Sciences, while the University of California (UC) Berkeley has been ranked the highest for the subject of Education, as per the THE rankings.
Sri Lankan Universities
Sri Lanka has six universities listed in the overall Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In the 2024 THE World University Rankings, the universities of Peradeniya, Colombo, Kelaniya, and Sri Jayewardenepura have been recognized.
Sri Lankan universities have showcased a commendable performance in the Clinical and Health category, with three of them making it to the coveted under-1000 list. Both the University of Peradeniya and the University of Colombo have attained rankings within the 501-600 range, while the University of Kelaniya has secured a spot within the 801-1000 range.
