Faculty third in QS world subject rankings

The Faculty is delighted to have been ranked in third position in the renowned QS World University Rankings, behind Harvard and Oxford, and above Yale and Stanford.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world’s top universities in individual subject areas, covering 48 subjects as of 2019. The rankings aim to help prospective students identify the world’s leading schools in their chosen field. The QS Rankings are commonly considered one of the most highly regarded international league tables.

Each of the subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two of these are QS’s global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions’ international reputation. The second two indicators assess research productivity and impact. These are sourced from Elsevier’s Scopus database, the world’s most comprehensive research citations database.

These four components are combined to produce the results for each of the subject rankings, with weightings adapted for each discipline.

Professor Brian Cheffins, Chair of the Law Faculty, said of Cambridge’s high ranking "The results of the QS world subject rankings reflect the Faculty’s commitment to carrying out world-class research and should be a source of pride for our academic staff, our students and our alumni".

For more information about the ranking and the methodology used, please refer to the QS site.