Five subjects in top 50 of the prestigious ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
Success continues for University of Birmingham in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
The University of Birmingham has maintained its success amongst the best performing research-intensive universities in the world in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
Five of the University’s subject areas are in the top 50 of the prestigious global ranking - two more than last year - with Public Administration and Education joining Business Administration, Dentistry and Geography.
Business Administration rises two places to 7th in the world (3rd in UK) the University has 15 subjects in the Top 100 (up from 13 last year), including Biotechnology and Economics for the first time. There are also significant improvements for Energy Science and Maths, the latter now in the top 10 in the UK.
The University of Birmingham delivers an outstanding research-intensive education which stretches and challenges our students - delivering great career prospects for our graduates.
Professor Deborah Longworth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) said: “The University of Birmingham delivers an outstanding research-intensive education which stretches and challenges our students - delivering great career prospects for our graduates.
“Birmingham is the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers, according to ‘The Graduate Market in 2024’. This survey of almost 1,600 universities world-wide underscores our reputation as a destination of choice for those wishing to secure a top-flight career in many areas.
“With five subject areas in the top 50 and 15 in the top 100 globally, ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS recognise Birmingham as a place for leading scientists, professionals and students who want to be involved in world-class research and achieve a degree that will enhance professional opportunities around the world.”
The 2024 GRAS contains rankings of universities in 55 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. More than 1,900 out of 5,000 universities across 96 countries and regions are finally listed in the rankings.
GRAS rankings use a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world universities in respective subjects, covering in 5 major evaluation categories such as World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, High Quality Research, Research Impact and International Collaboration.
In addition to its success in GRAS, the University of Birmingham is already ranked at 80 in the QS World University Rankings and 93rd in the THE World University Rankings.
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