The University of Sydney continues to excel with five subjects in the top 50 globally in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
The five disciplines areas ranked in the top 50 globally are Education (21), Clinical and Health (38), Arts and Humanities (40), Law (40) and Life Sciences (46). These subjects were also in the global top 50 last year.
Six more discipline areas ranked in the top 100 globally: Social Sciences (51) Psychology (56) Engineering (68), Business and Economics (70), Computer Science (77) and Physical Sciences (82).
The THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024 judge research intensive universities across teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and industry by considering factors such as citations, industry income and learning environment.
The 2024 edition of THE World University Rankings by Subject has significantly updated its ranking methodology since last year by adding extra performance indicators to reflect the outputs of the diverse range of research-intensive universities across the world.
“I applaud the efforts of our staff for the continued excellence of our Times Higher Education ranking results. They demonstrate the success of our commitment to teaching quality and to research and engagement that change lives for the better. The outstanding global performance of our education discipline is noteworthy,” said
“Our landmark $478 investment in the which will open next year and be at the forefront of biomedical research, is powerful evidence of our dedication to research and teaching impact.”
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Emma Johnston commented, “Our international competitiveness in such a diversity of disciplines, including medicine, humanities, law, science, engineering and business underlines the impressive breadth, together with quality and impact, of our research.”
“The range is evident from recent University of Sydney-led research on areas such as: , , , , and .”
In other rankings results this year, the University jumped 22 places in the highly regarded and is now placed equal 19th globally.
