The University of Vienna once again achieved six places in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education (THE) subject ranking, including 23rd place in the humanities. TU Vienna reached number 79 in computer science, while the Medical University of Vienna dropped out of the top 100 in medicine/health sciences.
The ranking includes assessments in eleven subject areas. With its top position in the humanities, the University of Vienna managed to gain four places compared to the previous year. It reached 44th in social sciences (previously 45), 45th in law (previously 41), 51st in psychology (previously 54), 70th in educational sciences (previously 97) and 97th in life sciences (previously 99). The Technical University of Vienna rose from 84th to 79th in computer science.
However, there were no top 100 places for Austrian universities in economics, engineering, medicine/health sciences and natural sciences/mathematics.
American and British universities remain at the top
The rankings continue to be led by universities from the US and Great Britain, which dominate in all eleven categories. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University each take first place in three fields, Oxford and Harvard in two each, and the California Institute of Technology in one.
China is also in the top ten
Outside the Anglo-American region, China is particularly impressive with top ten placements: Peking University and Tsinghua University in economics and the University of Hong Kong, Peking University and Tsinghua University in educational sciences. From continental Europe, only ETH Zurich makes the top ten. It ranks fourth in computer science, ninth in science/math, and tenth in engineering.
Source: Krone
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