QS Rankings: ELTE is at the top in ten subject areas in Hungary

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2022 has been published. ELTE is ranked among the best universities in the world in three of the five broad subject areas assessed in the QS Rankings: it is the 287^th in natural sciences, the 351^st in arts and humanities, and the 383^rd in social sciences, considerably moving up in all three disciplines since last year. In Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University is at the top in the areas of natural sciences and humanities, and it is in second place in social sciences.

ELTE is present in 13 disciplines from a total of 51 subjects comprised by the narrow subject rankings, which means three more subjects compared to last year’s results. ELTE is represented by two new subjects in the rankings. In 10 out of the 13 subjects (archaeology, English language and literature, linguistics, modern languages, biological sciences, psychology, mathematics, physics and astronomy, education sciences, and law) ELTE is the first, in two subjects (informatics and chemistry) it is the second, and in one category (agriculture and forestry), it is the third among Hungarian universities. The results achieved by our institution are only lower in the field of biological sciences compared to last year. We have maintained our position in archaeology, forestry and agriculture, and chemistry. Additionally, ELTE has moved up in the subject areas of linguistics, informatics, psychology, mathematics, physics and astronomy, and law. The biggest leap can be observed in the field of IT training, where the institution has risen by two categories.

* From the research areas of Eötvös Loránd University, further disciplines such as zoology, ecology, and food science also belong here.

At the top of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, we find the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Harvard University in the subject area of arts and humanities. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the universities of Cambridge and Oxford lead the category engineering and technology. Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Johns Hopkins University are the leading institutions in life sciences. MIT, Harvard, and Cambridge have finished in the first three places in natural sciences, while in social sciences, Harvard, Oxford, and the London School of Economics have been ranked the best.

The detailed results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2022 can be browsed on this site. Additionally, in our summary, you can read in Hungarian about what position ELTE has in the major rankings of higher education institutions.