QS Ranking: University of Vienna Seven Times in the Top 50
The University of Vienna made it into the top 50 seven times. Overall, however, American and British universities are leading.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) compares universities worldwide in 55 subjects in the ranking published on Wednesday. For this, scientists and employers are surveyed annually about the reputation and employability of graduates in the respective subjects. Additionally, citations of scientific papers from the Elsevier Scopus database are evaluated, and research partnerships with other higher education institutions are considered.
Music University Vienna Also Reached 18th Place in Music
The Music University Vienna reached, in addition to its fourth place in Performing Arts, also 18th place in Music. However, only 20 universities were included in the ranking. In the top 50 for Performing Arts, alongside the Music University, is also the Mozarteum University Salzburg - it improved by 21 places and is now ranked 12th.
The best ranking for the University of Vienna in 2025 is in Media and Communication Studies with 15th place, although it dropped five places compared to 2024. The University of Vienna is also ranked high in Theology (29th place), Ancient Studies (36th), History (44th), Anthropology (44th), Geography (47th), and Archaeology (47th).
Top Places Also for Vetmeduni, BOKU, and CEU
In Agriculture and Forestry, BOKU achieved 28th place, and the Veterinary University, also based in Vienna, is ranked 31st in Veterinary Medicine. The private Central European University (CEU) is also included again - it reached 43rd place in Political Science.
British and American universities are once again most prominently represented this year. In the overarching fields of study such as Arts and Humanities, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, as well as Social Sciences and Management, Harvard University was at the forefront. Only in Engineering and Technology did another institution, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), take first place. The University of Oxford is also found in the top three in all these fields, while Austrian universities did not make it into the top 50 in any of the fields.
(APA/Red)
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