Dr. Catherine Rawn instructing a UBC psychology class
The University of British Columbia is among a handful of global institutions to rank in the top 50 in 41 of 48 subjects tracked, according to the latest QS World University Rankings. The university ranked first in Canada in a total of ten subjects including psychology; psychology also ranked 16th in the world.
“UBC’s performance in this year’s rankings demonstrates significant research and academic depth in a broad range of subject areas that clearly marks our university as one of the very best in Canada. I’m proud of these impressive results and the contributions of the entire university community, which continues to drive our research and academic excellence on the global stage.”
UBC’s top subject rankings were coupled this year with gains in over half of the fifty subject areas tracked by the QS University Rankings. UBC contributions to academic research, which show in the rankings, reinforce a broader trend of research excellence across the country. According to QS University Rankings, Canada is home to 4.8 percent of the world’s top research departments.
The QS University Rankings have been published since 2004. Since then, QS’s rankings have grown to be one of the world’s most popular sources of comparative data about university performance. Their subject rankings tables were visited over 37 million times in 2018, and their overall rankings tables over 73 million times.
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