Waterloo’s School of Architecture is ranked in the top 100 as the QS World University Rankings by Subject includes architecture for the first time.
Waterloo's engineering programs that also made the 2015 top 100 subject ranking are civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical
This year, the UK firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) evaluated 3,551 universities and ranked more than 2,000 institutions in a record 36 subject areas.
Responding to growing demand for international comparisons of universities at subject level, the 2015 ranking edition grew to include six new subjects. In addition to architecture, prospective students are able to use the information to compare the world’s top universities in business and management, art and design veterinary science, development studies and dentistry.
In 2014, Waterloo became one of only 11 universities in the world to earn a 5+ star rating in the QS Stars rating which evaluates universities against over 50 different factors. QS introduced the star rating system to help future students make decisions about which school to attend, looking at criteria such as the employability of graduates, teaching, sports facilities, and many others.