The University of Waterloo maintained a total of eleven subjects ranked in the top 100 in the world and three among the top 50, according to results published today.
The rankings, published by UK firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), put Waterloo 26th in the world for its work in Computer Science and 29th for Mathematics. Geography at Waterloo rose three places to rank 45th in the world.
Studies in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Development Studies join the list of top 100 subjects at Waterloo. Waterloo is again ranked in the top 100 for Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Statistics and Operational Research.
“As they have done for several years, these rankings show that the University of Waterloo is held in high regard amongst the global academic community,” said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo. “While there are small changes to Waterloo’s position in some subjects, this reflects the normal volatility of world rankings and does not reflect our actual academic performance.”
QS ranks close to 800 universities worldwide in 42 disciplines. Waterloo is listed amongst the top 200 universities globally for 20 of the subjects evaluated – with improved rankings in eight subject areas. Waterloo again ranked in the top three in Canada for five subjects and in Canada’s top five in 13 subjects.
Waterloo also ranked in the top-200 for Philosophy, Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth and Marine Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Accounting and Finance, Business and Management Studies, and Politics and International Studies.
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.
