Waseda University Ranked in World’s Top 100 in 2 Subject Areas, Top 50 in 2 Subjects, and Top 100 in 13 Subjects Total
The QS World University Rankings by Subject
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 were announced on March 25, 2026. Institutions are ranked in 5 broad subject areas and 55 individual subjects. For the 2026 edition, 6,273 universities worldwide were surveyed, with 1,908 being assigned a position in the rankings.
Waseda ranked in the top 100 worldwide in 2 of the 5 broad subject areas
- Arts & Humanities Rank #61（#3 in Japan）
- Social Sciences & Management Rank #78（#3 in Japan）
Waseda ranked within the top 50 worldwide in 2 of the 55 subjects and within the top 100 worldwide in 13 subjects total
Rankings within 50
- History of Art Rank #26-50（#2 in Japan）
- Modern Languages Rank #36位（#3 in Japan）
Rankings between 51-100
- Politics & International Studies Rank #57（#2 in Japan）
- Law Rank #72（#3 in Japan）
- Economics & Econometrics Rank #84（#2 in Japan）
- Accounting & Finance Rank #90（#2 in Japan）
- Linguistics Rank #92（#4 in Japan）
- Sociology Rank #92（#3 in Japan）
- Archaeology Rank #51-100（#2 in Japan）
- Engineering – Mineral & Mining Rank #51-100（#1 in Japan）
- Petroleum Engineering Rank #51-100（#2 in Japan）
- Sports-related Subjects Rank #51-100（#1 in Japan）
- Classics & Ancient History Rank #51-150（#7 in Japan）
The rankings are based on five categories (the weight of each category differs depending on the subject): ① academic reputation, ② employer reputation, ③ research citations per paper, ④ H-index, ⑤ international research network (by broad faculty area). More information is available on the the QS Subject Rankings2026.
※Quacquarelli Symonds (QS): A British higher education analytics firm. Every year the firm evaluates universities worldwide and publishes various university rankings.
