Waseda University Ranked in World’s Top 100 in 2 Subject Areas, Top 50 in 2 Subjects, and Top 100 in 11 Subjects Total

The QS World University Rankings by Subject

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 were announced on April 10, 2024. Institutions are ranked in 5 broad subject areas and 55 individual subjects. For the 2024 edition, 4,989 universities worldwide were surveyed, with 1,559 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 #63 (#3 in Japan)
• Social Sciences & Management　Rank #99 (#3 in Japan) 

Waseda ranked within the top 50 worldwide in 2 of the 55 subjects and within the top 100 worldwide in 11 additional subjects

Rankings within 50

• History of Art　Rank #21-40 (#3 in Japan)
• Modern Languages　Rank #42 (#3 in Japan) 

Rankings between 51-100

• Law　Rank #82 (#3 in Japan)
• Linguistics　Rank #87 (#3 in Japan)
• Classics & Ancient History　Rank #51-100 (#6 in Japan)
• Geography　Rank # 51-100 (#3 in Japan)
• History　Rank #51-100 (#3 in Japan)
• Petroleum Engineering　Rank #51-100 (#3 in Japan)
• Politics & International Studies　Rank #51-100 (#2 in Japan)
• Sports-related Subjects　Rank #51-100 (#2 in Japan)
• Accounting & Finance　Rank #100 (#2 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 the average number of citations per paper, ④ H-index, ⑤ global engagement. More information is available on the QS Subject Rankings 2024 website.   

※Quacquarelli Symonds (QS): A British higher education analytics firm. Every year the firm evaluates universities worldwide and publishes various university rankings.