2013 QS World Rankings highlight global leadership

The 2013 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today, have identified the University of Victoria as an international leader in a broad mix of academic fields.

UVic was ranked among the leading 200 institutions globally for scholarship and research in five subject areas: earth and marine sciences, geography, law, philosophy and English language and literature.

The QS subject ranking studied nearly 3,000 of the world’s top universities – approximately 15 per cent of all institutions – and ranked fewer than 700 of them for statistically significant subject-specific leadership.

UVic’s remarkable strength across a full spectrum of disciplines was also notable. The university was ranked at world-class level in 21 of 30 QS-identified subject areas.

“These rankings confirm UVic’s strong research performance and impact on the international stage,” said UVic President David Turpin. “For a young university, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, this is remarkable international recognition for the world-class research undertaken at UVic.”

UVic is widely recognized as one of Canada’s top universities. Information about UVic‘s performance in other national and international rankings, including the Times Higher Education, Maclean’s and Re$earch Infosource, is available online at http://www.uvic.ca/home/about/facts-reports/ranking/index.php. For more on UVic's two international rankings in the last two weeks, read the university's community news source, The Ring.
 

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