NTU Electrical Engineering Climbs 5 Spaces to No. 15 in QS Subject Rankings

In this year’s Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject, National Taiwan University reported a growth of more than 20 percent compared to last year with up to 32 subjects making it in the world’s top 200. Among the list, 26 NTU subjects made it into the top 100, 17 of which were listed among the world’s top 50.

A total of 26 subjects made it into the QS top 200 rankings last year. Electrical & Electronic Engineering, which ranked 20 last year, climbed five spaces up in the rankings at number 15 this year.

This year’s rankings were conducted through the evaluation of 36 subjects categorized into five faculties among 3,551 universities. The rankings were compiled according to academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, as well as related data based on the H-index. This year, six additional subjects were added to the rankings, including Art and Design, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Business and Management, Development Studies, and Architecture.

The rankings of the 32 subjects included in this year’s list are as listed:

Faculty	Subject	Rank
Engineering & Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	15
Engineering & Technology	Civil & Structural Engineering	28
Natural Sciences	Chemistry	28
Engineering & Technology	Chemical Engineering	35
Arts & Humanities	Modern Languages	39
Life Sciences & Medicine	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	40
Social Sciences	Development Studies	40
Arts & Humanities	Art & Design	41
Life Sciences & Medicine	Medicine	41
Natural Sciences	Materials Science	41
Social Sciences	Law	43
Arts & Humanities	Linguistics	44
Life Sciences & Medicine	Dentistry	45
Engineering & Technology	Computer Science & Information Systems	46
Arts & Humanities	History	48
Natural Sciences	Earth & Marine Sciences	49
Natural Sciences	Physics & Astronomy	50
Arts & Humanities	English Language & Literature	51-100
Engineering & Technology	Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering	51-100
Life Sciences & Medicine	Biological Sciences	51-100
Natural Sciences	Environmental Sciences	51-100
Natural Sciences	Mathematics	51-100
Social Sciences	Accounting & Finance	51-100
Social Sciences	Business & Management Studies	51-100
Social Sciences	Economics & Econometrics	51-100
Social Sciences	Politics & International Studies	51-100

Related: NTU Ten Disciplines Rated among World Top 50: QS Rankings by Subject 2013/14 (2014/03/03 NTU Spotlight)