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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
51 universities
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| Rank | Change | University | Country | Score | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | IRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado School of Mines | United States of America | 95.8 | 100.0 | 99.6 | 87.7 | 85.3 | — | |
| 2 | 1 | McGill University | Canada | 84.1 | 70.0 | 97.7 | 95.4 | 83.2 | — |
| 3 | 1 | The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | Australia | 82.7 | 70.8 | 88.7 | 95.6 | 89.8 | — |
| 4 | 1 | Curtin University | Australia | 82.3 | 71.5 | 84.7 | 94.0 | 94.7 | — |
| 5 | 1 | The University of Queensland | Australia | 80.1 | 71.0 | 84.2 | 91.3 | 85.0 | — |
| 6 | 4 | Pennsylvania State University | United States of America | 78.8 | 65.1 | 84.6 | 93.0 | 89.8 | — |
| 7 | 2 | University of British Columbia | Canada | 77.9 | 61.0 | 91.3 | 89.5 | 84.4 | — |
| 8 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | 77.3 | 50.6 | 100.0 | 92.4 | 87.8 | — | |
| 9 | 4 | The University of Western Australia | Australia | 77.0 | 62.1 | 82.3 | 92.2 | 91.0 | — |
| 10 | 6 | University of Alberta | Canada | 76.8 | 62.9 | 82.2 | 90.3 | 89.5 | — |
| 11 | 7 | Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University | Russian Federation | 76.2 | 77.7 | 76.3 | 80.1 | 68.2 | — |
| 11 | 4 | Monash University | Australia | 76.2 | 54.1 | 85.0 | 100.0 | 93.8 | — |
| 13 | 1 | University of Toronto | Canada | 75.9 | 50.6 | 95.6 | 94.3 | 85.3 | — |
| 14 | 11 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | United States of America | 75.2 | 63.1 | 80.3 | 89.3 | 83.2 | — |
| 15 | 8 | KFUPM | Saudi Arabia | 75.0 | 58.1 | 93.1 | 83.6 | 75.3 | — |
| 16 | 1 | Universidad de Chile | Chile | 74.7 | 60.5 | 87.8 | 87.2 | 74.1 | — |
| 17 | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | 74.5 | 51.1 | 95.4 | 84.3 | 85.3 | — | |
| 18 | — | Adelaide University | Australia | 73.3 | 54.1 | 80.1 | 94.6 | 89.8 | — |
| 19 | 5 | Queen's University at Kingston | Canada | 73.1 | 60.2 | 80.9 | 90.5 | 74.5 | — |
| 19 | 13 | The University of Arizona | United States of America | 73.1 | 60.5 | 72.3 | 93.0 | 88.5 | — |
| 21 | 1 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad | India | 73.0 | 76.1 | 63.2 | 83.4 | 73.6 | — |
| 22 | — | Columbia University | United States of America | 72.4 | 42.5 | 92.4 | 95.5 | 88.8 | — |
| 22 | 23 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) | India | 72.4 | 52.4 | 91.9 | 84.8 | 74.1 | — |
| 24 | 9 | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | 72.2 | 52.6 | 90.7 | 80.8 | 78.8 | — |
| 25 | 14 | University of Witwatersrand | South Africa | 71.7 | 68.7 | 64.5 | 88.3 | 77.7 | — |
| 26 | 7 | University of Exeter | United Kingdom | 71.6 | 61.9 | 68.3 | 94.8 | 80.6 | — |
| 27 | 1 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | United States of America | 71.4 | 67.7 | 69.1 | 86.7 | 70.8 | — |
| 27 | 4 | Université PSL | France | 71.4 | 55.1 | 79.0 | 86.4 | 84.7 | — |
| 29 | 15 | China University of Mining and Technology | China (Mainland) | 71.2 | 67.2 | 51.8 | 91.6 | 100.0 | — |
| 30 | 18 | Lulea University of Technology | Sweden | 71.1 | 69.4 | 64.4 | 88.6 | 71.3 | — |
| 31 | 6 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 70.7 | 44.8 | 90.5 | 89.2 | 81.6 | — |
| 32 | 11 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR, China | 70.5 | 38.9 | 91.1 | 96.3 | 88.0 | — |
| 33 | 6 | Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg | Germany | 70.4 | 71.2 | 57.2 | 88.7 | 76.1 | — |
| 34 | 13 | University of Colorado Boulder | United States of America | 70.0 | 51.2 | 76.8 | 88.3 | 88.3 | — |
| 35 | 16 | Tongji University | China (Mainland) | 69.9 | 47.2 | 78.8 | 87.9 | 94.3 | — |
| 36 | 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) | India | 69.8 | 44.0 | 93.2 | 87.7 | 73.6 | — |
| 37 | 14 | Central South University | China (Mainland) | 69.7 | 63.0 | 53.1 | 91.7 | 98.6 | — |
| 37 | 14 | The University of Sydney | Australia | 69.7 | 44.6 | 86.7 | 93.7 | 78.5 | — |
| 39 | 18 | RWTH Aachen University | Germany | 69.5 | 53.6 | 81.8 | 84.5 | 72.2 | — |
| 39 | 4 | University of Utah | United States of America | 69.5 | 63.7 | 64.2 | 87.2 | 78.1 | — |
| 39 | 12 | Norwegian University of Science And Technology | Norway | 69.5 | 59.6 | 70.1 | 82.7 | 81.6 | — |
| 42 | 9 | Middle East Technical University | Türkiye | 69.4 | 53.6 | 81.8 | 85.9 | 70.3 | — |
| 43 | 1 | Istanbul Technical University | Türkiye | 69.3 | 51.4 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 76.5 | — |
| 44 | 6 | University of Leeds | United Kingdom | 69.2 | 44.4 | 78.2 | 95.9 | 90.5 | — |
| 44 | 7 | The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) | Australia | 69.2 | 56.1 | 68.7 | 96.3 | 78.1 | — |
| 46 | 5 | Nanjing University | China (Mainland) | 68.7 | 42.6 | 77.3 | 93.6 | 96.2 | — |
| 47 | 4 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) | Spain | 68.5 | 54.8 | 79.6 | 82.8 | 68.8 | — |
| 48 | 3 | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) | India | 68.4 | 45.8 | 94.0 | 77.2 | 68.8 | — |
| 49 | 2 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) | Mexico | 68.0 | 49.1 | 84.7 | 77.8 | 74.9 | — |
| 50 | 1 | Politecnico di Milano | Italy | 67.9 | 40.4 | 97.9 | 80.6 | 68.8 | — |
| 2026 | 1 | INSTITUTION | COUNTRY/TERRITORY | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1
Colorado School of Mines
United States of America
95.8·Acad: 100.0·Empl: 99.6
21
McGill University
Canada
84.1·Acad: 70.0·Empl: 97.7
31
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Australia
82.7·Acad: 70.8·Empl: 88.7
41
Curtin University
Australia
82.3·Acad: 71.5·Empl: 84.7
51
The University of Queensland
Australia
80.1·Acad: 71.0·Empl: 84.2
64
Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
78.8·Acad: 65.1·Empl: 84.6
72
University of British Columbia
Canada
77.9·Acad: 61.0·Empl: 91.3
8
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
77.3·Acad: 50.6·Empl: 100.0
94
The University of Western Australia
Australia
77.0·Acad: 62.1·Empl: 82.3
106
University of Alberta
Canada
76.8·Acad: 62.9·Empl: 82.2
117
Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University
Russian Federation
76.2·Acad: 77.7·Empl: 76.3
114
Monash University
Australia
76.2·Acad: 54.1·Empl: 85.0
131
University of Toronto
Canada
75.9·Acad: 50.6·Empl: 95.6
1411
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
United States of America
75.2·Acad: 63.1·Empl: 80.3
158
KFUPM
Saudi Arabia
75.0·Acad: 58.1·Empl: 93.1
161
Universidad de Chile
Chile
74.7·Acad: 60.5·Empl: 87.8
17
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
74.5·Acad: 51.1·Empl: 95.4
18—
Adelaide University
Australia
73.3·Acad: 54.1·Empl: 80.1
195
Queen's University at Kingston
Canada
73.1·Acad: 60.2·Empl: 80.9
1913
The University of Arizona
United States of America
73.1·Acad: 60.5·Empl: 72.3
211
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
India
73.0·Acad: 76.1·Empl: 63.2
22—
Columbia University
United States of America
72.4·Acad: 42.5·Empl: 92.4
2223
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP)
India
72.4·Acad: 52.4·Empl: 91.9
249
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil
72.2·Acad: 52.6·Empl: 90.7
2514
University of Witwatersrand
South Africa
71.7·Acad: 68.7·Empl: 64.5
267
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
71.6·Acad: 61.9·Empl: 68.3
271
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
United States of America
71.4·Acad: 67.7·Empl: 69.1
274
Université PSL
France
71.4·Acad: 55.1·Empl: 79.0
2915
China University of Mining and Technology
China (Mainland)
71.2·Acad: 67.2·Empl: 51.8
3018
Lulea University of Technology
Sweden
71.1·Acad: 69.4·Empl: 64.4
316
The University of Melbourne
Australia
70.7·Acad: 44.8·Empl: 90.5
3211
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
70.5·Acad: 38.9·Empl: 91.1
336
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
Germany
70.4·Acad: 71.2·Empl: 57.2
3413
University of Colorado Boulder
United States of America
70.0·Acad: 51.2·Empl: 76.8
3516
Tongji University
China (Mainland)
69.9·Acad: 47.2·Empl: 78.8
364
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
India
69.8·Acad: 44.0·Empl: 93.2
3714
Central South University
China (Mainland)
69.7·Acad: 63.0·Empl: 53.1
3714
The University of Sydney
Australia
69.7·Acad: 44.6·Empl: 86.7
3918
RWTH Aachen University
Germany
69.5·Acad: 53.6·Empl: 81.8
394
University of Utah
United States of America
69.5·Acad: 63.7·Empl: 64.2
3912
Norwegian University of Science And Technology
Norway
69.5·Acad: 59.6·Empl: 70.1
429
Middle East Technical University
Türkiye
69.4·Acad: 53.6·Empl: 81.8
431
Istanbul Technical University
Türkiye
69.3·Acad: 51.4·Empl: 82.9
446
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
69.2·Acad: 44.4·Empl: 78.2
447
The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)
Australia
69.2·Acad: 56.1·Empl: 68.7
465
Nanjing University
China (Mainland)
68.7·Acad: 42.6·Empl: 77.3
474
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Spain
68.5·Acad: 54.8·Empl: 79.6
483
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
India
68.4·Acad: 45.8·Empl: 94.0
492
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
68.0·Acad: 49.1·Empl: 84.7
501
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
67.9·Acad: 40.4·Empl: 97.9
20261
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