Continued global success for DCU in the Times Higher Education subject rankings
DCU has ranked amongst the world’s top universities in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021 by subject announced today.
DCU is now in the top 200 universities in the world for subject choices in the Arts and Humanities, marking a significant movement from their previous position in the 251-300 category.
Other highlights include moving into the top 250 globally for Business and Economics subjects, further building upon the world class reputation of DCU Business School, which is in the top 5% of business schools in the world.
Subject offerings in the Social Sciences by DCU also progressed into the top 250 category, once again, reflecting positive movement on the university’s previous ranking.
Overall, DCU has performed strongly featuring in the top 300 for Computer Science, the top 500 for Education and Engineering disciplines and in the overall top 600 for subject choices in Physical Sciences and Clinical and Health.
In September, DCU was announced as one of the top 600 universities in the world according to THE, and it was also one of only two Irish universities to improve its overall position.
Welcoming the latest subject rankings, the President of DCU, Professor Daire Keogh said,
“These subject rankings are a testament to the world class teaching and learning expertise of DCU staff, and a welcome recognition of their hard work and dedication. We are delighted to receive this international affirmation, which demonstrates the strength of subjects taught across all our faculties and highlights the transformational student experience on offer at DCU.”
The THE subject rankings draws on the same dataset and methodology as used for the THE World University Rankings which judge research-intensive universities across their core mission: teaching research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. Over 1500 institutions from 93 countries are ranked. The subject rankings measure performance in 11 broad areas.