Psychology enters global top 100 in Times Higher Education Subject Rankings
Two subject areas at the University of Exeter now feature in the top 100 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.
Psychology now ranks at 87, with Arts and Humanities at 95, in the ranking of 11 major subject areas.
Eight Exeter subjects now feature in the top 200 in the world, with Business and Economics, Education Studies, Life Sciences, Medicine and Health, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences in addition to the top two.
Psychology, Business and Economics, Social Sciences and Computer Science all saw an increase in ranking from last year.
Professor Joanne Smith, Head of Department for Psychology at the University of Exeter, said: “Being ranked top 100 for Psychology is a tremendous achievement for the department. It reflects the quality, ambition, and real‑world impact of the research and teaching taking place here at Exeter, as well as the dedication and hard work of our academic and professional staff.”
Professor Lisa Roberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, said: “I’m delighted to see these results, and to see both Psychology and Arts and Humanities achieve global top 100 status. These results reflect our outstanding expertise across a broad range of subjects at Exeter. We’re operating in a highly competitive market, but our firm commitment to excellence and to harnessing our research and education into creating a greener, healthier, fairer society creates read-world impact. Many congratulations to everyone in our community.”
The rankings evaluate university performance across more than 2,000 institutions, across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement and international outlook. They include millions of citations and research publications, and the responses of surveys from more than 93,000 scholars globally.
Overall, the University of Exeter was ranked in the top 200 globally in the THE World University Rankings, coming in at 170.
Read more about the methodology on the THE rankings website.
