For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Sussex together with the Institute of Development Studies, has been ranked as the best in the world for Development Studies, in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. The University of Sussex is one of only nine UK universities which are ranked first in the world for a subject.
In addition to taking the top spot in Development Studies, the University of Sussex also has five further subject entries in the top 100, globally. These are Sociology (ranked 47), Social Policy & Administration (51-100), Geography (51-100), Psychology (ranked 97=) and English Language & Literature (ranked 83=).
The University also has 12 subject areas ranked in the UK’s top 20. That’s up from ten in last year’s rankings. This includes Sociology, which has moved up five places since last year and both Psychology and Physics & Astronomy, which have moved up two places.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. Research citations, along with the results of major global surveys of employers and academics, are used to rank universities. They cover a total of 54 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas.
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