Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published its overall World University Rankings 2019 back in June 2018. They show that
ETH improved its ranking by three positions compared to the previous year
and now ranks seventh in the world. QS has now provided the rankings for individual subject areas. The results place ETH in a similarly positive light: QS ranked ETH in 22 subject areas. Improving upon the previous year in 15 disciplines, ETH held its position in six, and dropped one position in only one subject.
ETH has always been at the forefront of its engineering disciplines. In the overall rankings for engineering and technology, ETH now ranks among the top three universities worldwide. It has made the greatest leap forward in the disciplines of chemical engineering (from 12 to 5), electrical and electronic engineering (from 11 to 3), and civil and structural engineering (from 17 to 8). ETH also ranks among the top ten universities in the world in the overall natural sciences ranking. It performs best in the earth and marine sciences, where the QS rankings show it as having been the undisputed number one for several years. It has also staked a place on the podium in the environmental sciences.
“Even though university comparisons are to be enjoyed within the context of their methodology, I am pleased with the consistency in which ETH maintains its high ranking in the academic world, as well as across diverse disciplines,” comments ETH Zurich President, Joël Mesot the latest QS Subject Ranking.
ETH Zurich's positions in the individual subject areas in the last three years
