On March 12, 2025, the international higher education research institution QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) officially released the 15th edition of the QS World University Subject Rankings. This arrangement

An independent comparative analysis was conducted on the performance of over 1700 universities in 55 disciplines across 100 countries and regions worldwide. In addition, the following five major disciplines are also included

The field has been evaluated: Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences. This year's ranking is the largest to date and includes

171 institutions that did not appear in the 2024 edition. Multiple disciplines including medicine, computer science, information systems, and materials science.

The QS World University Subject Rankings are determined by five indicators:

academic reputation

Employer reputation

The number of research citations per paper

H-index

International Research Network (by broad departmental fields)

Canadian universities are ranked as follows in this year's subject rankings:

Arts and Humanities

The rankings of the University of Toronto and McGill University in this field have not changed much in the past four years, while UBC University has remained stable for two consecutive years after rising to the top 20 in 2024

Stay in the top 20 ranks. After entering the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings in 2025, the University of Alberta's rankings in various disciplines have remained relatively stable. CVQ

The University of York and the University of Montreal both exhibit a cyclical alternating decline and rebound in this field from 2022 to 2025. Queen's University will join the ranks from 2023

After ranking in the top 200 in the field, it has maintained a position within the top 200 for three consecutive years.

Engineering&Technology

In the field of engineering and technology disciplines, the University of Toronto continues to maintain stability, while UBC and McGill University have slightly fluctuated in sentiment in this ranking, with the University of Alberta ranking in the top

Ranking around 100.

Social Sciences&Management

In this discipline, the top 50 universities are the University of Toronto, McGill University, and UBC.

Life Sciences&Medicine

In the field of life sciences, a total of 9 Canadian universities are ranked in the top 200, 3 universities are ranked in the top 30 of the discipline, and 5 universities are ranked in the top 100. of which

Queen's University has significantly improved its ranking in the past four years

Natural Sciences

In the field of natural sciences, the rankings of the top 200 universities in this discipline have remained relatively stable over the past four years. Among them, the ranking of the University of Alberta has improved compared to 2024

Promoted by 12 places.