Surrey ranks in world’s top 50 for five subjects in latest Shanghai Global Subject Rankings

The University of Surrey now counts five subjects in the world’s top 50 – with four of these making the UK top five, according to the globally respected Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, released today.

This is the highest number of top-50 subjects Surrey has recorded and is up from two last year:

Hospitality and tourism retains 2^nd place in the Shanghai rankings (1^st in the UK)

Sociology rises to 17^th place (3^rd in the UK), up from 47^th last year

Aerospace engineering enters the top 50 in 36^th place (4^th in the UK)

Business and administration moves up to 39^th (12^th in the UK)

Telecommunication engineering ranks 50^th globally (5^th in the UK)

The Shanghai subject rankings measure the performance of world universities in respective subjects and demonstrate Surrey’s impact on international education. Four other subjects are ranked in the world top 100: