Cambridge, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge
Ranked in the world
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University of Cambridge is ranked 1st in the world for Archaeology.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Archaeology, 2026
Full ranking profile
University of Cambridge's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Archaeology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for English Language & Literature | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| CUG 2027 | Complete University Guide | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Psychology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Modern Languages | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Chemistry | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 3 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mathematics | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 3 |
| Guardian 2026 | Guardian News & Media | 3 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 3 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 3 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 4 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 4 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 4 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 4 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 5 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 5 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 5 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 5 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 5 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 6 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 6 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Geography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 6 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Space Science | National Taiwan University | 6 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 7 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 7 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & Genetics | National Taiwan University | 7 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 8 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 9 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 10 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 10 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Physical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 10 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 11 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 11 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 12 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 12 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 13 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | 14 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 15 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 15 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 18 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for societal impact | SCImago Research Group | 19 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Physics | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 20 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 21 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 21 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 21 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Economics & Business | National Taiwan University | 22 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 25 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 25 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 26 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 26 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 26 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mathematics | National Taiwan University | 27 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | 27 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 29 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 32 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 34 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 35 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | 35 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Geosciences | National Taiwan University | 35 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 35 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 36 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 36 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemistry | National Taiwan University | 39 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 40 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 40 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 43 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Immunology | National Taiwan University | 44 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 44 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 45 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 47 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 48 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 49 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 49 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal Science | National Taiwan University | 50 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 53 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 56 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 63 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 63 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 64 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 65 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 72 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 81 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 107 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 166 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.