UvA Communication & Media Studies again at No. 1 in QS Rankings

For the sixth year in row, the UvA occupies 1st place worldwide in the field of Communication & Media Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. ACTA, the joint dentistry faculty of the UvA and VU, also scored highly once again: Dentistry at ACTA is ranked 2nd the world. This year there are a total of seven subject areas at the UvA with a top 20 position. The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 were published on Wednesday, 22 March. Top 20. The UvA has seven subject areas holding a top 20 position: Subject area 2023 position 2022 position Communication & Media Studies 1 1 Dentistry 2 2 Psychology 10 9 Geography 10 14 Sociology 15 7 Anthropology 20 19 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence* 20 - * The subject area Data Science and Artificial Intelligence is appearing for the first time in the rankings Top 50. There are thirteen other disciplines at the UvA that are listed in the top 50: Vakgebied Position 2023 Position 2022 Development Studies 22 21 Politics & International Studies 23 18 History 24 31 Linguistics 29 27 Medicine 30 28 Computer Science & Information Systems 34 34 36 30 Library & Information Management 37 27 Philosophy 37 39 Education 42 38 Social Policy & Administration 40 16 English Language & Literature 42 36 Physics & Astronomy 48 39 Top 100. From place 51 onwards, QS ranks at some subject areas at individual university level and some by group (51'100 ). Nine subject areas at the UvA are in the range of 51 to 100: Vakgebied Position 2023 Position 2022