March 24, 2021
On March 4, 2021 (Japan time), the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2021 was announced.
This ranking assigns a position to 1,453 universities in 157 countries worldwide in 5 Broad Subject Areas, which are further subdivided into 51 Subject Areas.
Keio University ranked in the world's top 100 in 7 of these 51 Subject Areas. This is the sixth highest number of placings among Japanese universities alongside Tohoku University.
Subject Areas in which Keio University ranked in the top 100 in the world
Classics & Ancient History (51st–70th)
Linguistics (85th)
Anatomy & Physiology (51st–100th)
Geography (51st–100th)
Economics & Econometrics (99th)
Law (88th)
Politics & International Studies (51st–100th)
Below are the Subject Areas in which Keio University ranked in the top 5 in Japan.
Broad subject area | World ranking | Domestic ranking |
|---|---|---|
Classics & Ancient History | 51–70 | 2 |
Politics & International Studies | 51–100 | 2 |
Accounting & Finance | 101–150 | 2 |
Philosophy | 101–150 | 3 |
Anatomy & Physiology | 51–100 | 3 |
Psychology | 251-300 | 3 |
Geography | 51–100 | 3 |
History | 101–150 | 4 |
Business & Management Studies | 140 | 4 |
Economics & Econometrics | 99 | 4 |
Law | 88 | 4 |
Sociology | 151–200 | 4 |
Linguistics | 85 | 5 |
Computer Science & Information System | 151–200 | 5 |
Medicine | 132 | 5 |