The University of Toronto has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 50 subjects, including Library and Information Management, in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Library and Information Management ranks number 13 in the world this year, up from number 15 in 2023.
The University of Toronto is home to the world’s most top 50 subject entries, with 46 in this tier. U of T ranks for 50 subjects of which 22 climbed the table this year, 20 dropped, and 8 remained unchanged.
The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 16,400 individual university programmes, taken by students at more than 1,500 universities in 96 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines and five broad faculty areas.
QS uses five key metrics to compile the subject rankings. Reputation indicators are based on the responses of more than 240,000 employers and academics to QS surveys while Citations per Paper and H-Index measure research impact and productivity. International Research Network (IRN) is used to assess cross-border research collaboration.
Canada has 647 programmes ranked across 32 institutions. Of these, 146 climbed the table, 200 dropped, and 266 remained unchanged. 35 were ranked for the first time.
Read QS’s detailed methodological information and see the full rankings.
