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ºÚÁÏapp makes top 100 worldwide for key subject areas in prestigious Shanghai Ranking

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ºÚÁÏapp makes top 100 worldwide for key subject areas in prestigious Shanghai Ranking

ºÚÁÏapp’s forward momentum on national and global stages continues with the latest (GRAS) placing ºÚÁÏappin the top 100 in the world in six subjects.

Those subjects, aerospace engineering () – which came in 26th in the world and number one in Canada – , , , psychology, and sociology, are all listed in the top five in Canada, two of which are tied for second.

This builds on York’s strong performance from the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, where , , psychology and sociology were placed in the top 150 worldwide, along with anthropology, history, , and . An additional three subject areas – education, , and philosophy – placed in the top 100 globally in the QS rankings.

The Shanghai Ranking, also known as the Academic Ranking of World Universities, bills its GRAS as “one of the most comprehensive and objective rankings of world universities by subjects†with a focus on high-impact research. Out of 5,000 universities worldwide, the GRAS ranked subjects from more than 1,900 universities in 96 countries and regions.

Many of York’s subject areas increased significantly in the Shanghai Ranking nationally and globally in the last four years, including mathematics, physics, sociology, psychology, and finance. The GRAS ranks universities worldwide across 55 subjects, from natural sciences, engineering and life sciences to medical sciences and social sciences.

Rounding out the top 10 subjects across Canada for ºÚÁÏappare nursing, and , and electronic engineering, economics, management, mathematics, and physics. Globally, seven subjects also made it into the top 200, including economics, electric and electronic engineering, management and mathematics, along with communications which also made the top five nationally.

These results come after a robust ranking season where ºÚÁÏappjumped five spots in the 2024 THE Impact Rankings to 35th in the world and was once again ranked as a top five university in Canada by Maclean’s 2025 University Rankings.