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Success for DCU in QS Subject Rankings 2019
DCU has ranked amongst top international universities in the latest results of the QS Subject rankings for 2019.
DCU is now ranked for the first time in a number of subject areas,
· DCU is ranked in Education for the first time – DCU is now positioned within the top 250 Universities in this subject area - a major achievement since the establishment of DCU Institute of Education less than 2.5 years ago
· Accounting & Finance is also ranked for the first time within this year’s results, with DCU now among the top 300 Universities in this subject globally
A number of subject areas have also seen an improvement globally,
· Business and Management Studies has improved its rank from 251-300 in 2018, to 201-250 in 2019
· English Language & Literature has also improved its rank from 251-300 in 2018 to 201-250 in 2019
The two highest ranked subject areas in DCU are Politics & International Studies (151-200) and Communication & Media Studies (151-200), with DCU maintaining its number one ranking nationally in Communications & Media Studies.
Other significant achievements are the ranking of DCU in the top 250 globally for Business & Management Studies and in the top 300 for both Computer Science & Information Systems and Chemistry.
The QS World University Subject Rankings rank 1,200 universities worldwide by subject areas and subjects, measuring the quality of a university’s teaching and research using criteria such as academic reputation, employer reputation, the number of citations of research papers and also the H-index, a measure of the depth and breadth of a university’s research in specific subject areas.
For further information visit https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2019