The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 School of Dentistry and School of Public Health are ranked No. 3 in the world on the list for 2017. The ranking, released in June, was conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Other UW subjects ranked in the top 10 include biological sciences, biomedical engineering, clinical medicine, Earth sciences, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology. In total, 30 UW subjects were ranked in the top 50.
The group ranked more than 4,000 universities around the world in 52 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences.
鈥淭his is wonderful recognition of the excellence of our faculty, students and staff, and a clear sign that their positive impact on our world is being noticed. It鈥檚 also a reflection of the strength of our commitment to the public good, and the potential of the UW鈥檚 Population Health Initiative, to have so many well-regarded academic disciplines in the many fields that influence health and well-being,鈥 said UW President Ana Mari Cauce.
In and , the UW was ranked No. 15 on the group鈥檚 annual list. This year鈥檚 university ranking has not yet been released.
- Biomedical engineering 鈥 No. 5
- Energy science and engineering 鈥 No. 19
- Marine/ocean engineering 鈥 No. 26
- Environmental science and engineering 鈥 No. 34
- Nanoscience and nanotechnology 鈥 No. 40
- Biological sciences 鈥 No. 5
- Biotechnology 鈥 No. 10
- Human biological sciences 鈥 No. 15
- Dentistry 鈥 No. 3
- Public health 鈥 No. 3
- Clinical medicine 鈥 No. 6
- Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences 鈥 No. 9
- Nursing 鈥 No. 31
- Medical technology 鈥 No. 36
- Earth sciences 鈥 No. 8
- Ecology 鈥 No. 17
- Geography 鈥 No. 18
- Marine/ocean engineering 鈥 No. 26
- Physics 鈥 No. 33
- Environmental science and engineering 鈥 No. 34
- Communication 鈥 No. 11
- Library and information science 鈥 No. 14
- Education 鈥 No. 15
- Sociology 鈥 No. 18
- Statistics 鈥 No. 20
- Finance 鈥 No. 26
- Political science 鈥 No. 28
- Management 鈥 No. 32
- Psychology 鈥 No. 33
- Business administration 鈥 No. 37
- Public administration 鈥 No. 45
- Law 鈥 No. 48
Note: Subject names were identified by the Center for World-Class Universities and may not exactly match the name of the unit at the UW.