WU is represented with four subjects in the QS World University Ranking, which was published yesterday. At place 36 in the Business & Management Studies subject category, WU is the only Austrian university ranked among the top 50 institutions worldwide. In the Finance & Accounting subject ranking, WU placed in the top 100 group.

The QS World University Ranking ranks universities in five general areas of study (Arts & Humanities; Engineering & Technology; Life Sciences & Medicine; Natural Sciences; Social Sciences & Management) and over 30 individual subjects. The ranking is based on two broad surveys (covering a total of 126,000 respondents from around the world) – one focusing on researchers (weighted at 50%) and one on employers (weighted at 30%) – and on the quality of academic publications (weighted at 20%), including citation and impact figures.

At 36th place in the Business & Management subject ranking, WU has achieved a sensational result, putting it in the same league as renowned institutions like the University of St. Gallen and the Stockholm School of Economics. WU is also the only Austrian university ranked among the world’s top 50 business and management schools. In addition, WU again placed in the top 100 group in this year’s Finance & Accounting subject ranking. WU is also represented in the subject rankings for Economics & Econometrics (group 101-150) and Computer Sciences & Information Systems (group 301-400). “We are extremely pleased with these results. They show that WU has an excellent international reputation, both in academia and the business world, and that WU is highly competitive internationally in business and management research,” says Rector Christoph Badelt.

WU as a global top player in business research

WU’s goal is to become one of Europe’s leading research universities in business and economics, with an international perspective and global impact. “WU researchers have an excellent output in international journal publications. The latest QS ranking shows that we are heading in the right direction,” says Barbara Sporn, Vice-Rector for Research, International Affairs and External Relations, commenting on WU’s good ranking results.

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WU press release QS World University Ranking by Subject as PDF