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 40 individual subjects. The ranking is based on two broad surveys (covering a total of 120,000 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. Place 45 in the Business & Management subject ranking puts WU in the same league as renowned institutions like the University of St. Gallen and the University of Tokyo. WU is the only Austrian university ranked among the world’s top 50 business and management schools. WU also placed in the top 100 group again in this year’s Finance & Accounting subject ranking. WU is also represented in the subject rankings for Economics & Econometrics (group 101-150), Computer Sciences & Information Systems (group 351-400), and Law & Legal Studies (151-200). “These results 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 Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger.