In this new ranking, which covers 1,757 institutions in 151 countries worldwide, 81 French establishments are ranked. This year, the UGA moved up in the number of disciplines evaluated, entering two new themes: Architecture and Accounting and Finance. In the top 50 for 3 disciplines, it ranks 22nd (+7) among the world's best universities in Geology, 23rd (+6) in Geophysics, and 40th in Earth and marine sciences.

This progression reflects the excellence of its research teams and the relevance of the scientific policy developed by UGA in close collaboration with the national research organizations present on its site.

Grenoble INP - UGA is also ranked first among French engineering schools in terms of the number of times it appears in the various rankings (fields and themes), and is ranked 11 times.

QS Subject Rankings methodology

The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world's top universities in 5 broad areas covering 55 subject areas. These rankings are designed to help prospective students identify the world's best universities in their chosen field, in response to the high demand for subject comparisons. Each subject ranking is based on four sources. The first two are QS's global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess the international reputation of institutions in each subject area. The other two indicators assess research impact, based on research citations per article and the h-index in the subject concerned. These data come from Elsevier's Scopus database, the world's most comprehensive research citation database.

A total of 1,757 institutions from 101 countries around the world are represented in the 55 disciplinary rankings, divided into five major fields, according to QS. A dedicated ranking is also proposed for each of these fields. 81 French institutions are ranked.

UGA's ranking by discipline or major field in Thematic QS 2025

• Architecture 201 ↑ enters the ranking
• Arts and humanities (field) 242 ↑ top bracket
• Business and management 451 same bracket
• Chemistry 190 ↓ lower range
• Accounting and finance 351 ↑ enters ranking
• Economics and econometrics 351 ↓ lower range
• Education 301 ↓ bottom bracket
• Chemical engineering 201 ↑ upper range
• Civil/structural engineering 151 same band
• Electrical and electronic engineering 151 same range
• Mechanical, Aeronautical and Production Engineering 201 same range
• Geography 151 same range
• Geology 22 ↑ 7
• Geophysics 23 ↑ 6
• Hospitality and leisure management 151 ↑ same range
• Engineering and technology (field) 149 same range
• Modern languages 151 same range
• Linguistics 201 ↓ lower range
• Mathematics 140 ↓ lower range
• Medicine 201 ↑ upper range
• Pharmacy and pharmacology 151 ↑ upper range
• Philosophy 201 ↓ lower range
• Physics and astronomy 100 ↓ -17
• Psychology 251 same range
• Biological sciences 196 ↓ lower range
• Environmental sciences 151 same range
• Marine and earth sciences 40 ↓ -10
• Materials science 123 ↓ lower range
• Life sciences and medicine (field) 265 ↓ lower range
• Computer science and information systems 201 ↓ lower range
• Natural sciences (field) 75 ↓ -14
• Political science and international studies 151 same range
• Social sciences and management (field) 451 ↓ lower range
• Sociology 251 same range
• Statistics and Operations Research 101 same range