LONDON, September 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

- 5 Chinese universities in top 100 for engineering technology; Tsinghua University ranked 11 in the world - 4 Chinese universities in top 100 for natural sciences - 3 Chinese universities in top 100 for arts humanities, life sciences medicine, and social sciences management - Oxford University beats Cambridge and Harvard to top the table for arts and humanities - MIT stays top in engineering and technology, Cambridge in natural sciences, and Harvard in both life sciences and social sciences - 50 countries represented in the overall Top 500; 10 Chinese universities in QS Top 500

QS World University Rankings(R) subject tables are based on an academic survey completed by 15,050 academics, including 700 university leaders, who were asked to identify the universities producing the best research in their own field of knowledge and within their region of expertise. The overall rankings also take into account employer reputation, research strength and teaching and international commitment.

Paul Thurman, a leading statistician and professor at Columbia University says: The benefit of the academic peer review is it allows comparison of universities at a multi-disciplinary level or by single disciplines, based on the expertise identified by the respondent. The QS rankings methodology is conservative and robust... and the overall results are certainly statistically valid.

Top five universities in China by broad subject area Arts Humanities Global Top 5 Institutions Rank Peking University 24 Tsinghua University 58= Fudan University 64= Nanjing University 140= Zhejiang University 184= Engineering Technology Global Top 5 Institutions Rank Tsinghua University 11 Peking University 33 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 43 University of Science and Technology of China 71 Zhejiang University 79 Life Sciences Medicine Global Top 5 Institutions Rank Peking University 21 Tsinghua University 55 Fudan University 69 University of Science and Technology of China 102 Zhejiang University 120 Natural Sciences Global Top 5 Institutions Rank Peking University 21 Tsinghua University 27 University of Science and Technology of China 77 Fudan University 92= Nanjing University 107 Social Sciences Management Global Top 5 Institutions Rank Peking University 23 Tsinghua University 46= Fudan University 54= Nanjing University 150= Renmin (People's) University of China 175

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Top 500

There are 50 universities represented in the QS World University Rankings(R) Top 500, available on TopUniversities.com from 12:01 GMT +1:00 on Tuesday 14th September.

Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS says: The growing number of countries represented in the Top 500 demonstrates the highly competitive environment of global higher education, as well as the increasing number of options for over 3 million students who study overseas every year.

Deise Leobet, Admissions Officer from IE University in Spain said, QS World University Rankings(R) are popular because they are simple to understand and are relevant to candidates looking for an international degree.

The countries most widely represented in QS Top 500 and Top 300 by subject area, are: USA, UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, France and Canada. These countries also attract the most incoming international students according to the OECD's Education at a Glance, published on September 8, 2010.

SOURCE: QS TopMBA

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