THE UNIVERSITY’s medicine program re-entered the Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) World Subject Rankings in the 2025 edition, while modern languages made a debut.
UST’s modern languages subjects placed in the 301-350 bracket worldwide, while medicine made it to the 701-850 band.
The last time UST Medicine appeared in the QS subject rankings was in 2023, when it ranked within the 601-650 bracket.
Asst. Prof. Nestor Ong, head of UST’s QS/THE Office Rankings Office, said the rankings reflect UST’s efforts for stronger collaboration across academic units.
“These achievements are the result of strengthened faculty expertise, enhanced research initiatives, and a curriculum aligned with global standards,” Ong told the Varsitarian. “The University also actively promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and international partnerships to boost its performance in these areas.”
“The Department of Modern Languages focuses on cultural relevance and linguistic proficiency, while the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery emphasizes clinical training and impactful research,” he added.
UST Medicine, classified under the life science and medicine area, scored 45.8 overall: 40.3 in academic reputation, 59.3 in employer reputation, 27.2 in citations, 30.3 in h-index, and 21.0 in international research network.
In the arts and humanities area, UST’s modern languages subjects recorded an overall score of 60.0, with 59.2 in academic reputation and 61.7 in employer reputation.
QS analyzed 14 subjects in UST, six of which were in the arts and humanities.
UST scored 32.3 in arts and design, 49.5 in English language and literature, 41.7 in music, 40.4 performing arts, and 56.5 in philosophy.
Five subjects received an overall score in the social science and management area but failed to meet the criteria to be ranked: communication and media studies (51.5), education (53.4), hospitality and leisure management (33.2), social policy and administration (36.6), and sociology (42.4).
UST’s nursing and biological sciences subjects, grouped under the life science and medicine area, also earned a score but fell short of a ranking, with overall scores of 54.4 and 35.7, respectively.
The latest QS World Subject Ranking is the biggest in the world so far, covering 55 academic disciplines with five faculty areas: arts and humanities, engineering and technology, life sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences and management.
QS used five components to rank the universities by subject: academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, international research network, and the h-index that measures research productivity and impact of a university.
