LSE Philosophy has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2016 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject highlight the world’s top universities in 42 individual subjects, based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.

We’re pleased to announce that LSE Philosophy has been placed 7th in the world in the 2016 philosophy rankings, climbing from 8th in the world in the 2015 rankings.

To compile their rankings, QS evaluated over 4,000 universities and ranked 945. Over 113 million citations and attributions were analysed, and the provision of over 15,530 programmes was verified. For more information see QS’s full statement of their methodology.