Boston University
BU · 波大
#93
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
93.0 / 100
Key facts
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Boston University in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 16.9
Award 10.4
HiCi 20.8
N&S 20.4
PUB 49.4
PCP 21.1
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Economics & Econometrics #26
Anatomy & Physiology #35
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies #43
Dentistry #47
Psychology #49
Medicine #52
Life Sciences & Medicine #62
Accounting & Finance #63
Biological Sciences #77
Education #77
Business & Management Studies #79
Law #80
Social Sciences & Management #83
Politics & International Studies #83
Sociology #84
English Language & Literature #90
Computer Science & Information Systems #95
Arts & Humanities #98
Physics & Astronomy #98
Mathematics #119
Natural Sciences #168
Engineering & Technology #191
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Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25