University of Ljubljana ranked among the world’s top 400 universities in ten subjects by QS in 2025
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The 15th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject was published in March 2025. The University of Ljubljana (UL) ranked among the top 400 universities in ten subjects or programmes, improving upon last year’s ranking by adding an additional subject. It was placed among the world’s top 500 universities in a total of 14 subjects, up from 12 last year.
This year, the UL ranked among the top 400 universities globally in Library & Information Management, Agriculture & Forestry, Geography, Archaeology, Modern Languages, Linguistics, Sociology, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Physics & Astronomy, and Materials Sciences.
Among these, UL achieved its best rankings in Agriculture & Forestry (in the 201–250 range out of 477 universities), Physics & Astronomy (in the 351–400 range out of 677 universities), and Materials Science (in the 301–350 range out of 552 universities).
In addition, the UL remains ranked among the world’s top 500 universities in the QS rankings in three broad subject areas that encompass multiple specific programmes: (1) Arts & Humanities, (2) Natural Sciences, and (3) Life Sciences & Medicine.
The QS rankings evaluate universities in 55 subject areas or programmes, grouped into five overarching categories. This year’s edition included 1,758 universities, covering all subjects – an increase of 7% compared to the previous year.