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The is among the world¡¯s best for academic and research excellence across numerous subject areas, according to the released on March 3. These rankings are examples of ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s goals of (PDF) and (PDF), two of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.

After being ranked No. 62 nationally and No. 333 out of more than 26,000 colleges and universities worldwide (or the top 2%) in QS¡¯s latest World University Rankings released in June 2020, ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ was ranked in the top 50 in the world in four narrow subject areas: geology (No. 24 worldwide, No. 15 U.S.), geophysics (No. 26 worldwide, No. 16 U.S.), linguistics (No. 28 worldwide, No. 11 U.S.) and earth and marine sciences (No. 34 worldwide, No. 18 U.S.).

ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ also received the following broad subject area rankings:

  • Arts and Humanities: No. 172 worldwide, No. 43 U.S.
  • : No. 203 worldwide, No. 49 U.S.
  • and : No. 401–450 range worldwide, No. 78 U.S.
  • and : No. 401–450 range worldwide, No. 113 U.S.

United Kingdom-based QS is considered one of the most prestigious ranking entities in higher education. QS selected 1,453 institutions to evaluate out of more than 26,000 colleges and universities for its 2021 World University Rankings by Subject using four factors: academic and employer reputation, number of research citations per paper and the h-index, which measures the productivity and impact of published work.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the contribution of a world-class university to a brighter future for Hawaiʻi. The QS rankings affirm ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s resilience and commitment to excellence in a wide range of disciplines,” ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Provost Michael Bruno said. “The world is undergoing dramatic and in many ways permanent change as a result of the pandemic, and I believe that our graduates will be among those helping to shape it for the better thanks to the strong education our world-class faculty provide.”

Other rankings

ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ has also received these notable rankings:

For a full list of QS subject rankings and for more information, .

—By Marc Arakaki

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