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QS 2026 subject rankings released: See where Dal stands out

Life Sciences and Natural Sciences shine

- March 25, 2026

In Canada, Dal ranked among the top 10 universities in 11 specific subject areas, up from eight last year. (Cody Turner photo)
In Canada, Dal ranked among the top 10 universities in 11 specific subject areas, up from eight last year. (Cody Turner photo)

»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ has been named one of the best universities in the world for the study of 24 subjects in a ranking released this week.

The , out Wednesday (March 25), includes data from 1,912 universities — out of 6,277 considered in 166 locations — across 55 narrow subjects and five broad areas. Rankings are based on analysis of reputation and research output.

A total of 51 subjects were analyzed for Dal, with 22 achieving scores high enough to warrant ranking in the top 500. Of these, 17 were included in the top 400, 15 in the top 300, nine in the top 200, and two in the top 100.

Life Sciences & Medicine was Dal’s top-performing broad area, with a placement of 225 overall. Dal achieved another top 300 placement this year in the Natural Sciences, which moved up to 271 from 319 last year. Improvement in the latter was driven by strengths in Citations per Paper and H-Index (a measure that quantifies a researcher's scholarly output and influence).

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In Canada, Dal ranked among the top 10 universities in 11 specific subject areas, up from eight last year.

Here's a glance at the global and Canadian ranking for our top 10 individual subject rankings:

Subjects marked with * denotes first year for »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ to be ranked for this subject

Library & Information Management*Ìý

Globally: 51-100

In Canada: 5th (tied)

Petroleum Engineering

Globally: 51-100

In Canada: 3rd

Anatomy & Physiology*

Globally: 101-200

In Canada: 10th (tied)

Development Studies

Globally: 101-150

In Canada: 4th (tied)

Geology

Globally: 101-150

In Canada: 5th (tied)

Earth & Marine Sciences

Globally: 151-200

In Canada: 7th (tied)

Geophysics

Globally: 151-200

In Canada: 7th (tied)

Law

Globally: 151-200

In Canada: 7th (tied)

Nursing

Globally: 151-225

In Canada: 11th (tied)

Agriculture & Forestry

Globally: 201-250

In Canada: 9th