Cambridge, MIT, Harvard: Best Natural Sciences Schools as per QS World Subject Rankings 2023

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Cyril Zachariah
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 12:53 PM IST

The list of the top universities for Natural Sciences globally has been published by Quacquarelli Symmonds in their latest edition of the QS Subject Rankings. The 13th edition of the list includes some of the most sought-after universities established in the US, the UK and Switzerland.

Cambridge, MIT, Harvard: Best Natural Sciences Schools as per QS World Subject Rankings 2023

The 13th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject has been released by Quacquarelli Symmonds have been released recently. The ranking list highlights the top 10 universities for 5 different broad subject groups. A total of 54 subjects were considered for the evaluation and were subsequently divided into 5 broad groups.

Assessing the academic performances of over 1,500 universities from around the world, QS has drafted the list of the top 10 universities in the areas of Natural Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Social Sciences and Management. Here, we have highlighted the list of top universities for Natural Sciences in the world, according to QS Subject Rankings 2023.

1. Harvard University

Topping the QS World University Subject Ranking 2023 list for Natural Science, Harvard University offer a range of courses in the field. Interested students can apply to courses such as Chemical and Physical Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Life Sciences, Neurobiology and more.

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2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

As an Ivy League school, MIT is recognised and sought after for its academic excellence in a variety of fields including Natural Sciences. Some of the popular courses offered in this discipline at the university include Earth & Planetary Sciences, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and more.

3. University of Cambridge

Another highly demanded UK university, the University of Cambridge is one of the top 5 universities for Natural Sciences in the world, as per the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject. Some of the popular universities include undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences and much more.

4. Stanford University

Another Ivy League school, Stanford University, has also been recognised for its academic excellence in Natural Sciences. Stanford also offers a range of Natural Science courses that are renowned the world over. Among them include Human Biology, Chemistry, Biophysics, Biology, Applied Physics and more.

5. University of Oxford

The renowned UK university, i.e. Oxford University has been listed in another Subject Ranking list by QS for the field of natural sciences. The university offers a range of natural science courses across the field of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences, Material Science and other subjects that come under the discipline.

6. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Among the top universities in the US, California Institute of Technology offers a range of graduate programmes in the field of Natural Sciences, which have been recognised by the 2023 QS World University Ranking by Subject. Some of the fields under the discipline include Biology and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Applied Science and much more.

7. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

The reputable University of California Berkeley also topped the list of top universities in the world for Natural Sciences among other subjects. There are several programmes on offer under the discipline such as Genetics and Plant Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, among many other subjects.

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8. ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Popular among students, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has also been recognised by QS for its academic excellence in Natural Sciences as well. Some of the top programmes on offer include Biochemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computational Sciences, Bioengineering and many more.

9. Imperial College London

The 13th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject highlighted Imperial College London as one of the top 10 universities to opt for Natural Science. ICL offers a variety of programmes under the departments of Chemistry, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physica and Environmental Policy.

10. Princeton University

Another Ivy League university listed among the top 10 universities for Natural Sciences in the world is Princeton University. Among the top programmes under the discipline offered by the institute includes Molecular Biology, Geosciences, Biophysics, Astrophysical Sciences, Neuroscience and many others.

This year’s list of top universities for Natural Sciences in the world, as per QS, includes a variety of US, UK and Swiss higher education institutions. Quacquarelli Symmonds is expected to release an entire list of the best universities for the discipline in the world.

Source: QS.com

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