The University of Exeter is positioned at #153 in QS Rankings, #152 in the US News Rankings, and #177 in THE Rankings. Similarly, Shanghai Rankings place University of Exeter rankings at #151-200, globally. On the other hand, CWUR has placed the institution at 263rd rank around the world.

When it comes to academic courses, the University of Exeter emerges as a premier institution. Some of its top courses include “Mineral and Mining Engineering”, “Earth Sciences”, “Ecology”, “Geography”, and “Politics”. Meanwhile, the US News ranks it at #19 for “Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences” program.

University of Exeter World Ranking Trends:

The following ranking table puts light on the performance of University of Exeter in the previous years’ global ranking lists:-

University of Exeter World Ranking Trends:

Ranking Body 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
QS World University Rankings #163 #164 #149 #153 #153
US News and World Report Best Global Universities #161 #164 #163 #152
CWUR #265 #266 #263 #263
THE World University Rankings #146 #174 #143 #137 #177
ARWU (Shanghai Rankings) #151-200 #101-150 #151-200
The Guardian - University Rankings #10 #16 #15 #15 #18

University of Exeter Engineering Rankings:

As of now, the University of Exeter holds the 15th position in ‘QS World Subject Rankings’ for its “Mineral and Mining Engineering” program. Moreover, it has been placed in the rank band #51-75 for “Environmental Science and Technology” by Shanghai Rankings. Here are the ranking trends of the engineering courses offered at University of Exeter:-

University of Exeter Engineering Rankings:

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World Subject Rankings

Mechanical Engineering #351-400 #351-400 #401-450
Civil and Structural Engineering #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Mineral and Mining Engineering #15 #11 #8
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #351-400 #301-350 #301-350
Engineering and Technology #300 #275 #268

Shanghai Rankings

Water Resources #101-150 #76-100 #76-100
TelecommunicationEngineering #76-100
Energy Science and Engineering #301-400 #201-300
Environmental Science and Technology #51-75 #51-75 #76-100
Materials Science and Technology #401-500 #401-500 #301-400
Chemical Engineering #401-500
Mechanical Engineering #151-200 #201-300 #201-300
Civil Engineering #201-300 #201-300 #151-200
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #201-300 #301-400 #301-400

University of Exeter Computer Science Rankings:

The following table demonstrates how University of Exeter is ranked by the top ranking agencies for the computer science program:-

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Computer Science and Information Systems #351-400 #351-400 #451-500
Shanghai Rankings Computer Science and Engineering #151-200 #201-300 #201-300

University of Exeter Natural Science Rankings:

In the field of Natural Sciences, University of Exeter ranks at #25 for “Atmospheric Sciences” and at #8 for its “Geography” program, in the current Shanghai Rankings. Furthermore, QS Rankings consider it as one of the top 50 institutions catering to “Environmental Sciences”.

University of Exeter Natural Science Rankings:

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

Shanghai Rankings

Earth Sciences #47 #51-75 #51-75
Physics #401-500
Atmospheric Sciences #25 #34 #44
Ecology #11 #9 #11
Oceanography #51-75 #101-150 #101-150
Geography #8 #9 #7

QS World Subject Rankings

Chemistry #451-500 #451-500 #501-550
Mathematics #201-250 #201-250 #301-350
Earth and Marine Sciences #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
Psychology #93 #73 #67
Physics and Astronomy #251-300 #301-350 #301-350
Natural Science #189 #201 #187
Environmental Sciences #49 #50 #43
Geography #27 #25 #25
Materials Sciences #301-350 #351-400 #301-350
Geophysics #51-100 #51-100 #47
Geology #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
Biological Sciences #129 #121 #151-200

University of Exeter Medical Science Rankings:

The University of Exeter caters to a wide variety of medical science courses, some of which are ranked as follows:-

University of Exeter Medical Science Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World Subject Rankings

Medicine #201-250 #201-250 #301-350
Nursing #51-100 #101-150

Shanghai Rankings

Public Health #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Clinical Medicine #201-300 #201-300 #201-300

University of Exeter Business Rankings:

Here’s how some of the esteemed ranking bodies of the world have ranked the business school of University of Exeter and its courses:-

University of Exeter Business Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World Subject Rankings

Accounting and Finance #101-150 #101-150 #151-200
Economics and Econometrics #201-250 #201-250 #201-250
Business and Management Studies #151-200 #151-200 #151-200

Shanghai Rankings

Management #151-200 #201-300 #201-300
Economics #101-150 #201-300 #301-400
Business Administration #101-150 #301-400 #301-400

University of Exeter Rankings: Humanities Courses

The ‘QS World Subject Rankings’ refer to the University of Exeter as one of the top 100 institutions offering humanities-related courses including “Law and Legal Studies”, “English Language and Literature”, etc. Additionally, it is placed between #51 and #75 for “Sociology” as well as “Political Sciences”.

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

Shanghai Rankings

Education #151-200 #401-500 #301-400
Sociology #51-75 #51-75 #51-75
Political Sciences #51-75 #51-75 #51-75
Law #201-300 #201-300 #201-300
Public Administration #51-75 #19 #17
Hospitality and Tourism Management #201-300 #201-300 #101-150
Communication #151-200 #201-300 #201-300

QS World Subject Rankings

Law and Legal Studies #101-150 #101-150 #151-200
Hospitality and Tourism Management #101-150 #51-100 #51-100
Sociology #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Modern Languages #101-150 #151-200 #151-200
Arts and Humanities #76 #94 #110
Performing Arts #51-100 #101-115 #51-100
Linguistics #301-320 #301-31-
Philosophy #51-100 #101-150
Education and Training #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Social Sciences and Management #169 #173 #169
English Language and Literature #61 #61 #55
Politics #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
History #51-100 #44 #46

US News Subject Rankings:

The following table shows how the US News has ranked various academic courses offered at the University of Exeter:-

Subject Rankings 2023-24
Arts and Humanities #112
Materials Science #465
Ecology #16
Clinical Medicine #216
Engineering #389
Microbiology #166
Economics and business #234
Computer Science #321
Chemistry #830
Social Sciences and Public Health #101
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences #19
Space Science #187
Geosciences #46
Plant and Animal Science #98
Molecular Biology and Genetics #113
Psychology #97
Neuroscience and Behaviour #235
Physics #528
Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health #137
Water Resources #55
Civil Engineering #162
Biology and Biochemistry #268
Endocrinology and Metabolism #126

University of Exeter Rankings: Miscellaneous

University of Exeter enjoys a global reputation, beyond the above-mentioned academic rankings, which is evident from the following miscellaneous rankings of the current session:-

Ranking Body Parameter Ranking 2023-24

QS WUR

Sustainability Ranking #30
Europe University ranking #29
QS WUR By Subject #451-500

US News

Best Global Universities #152
Best Global Universities in Europe #58
Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom #18

THE World University Rankings

World University Rankings #177
Impact Rankings #18

CWUR

National Rank #24
Employability Rank #717
Research Rank #209
Education Rank #375

The global dominance of University of Exeter can be further highlighted by its 210th position globally and 21th rank in the Uk, in EduRank. The university is ranked 6th in the UK and 31st in the world in CWTS LEiden Ranking.