HSE Rises in U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking

The Higher School of Economics has significantly improved its position in the U.S. News Best Global Universities subject ranking in mathematics, placing 107^th this year. HSE also rose in the U.S. News Best Global Universities institutional ranking, as well as the social sciences and public health subject ranking.

The university rose 37 places in mathematics and is now ranked third among all Russian universities. Additionally, HSE placed 61^st in the university ranking and 23^rd in social sciences and public health. The university was the only school in Russia to place in the latter.

Only 14 universities from Russia made it onto the ranking, 12 of which represent Project 5-100. The Russian schools were in 13 different subject rankings, increasing the number of subjects compared with last year and improving their spots on practically all of these lists.

The American media corporation U.S. News publishes both a global university ranking that assesses all fields, as well as subject rankings in 22 different areas. This year’s U.S. News ranking included 1,250 universities from 75 countries.