This year's QS World University Rankings by Subject has been published and we are delighted to have achieved our highest number of Top 100 subjects!

The university now has more than 20 subjects in the Top 100 with Engineering - Mineral and Mining, Geography, Marketing, and Statistics and Operational Research all entering for the first time.

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The full list of 21 subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 are:

  • Agriculture & Forestry
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Architecture & Built Environment
  • Chemistry
  • Economics & Econometrics
  • Education
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Engineering - Civil & Structural
  • Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical
  • Engineering - Mineral and Mining
  • English Language & Literature
  • Geography
  • Law
  • Marketing
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • Psychology
  • Sports-related subjects
  • Statistics & Operational Research
  • Veterinary Science

This follows the news that Nottingham is number one for graduates securing graduate-level jobs, which tend to have higher starting salaries. 2024 was the fourth year running that more University of Nottingham graduates entered highly-skilled employment than any other UK university.

Furthermore, the most recent Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data shows that the university leads the Russell Group universities, with 91.1% of its graduates in sustained employment or further study at both three and five years after graduation.

Elsewhere the university ranks second in the Russell Group in the Rate My Placement Best Universities for Work Experience 2024 and third most-targeted university in the UK overall in the Graduate Market in 2024 High Fliers Report.

Careers support for life

Whether you have graduated recently or you're established in your career, the University of Nottingham's Careers and Employability Service is here for you, for life.

You can make an appointment with one of the team's career advisers, search the MyCareer jobs board for vacancies from over 30 sectors, or browse the team's blog, which has posts on everything from dealing with interview anxiety to making the best use of LinkedIn.

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