The National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» has been ranked among the world’s best universities by subject in the latest edition of the most influential QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. Among the ranked disciplines is Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing, where NTU «KhPI» won silver among Ukrainian universities and entered the TOP 500 universities in the world. Kharkiv Polytechnic is also well represented in the Petroleum Engineering category, where it ranks 151-175 in the world and second among Ukrainian universities. It should be noted that compared to the previous ranking, Kharkiv Polytechnic has improved its position in these fields. In total, more than 1700 universities from all over the world were included in the QS Rankings by Subject 2025.
According to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, National Technical University «KhPI» was evaluated in 19 subjects and won worthy places in two disciplines that are part of the Engineering & Technology direction, namely:
–for the third time it was ranked in the subject «Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing», taking 401-450 place among the universities of the world (improved by 50 positions), and the second place among the universities of Ukraine, receiving a total score of -56.3 (more than last year’s result by 4.1 points);
– was ranked for the second time in Petroleum Engineering, taking 151-175 place in the world, and second – in Ukraine, receiving a total score of 50.7 (1.7 points more than last year).
Among the other subjects in which NTU «KhPI» was represented in the QS Rankings by Subject 2025, the following received the highest scores:
- Engineering – Electrical & Electronic, specialization Engineering and Technology – 47.5 points;
- Engineering – Chemical, specialization Engineering and Technology – 46.7 points;
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, specialization Engineering and Technology – 45.6 points;
- Computer Science & Information Systems, specialization Engineering and Technology – 45.6 points;
- Engineering – Civil & Structurel, specialization Engineering and Technology – 44.4 points;
- Physics & Astronomy, specialization Natural Sciences – 43.7 points;
- Materials Science, specialization Natural Sciences – 43.3 points;
- Economics & Econometrics, specialization Social Sciences and Management – 43.2 points;
- Business & Management Studies, specialization Social Sciences and Management – 41.7 points.
We should note that NTU «KhPI»’s points in the QS Rankings by Subject 2025 has been evaluated in three broad fields: «Engineering and Technology», «Natural Sciences», «Social Sciences and Management» also increased compared to last year.
Note:
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, which analyzes the activity of the world’s universities by subject for 2024, was published by the global higher education analyst, the British company QS Quacquarelli Symonds. It uses a special evaluation methodology and ranks the world’s best universities in 55 academic disciplines and five subject areas: Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Management.
In total, more than 1.700 universities worldwide were ranked in the QS Rankings by Subject 2025 in various academic disciplines and fields.