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This week saw the publication of the latest 2024 Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). 

Sussex is ranked for 18 subjects this year: Business Administration is our highest ranked subject at 15^th in the world (rising 15 places from 30^th), followed by Sociology - ranked 39^th globally (a rise of more than 60 places from 101-150^th), Economics -ranked 51-75 globally, Geography and Political Sciences - both ranked 76-100 globally. 

Compared with other UK universities, Sussex’s strongest subject rankings are: Business Administration, 5^th in the UK (of 55), Sociology 8^th in the UK (of 41), Economics, joint 8^th in the UK (of 45), Political Sciences joint 12^th in the UK (of 50); Psychology joint 11^th in the UK (of 63).  

Professor Sasha Roseneil, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sussex, said: “I am delighted that Sussex is ranked in the top 100 globally in five different subject areas, and that we have two subjects in the top 10 in the UK.

“It is a huge achievement for both Business Administration and Sociology to see their work recognised in this way.

“Sussex is a radically global university, warmly welcoming students from around the world, and with alumni from over 160 countries, so we are delighted to perform so highly in these subjects when considered alongside our international peers.”

The GRAS rankings

The GRAS rankings use a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of universities in respective subjects, including World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, High Quality Research, Research Impact and International Collaboration. 

Universities are ranked in 55 specific subject disciplines across the broad fields of Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences. More than 1,900 out of 5,000 universities across 96 countries and regions are listed in the final rankings.

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