The 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject has been published. The rankings, compiled by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provide an independent comparative analysis of the performance of more than 18,300 university programmes attended by students from more than 1,700 universities in 100 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines.

The University of Genoa is among the world's best universities in 14 areas: 

• Nursing
• Architecture / Built Environment
• Pharmacy & Pharmacology
• Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
• Law
• Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
• Medicine
• Physics & Astronomy
• Materials Science
• Biological Sciences
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Computer Science & Information Systems
• Economics & Econometrics

First time ranking for 'Nursing', 'Architecture / Built Environment' and 'Economics & Econometrics'.

Excellent results for the University of Genoa also in reference to the 5 macro areas defined by the QS World University Rankings by Subject:

• Life Sciences & Medicine - position 329 (position 376 in 2024)
• Arts & Humanities - position 387 (position 451-500 in 2024)
• Engineering & Technology - position in band 401-450 (position in band 451-500 in 2024)
• Natural Sciences - position in band 401-450 (constant to 2024)

The complete world ranking is on the QS website.