The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2025 was announced January 22, 2025. 15 Bangladeshi universities have been ranked across the 11 subject categories this year.

Subject-wise local and global rankings of Bangladeshi universities according to the 2025 THE World University Rankings by Subject.

Arts and Humanities

No Bangladeshi university was ranked in this subject.

Business and Economics

North South University (NSU): 1st in Bangladesh; 501-600 bracket globally.

Dhaka University (DU): 2nd in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

Computer Science

Jahangirnagar University (JU): 1st in Bangladesh; 401-500 bracket globally.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Daffodil International University (DIU), NSU, and DU: Joint 2nd in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB), BRAC University (BRACU), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), and Rajshahi University (RU): Joint 3rd in Bangladesh; 801-1000 bracket globally.

Education Studies

DU: 1st in Bangladesh (Only Bangladeshi university to be ranked in this subject); 401-500 bracket globally.

Engineering

BUET, DIU, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), NSU, DU, and RU: Joint 1st in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

AIUB, BRACU, CUET, Khulna University (KU), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), RUET, and Chittagong University (CU): Joint 2nd in Bangladesh; 801-1000 bracket globally.

Law

No Bangladeshi university was ranked in this subject.

Life Sciences

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU): 1st in Bangladesh; 501-600 bracket globally.

Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU): 2nd in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

CU, DU, and RU: Joint 3rd in Bangladesh; 801-1000 bracket globally.

Medical and Health

DIU: 1st in Bangladesh; 301-400 bracket globally.

NSU: 2nd in Bangladesh; 401-500 bracket globally.

BRACU: 3rd in Bangladesh; 501-600 bracket globally.

DU: 4th in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

Physical Sciences

BUET, CUET, JU, JUST, RUET, and DU: Joint 1st in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

CU and RU: Joint 2nd in Bangladesh; 801-1000 bracket globally.

BRACU and KU: Joint 3rd in Bangladesh; 1001+ bracket globally.

Psychology

No Bangladeshi university was ranked in this subject.

Social Sciences

DIU: 1st in Bangladesh; 401-500 bracket globally.

NSU: 2nd in Bangladesh; 501-600 bracket globally.

BRACU, JU, and DU: Joint 3rd in Bangladesh; 601-800 bracket globally.

CU and RU: Joint 4th in Bangladesh; 801-1000 bracket globally.