The discipline of law 鈥� anchored by the Schulich School of Law 鈥� continued its climb in the top 100 in the .听
Dal placed 85th听globally听for the discipline听in the world鈥檚 most-watched global subject ranking out this week, up four spots year over year and 15 spots from 2024 when it placed at 100.听It placed 6th听in Canada.
鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to be recognized yet again in the top 100 law schools in听the听Times Higher Education听subject rankings. We are particularly proud to see that we have moved up for the second year in a row,鈥� says Schulich Law Dean听Sarah Harding听(LLB '89).听 鈥淭his is a wonderful recognition of our commitment to top-notch research, teaching, and public service.鈥�
The听THE听World University Rankings by Subject assess institutional performance across 11 broad disciplines and 31 individual subjects. The is grounded in five pillars: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, International Outlook, and Industry.听
Each subject area applies tailored weightings, thresholds, and recalibrations to reflect disciplinary differences and characteristics.
Disciplines in focus
Dal鈥檚 overall performance remained consistent compared to last year with most subjects听maintaining听their band placement.听
Psychology: 176-200听(12th听in Canada)听
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Medical and Health (formerly Clinical and Health): 201-250听(11th听in Canada)
Business & Economics: 301-400听(11th听in Canada)
Physical Sciences: 301-400听(11th听in Canada)
Social Sciences: 301-400听(11th听in Canada)
Arts & Humanities: 401-500听(17th听in Canada)
Computer Science: 401-500听(25th听in Canada)
Engineering: 401-500听(23rd听in Canada)
Only one discipline slipped year over year: Life Sciences fell from the 251-300 band to the 301-400 band. It came in 13th nationally.