World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Physical Sciences

Explore the 2025 Times Higher Education Subject Rankings for Physical Sciences.

The Physical Sciences table evaluates universities across several core disciplines: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences. This year’s rankings include 1,447 institutions from 107 countries and territories, which have been assessed based on 18 rigorous performance indicators. These are the same metrics used for the THE World University Rankings 2025 - trusted worldwide by students, teachers, academics, governments and industry experts - but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the discipline.