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USP's Petroleum Engineering course is recognized as one of the best in the world
In addition to Petroleum Engineering, eight other USP programs are ranked among the top 50 in the world. With a total of 49 ranked subjects, USP is the Latin American university with the highest number of entries in the ranking
USP is among the best universities in the world in 49 of the 55 specific areas evaluated in the QS World University Ranking by Subject, released today, March 12.
The highlight was the Petroleum Engineering course, which was ranked 9th – the best position a Latin American university achieved in any specific area. In addition to Petroleum Engineering, eight other courses at the University are among the 50 best in the world: Dentistry (13th), History of Art (21-50), Anthropology (25th), Mining Engineering (33rd), Sports (39th), Archaeology (43rd), Nursing (47th), and Politics and International Studies (50th).
In 30 specific areas, the University was ranked between 51st and 100th; in eight areas, among the 150 best; and in two areas, among the 250 best.
The specific areas are grouped into five major areas and USP is among the top 100 in the overall ranking of all five: Social Science and Administration (43rd), Arts and Humanities (50th), Life Sciences and Medicine (47th), Natural Sciences (70th), and Engineering and Technology (67th).
US universities lead the ranking in 32 of the 55 specific areas.
More information on the ranking can be found on the page of USP’s Office for Management of Academic Performance Indicators (Egida).
Check out USP’s ranking by area in the QS World University by Subject 2025:
Leadership in Latin America
This year’s ranking evaluated courses from more than 5,200 universities worldwide. Of this total, 1,747 institutions had courses classified in 55 specific areas and five broad areas.
Boosted mainly by the good ranking of courses such as Petroleum Engineering, Dentistry, and History of Art, USP was the Latin American institution with the best performance.
Published since 2013 by Quacquarelli Symonds, a British research organization specializing in higher education institutions, the ranking evaluates universities based on five indicators (academic reputation, employer reputation, scientific citations, H-index, and internationalization) adapted to each specific area.
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