The annual Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) highlights the world’s leading universities in 57 subjects spanning Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. Using data-driven indicators grouped into five areas - Faculty Excellence, Research Output, Quality, Impact, and Global Collaboration - GRAS offers a trusted snapshot of academic performance.
Each year, GRAS reviews about 20,000 subject entries from nearly 2,000 universities across more than 100 countries.
Finnish universities' top placements in 2025
Below you'll find listed the top two/three subjects for all Finnish universities included in this ranking. Click on the university's name to see the full subject ranking for each!
- Marine/Ocean Engineering #27
- Textile Science & Engineering #34
- Business Administration #44
- Ecology #8
- Dentistry & Oral Sciences #18
- Agricultural Sciences #51-75
- Nursing #76-100
- Law #76-100
- Ecology #101-150
- Mathematics #76-100
- Library & Information Science #76-100
- Education #101-150
- Business Administration #76-100
- Energy Science & Engineering #201-300
- Management #201-300
- Telecommunication Engineering #41
- Water Resources #51-75
- Hospitality & Tourism Management #51-75
- Business Administration #9
- Management #201-300
- Telecommunication Engineering #51-75
- Communication #76-100
- Geography #101-150
- Dentistry & Oral Sciences #23
- Nursing #76-100
- Medical Technology #101-150
- Business Administration #43
- Management #201-300
- Chemical Engineering #401-500
- Psychology #401-500
Visit the universities' websites
On our Universities page, you can find links to all Finnish universities' web pages - welcome to find your future home university!
More news on Shangai Rankings 2025
Check out our earlier news story on the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025!