Three Suzhou universities listed in 2026 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

ShanghaiRanking, a professional higher education evaluation institution, officially released the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) on September 15. The 2026 edition covers 57 subjects across five fields: natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences. Soochow University, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Suzhou University of Science and Technology made the list with 25 subjects, 15 subjects, and 10 subjects, respectively.

The ranking evaluated more than 3,000 universities worldwide, with the final list featuring about 20,000 subject entries from over 2,000 higher education institutions in 96 countries and regions. Jiangsu universities performed impressively in the 2026 GRAS, with 478 subjects from 33 institutions making the list, the highest number of listed subjects among all provinces in China.

Jiangsu also claimed four world No. 1 subjects: Telecommunication Engineering at Southeast University, Water Resources at Hohai University, Food Science and Technology at Jiangnan University, and Veterinary Sciences at Yangzhou University. A total of 23 subjects from Jiangsu ranked among the global top 10, including Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Soochow University.