Western University Rankings 2023 ,London,Canada

Updated on Dec 27, 2022

University Ranking

Founded in 1878, Western University is considered as Canada’s most beautiful university. The university's main campus has Gothic-style buildings mixed with modern, LEED-certified structures that provide an ideal environment for the community of scholars. When we talk about Western University’s ranking, then it ranks at #294 according to the U.S. News & World Report 2022. U.S. News calculates the rankings after considering the parameters like global research reputation, regional research reputation, books, publications, conferences, etc. Read: Western University Admissions 2022

The university is one of the top 200 universities in the world as per the recent QS rankings. Western University’s QS ranking in 2023 is 172. In 2022, according to the QS World University Rankings, Western University is at #170. Different weightage is given to various indicators in QS World University Rankings like employer reputation, academic reputation, citations per faculty, faculty / student ratio, and international faculty ratio / international student ratio. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Western University ranks at the 201-250 position in 2022. It has maintained the same position as the last year in the Times Higher Education rankings.

Western University Ranking FAQs

Q. Which university is at #1 in Canada?

A. According to the QS World University Rankings 2022, University of Toronto is at the #1^st position.

Q. What is Western University’s world ranking in 2022?

A. According to the QS rankings, Western University ranks at the 170th position and according to the Times Higher Education rankings, it ranks between 201-250.

Q. Is there any improvement in Western University QS ranking 2022 when compared with the previous year?

A. In the QS rankings, Western University ranks at the 170th position in 2022 and in 2021, the university ranked at the #203rd position. There has been a significant improvement in the QS rankings when compared with the last year. Some of the parameters that are considered to see the performance of the universities in the QS rankings are academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty / student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio / international student ratio.

Q. Is Western a good university?

A. Western University is ranked at the #294^th position in the global universities category in 2022 according to the U.S. News & World Report. In the US News, schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

Q. What is the rank of Western University in Canada?

A. According to the QS World University Rankings 2022, Western University ranks at the #8th position in Canada.

University’s Evaluation 2023

by Shiksha Study Abroad

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Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings ^[1]	201-300	201-300	201-300	201-300	NA
QS - World University Ranking ^[2]	210	214	211	203	170
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking ^[3]	201-250	190	201-250	201-250	201-250
US News & World Report - Global Universities ^[4]	276	276	276	287	294

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)
[1] The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities takes into account universities that have Fields Medalists, Highly Cited Researchers, Nobel Laureates, papers published to determine top universities in the world.... Read More
QS
[2] At QS World University Ranking, six simple metrics are taken into account that effectively capture university performances and a list of top-performing universities in the world are derived for a particular year.... Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)
[3] Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a higher education institute.... Read More
US News & World Report
[4] As more and more students are studying abroad, focusing on specific aspects of universities has become an important part of students’ research.... Read More

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Course Ranking

If we talk about the course-wise rankings of Western University, then in the business course category, the Business and Economics course is ranked at the 126-150 position in 2022 as per the Times Higher Education rankings. Since 2020, the university is maintaining its position at 126-150 position. There has been an improvement in the Engineering and Technology course ranking according to the Times Higher Education rankings when compared with the previous year. In 2022, the Engineering and Technology course ranks between 201-250 position. Whereas, in 2021, the rank of the Engineering and Technology course was between 251-300 position.

When it comes to the Computer Science course of Western University, then it ranks at the 301-400 position in 2022 as per the Times Higher Education rankings. There has been a decline in the ranking for the Computer Science course when compared with the previous year’s rankings. In 2021, the university ranked at between 251-300.

Western University Course Ranking

Q. What are the best programs at Western University?

A. According to a report published by Western University itself, four subjects of the university are in the top 50 programs according to the QS rankings of 2020. The best programs at Western University in 2020 were Library and Information Management, Sports-related subjects, Nursing, Engineering – Mineral & Mining.

Q. Is Western University good for Engineering?

A. According to Times Higher Education rankings for Western University’s Engineering & Technology course, it ranks between 201-250 in 2022. In 2021, the university was placed between 251-300 position.

Q. What is the ranking of business courses at Western University?

A. Global MBA course at Western University ranks at the #72nd position in QS subject rankings for 2022. On the other hand, the Business and Economics course ranks at the 126-150th position as per the Times Higher Education.

Q. Has there been any improvement in the Computer Science course rankings of Western University?

A. According to the Times Higher Education rankings for Computer Science, Western University in 2021 ranked at 251-300 position. In 2022, for Computer Science course, it ranks at 301-400 position. It can be observed that the ranking has declined slightly for this course.

Q. What has been the ranking of Life Sciences course in the past 5 years?

A. According to the Times Higher Education rankings, the Life Sciences course of Western University ranks at 301-400 position from 2018-2022.