The Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject, published on April 6, 2022, confirms Sapienza's 1st place worldwide in Classics and Ancient History with a score of 99.2, an increase over last year's score of 96.9; in particular, in the Academic Reputation parameter - one of the five used to draw up the ranking - our University records its best performance by obtaining the maximum score, 100.

Sapienza's results for subject areas:

• Arts & Humanities jumping to 39th place (+26 positions compared to 2021, first in Italy);
• Natural Sciences to 44th place (+27 positions compared to 2021, first in Italy);
• Engineering & Technology to 81st place (+45 positions);
• Social Sciences & Management to 95th place (+42 positions);
• Life Sciences & Medicine to 123rd place (+15 positions).

At "discipline" level, in addition to the world record for Classics and Ancient History, Sapienza is also 10 in the world for Archaeology. The national records, which have risen to 15 from last year's 8, are Archaeology; Anthropology; Biological Sciences; Classics & Ancient History; Development Studies; English Language & Literature; History; Law; Library & Information Management; Nursing; Philosophy; Physics & Astronomy; Psychology; Statistics & Operational Research; Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies.

Sapienza is among the best 50 universities worldwide in the following subjects:

• Classics & Ancient History (1)
• Archaeology (10)
• Physics & Astronomy (36)
• Library & Information Management (44)
• Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies (45)
• Law (46)

"The excellent result of the QS Ranking by subject rewards our community's great commitment in all areas of knowledge", says Rector Antonella Polimeni. "Sapienza has greatly improved in all subject areas, especially its international top position with Classics and Ancient History, and its 6 Top 50 disciplines worldwide. Our University is also first nationally in 15 disciplines: almost twice as much as last year".

 The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 is based on the following parameters: 

• Academic reputation
• Employer reputation
• Research citations per paper
• H-index
• International Research Network (by broad-faculty area)

and grouped into 5 broad subject areas: Arts & Humanities; Engineering & Technology; Life Sciences & Medicine; Natural Sciences; Social Sciences & Management.