The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026 was announced on January 21, 2026. Here’s how universities in Bangladesh performed.
Subject-wise local and global rankings of Bangladeshi universities according to the 2026 THE World University Rankings by Subject.
Arts and Humanities
No Bangladeshi university ranked
Business and Economics
5 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
501-600 | 1 | North South University |
University of Dhaka |
601-800 | 2 | BRAC University |
Daffodil International University (DIU) |
801-1000 | 3 | University of Chittagong |
Computer Science
9 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
401-500 | 1 | Jahangirnagar University |
601-800 | 2 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) |
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) |
Daffodil International University (DIU) |
University of Chittagong |
University of Dhaka |
801-1000 | 3 | American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) |
BRAC University |
North South University |
Education Studies
1 university ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
301-400 | 1 | University of Dhaka |
Engineering
13 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
501-600 | 1 | University of Dhaka |
601-800 | 2 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) |
Daffodil International University (DIU) |
Jashore University of Science and Technology |
North South University |
University of Rajshahi |
801-1000 | 3 | American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) |
BRAC University |
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) |
Khulna University |
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) |
University of Chittagong |
1001-1250 | 4 | Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) |
Law
No Bangladeshi university ranked
Life Sciences
10 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
601-800 | 1 | Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) |
Daffodil International University (DIU) |
Gazipur Agricultural University |
Jahangirnagar University |
Jashore University of Science and Technology |
University of Dhaka |
801-1000 | 2 | Khulna University |
Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) |
University of Chittagong |
University of Rajshahi |
Medicine
4 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
301-400 | 1 | Daffodil International University (DIU) |
University of Dhaka |
401-500 | 2 | BRAC University |
North South University |
Physical Sciences
10 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
601-800 | 1 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) |
Jashore University of Science and Technology |
Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) |
University of Dhaka |
801-1000 | 2 | BRAC University |
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) |
Jahangirnagar University |
University of Chittagong |
University of Rajshahi |
1001-1250 | 3 | Khulna University |
Psychology
No Bangladeshi university ranked
Social Sciences
6 universities ranked from Bangladesh
Global Ranking | Bangladesh Ranking | University |
501-600 | 1 | North South University |
601-800 | 2 | University of Dhaka |
801-1000 | 3 | Jahangirnagar University |
Khulna University |
University of Chittagong |
1001+ | 4 | University of Rajshahi |
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