According to the latest World University Rankings 2026 by Subject published by Times Higher Education (THE) on January 21, 2026, the University of Bucharest ranks as Romania’s leading university in the following subjects: Arts and Humanities, Computer Science, and Education Studies.
Specifically, Arts and Humanities ranks UB in the 501-600 range, Computer Science in the 801-1.000 range, while Education Studies places the university in the 601+ range.
In addition, the University of Bucharest is included in the THE World University Rankings 2026 by Subject in several other disciplines: Psychology (601+ worldwide), Social Sciences (801–1,000 worldwide), and Physics (1,001–1,250 worldwide).
The World University Rankings 2025 by Subject evaluates university performance using five core pillars: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook. Each subject area included in the ranking considers specific narrower disciplines relevant to its methodology. The full methodology of the THE World University Rankings 2026 by Subject can be consulted here.



