Four subjects at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) have been placed within the world’s top 100, according to new rankings released today.

Marketing gained a coveted top 50 position in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 published today, while Accounting and Finance was ranked in joint 90^th place. Business and Management jointly scooped the 99^th spot, while Statistics and Operational Research was ranked between 51-100.

Updated each year, the QS subject rankings are based on analysis of the reputation and research output of more than 5,000 institutions around the globe.

This year, from this group of 5,203 institutions, 1,747 were ranked across 55 narrow subjects and five broad subject areas, creating more than 21,000 entries.

The full list of high performers taking top 100 positions at Lancaster are:

• Linguistics (third)
• English Language and Literature (38th)
• Marketing (48th)
• Modern Languages ( joint 66th)
• Sociology (joint 67th)
• Accounting and Finance (joint 90th)
• Business and Management Studies (joint 99th)
• Statistics and Operational Research (51-100)
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (51-100)

Lancaster University is among the top 10 universities in The Complete University Guide 2025 and is consistently placed in the top 15 in major UK league tables.

LUMS’ Accounting and Finance is also ranked 7^th overall in the Guardian University Guide 2025, while Business and Management and Marketing are both ranked 10^th and Economics is ranked 12^th overall.

Professor Claire Leitch, Executive Dean at Lancaster University Management School, said: “We are thrilled to see LUMS subjects listed among the best in the world in today’s ranking.

“This is testament to the exceptional dedication of our academics, staff and students, who continually strive for excellence and ensure our students get the world class experience they deserve.”

Professor Simon Guy, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global (Digital, International, Sustainability), said: “Once more, subjects at Lancaster University have been shown to be among the very best in the world. From linguistics and literature and to data science and AI, our reputation is held in the highest regard by the research community and employers. We’re proud of our people and our achievements and remain committed to innovating and excelling to ensure Lancaster University continues to make a positive impact.”

To find out more about studying at Lancaster University Management School visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums or discover more about Lancaster’s Open Days - Lancaster University.

QS World University Rankings by Subject use a set of indicators with variable weights. Individual subjects are scored according to their performance in areas including: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations per Paper and ‘H-Index’ (which quantifies a researcher's scholarly output and influence by tallying their most-cited works and the corresponding citation count).