Arts and Humanities at Cambridge have come third in the world in the most recent QS World Rankings by Subject 2026. The Rankings include 55 subjects across 5 broad faculties: Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Management.

With an impressive score across the board, each subject is ranked on employability, research and discovery, and global engagement.

Cambridge achieved top position for Archaeology, English Language and Literature.

Here are the subject that came second in the Rankings:

1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Biological Sciences
3. Chemistry
4. Modern Languages
5. Psychology

The subjects coming third in the Rankings are:

1. Anthropology
2. Arts and Humanities
3. Earth and Marine Sciences
4. Geography
5. History
6. Law
7. Linguistics
8. Maths