UCL is now ranked in the top 10 globally in 12 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, including two first-place rankings. This is the 13 th consecutive year that UCL has topped these rankings for Education, led by the UCL Institute of Education, and UCL’s fourth year ranking first for Architecture & Built Environment, recognising the academic excellence of UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment . Four subjects have just moved into the top 10: for both History