The 2012 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject have placed Cornell in the world's top 200 institutions in many categories, ranging from hard sciences to the humanities.

Publishing world university rankings since 2004, QS most recently named Cornell the No. 15 university in the world overall in 2011, up one spot from the year previous.

QS ranked Cornell among the following disciplines this year:

Arts and Humanities

English language and literature: 15

History: 20

Linguistics: 27

Modern languages: 44

Philosophy: 36

Engineering and technology

Computer science and information systems: 14

Chemical engineering: 34

Civil engineering: 27

Electrical engineering: 21

Mechanical engineering: 27

Life sciences and medicine

Biological sciences: 11

Medicine: 29

Psychology: 39

Natural sciences

Chemistry: 25

Earth and marine science: 23

Environmental science: 33

Materials science: 20

Mathematics: 33

Physics and astronomy: 15

Social sciences and management

Accounting and finance: 27

Communication and media studies: 34

Education: 33

Economics and econometrics: 24

Law: 25

Politics and international studies: 29

Sociology: 32

Statistics and operational research: 30

The rankings were compiled by QS Intelligence Unit, a division of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. View the full list online.