In the recently released Global Ranking of Academic Subjects the University of Washington was selected as the #1 school in the world for Atmospheric Science.

The 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities placed the University of Washington 17th overall, an improvement from 19th place in 2021. Thousands of Universities across the globe were evaluated for academic excellence using indicators such as the number of journal publications, number of citations, and number of Nobel prizes received.

Department’s #1 international ranking featured in recent Seattle Times Editorial

“The Academic Ranking of World Universities, which has been ranking schools for 20 years, analyzed 1,000 universities around the world and placed UW ahead of the likes of University College London, Northwestern University (in Illinois) and the University of Tokyo. It named UW the top school in the world for atmospheric science and the second best for oceanography.”