In the 2021 QS University Rankings by Subject which was released 4th March 2021, Ateneo de Manila University ranked in two (2) broad subject areas: Arts and Humanities at 451-500, and Social Sciences and Management at 451-500. Ateneo also ranked in four (4) specific subjects: English Language and Literature at 201-250, Modern Languages at 251-300, Sociology at 301-320 and Business and Management Studies at 451-500.1
Last year, Ateneo de Manila University ranked in the same broad subject areas. However, it has ranked in two (2) more specific subjects this year with the additional subjects being Modern Languages and Business and Management Studies. Their rankings have generally remained the same or have gone down with the exception of the specific subject areas where they did not rank last year.
Table 1 shows the rank evolution in each evaluated subject in the last 3 years.

By comparison to local peers, these are the numbers of broad and specific subject areas that have been ranked:
|
Broad Subject Areas |
Specific Subject Areas |
Ateneo de Manila University |
2 |
4 |
University of the Philippines |
4 |
15 |
De La Salle University |
2 |
4 |
University of the Philippines |
0 |
1 |
Arts and Humanities
Table 2 shows the subjects under Arts and Humanities in which Ateneo de Manila University was scored.

Figure 1 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University in the broad subject Arts & Humanities compared to its
local peers.
Table 3 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University per indicator compared to its local peers.

Table 4 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University per indicator over the years.

English Language and Literature
Figure 2 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University in the subject English Language and Literature compared to its local peers.
Table 5 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University per indicator over the years.
Modern Languages
For the past years, only UP has ranked in Modern Languages. This year, Ateneo de Manila ranked in this subject with the same rank as UP at 251-300. Scores per indicator for UP were not published. For Ateneo de Manila University, see table below:
Social Sciences and Management
Table 6 shows the subjects under Social Sciences and Management in which Ateneo de Manila University was scored.

Figure 3 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila in the broad subject area Social Sciences and Management compared to its local peers.
Table 7 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University per indicator compared to its local peers.
Table 8 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila per indicator over the years.
Business and Management Studies
For the past years, UP and DLSU have ranked in Business and Management Studies. This year, Ateneo de Manila ranked in this subject at 451-500. UP ranked 351-400, and DLSU ranked 301-350. Scores per indicator for UP and DLSU were not published. For Ateneo de Manila, see table below:
Figure 4 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila University in the subject Sociology compared to its local peers.
This year, UP ranked 251-300 in Sociology. However, scores per indicator for this subject were not published. For Ateneo de Manila, see table below.
Table 9 shows the performance of Ateneo de Manila per indicator over the years.
Performance of Peers
The broad subjects and specific subjects in which University of the Philippines was ranked are outlined in the table below.
The broad subjects and specific subjects in which De La Salle University was ranked are outlined in the table below.
University of Santo Tomas ranked 601-605 in the specific subject Medicine.