Top subjects to study at Cambridge 2024

The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 and is made up of 31 colleges. With that amount of history, it’s not surprising that the campus boasts a stunning array of historic and beautiful architecture, including King's College Chapel, St. John's College, and the Wren Library at Trinity College. It also gives the university a unique charm and is perhaps one of the reasons so many international students come to study here.  

Why study at Cambridge  

As well as being steeped in tradition with a diverse student community, Cambridge University is a leading research hub, with many research centres, institutes and laboratories across a wide range of disciplines. The university runs its own well known publishing house, Cambridge University Press, which helps publish academic findings and contributes to the university's global impact. 

Best subjects to study at Cambridge  

The universities of Cambridge and Oxford have a long-standing rivalry and have consistently taken first or second place in our UK league table rankings over the years. Cambridge stole the crown from Oxford for the top spot in 2024.  

Cambridge appears in a whopping 42 top ten subject tables and is the number one place to study 33 of those subjects including:  

• Archaeology 
• Architecture 
• Biological Sciences 
• Chemical Engineering 
• Chemistry 
• Civil Engineering 
• Computer Science 
• Economics 
• Education 
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering 
• French 
• General Engineering 
• Geography & Environmental Science 
• Geology 
• German 
• History of Art, Architecture & Design 
• Iberian Languages 
• Italian 
• Linguistics 
• Manufacturing & Production Engineering 
• Materials Technology 
• Mathematics 
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Medicine 
• Music 
• Pharmacology & Pharmacy 
• Physics & Astronomy 
• Psychology 
• Russian & East European Languages 
• Sociology 
• Theology & Religious Studies 
• Town & Country Planning and Landscape Design 
• Veterinary Medicine 

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To find out more about any of the subjects above or the careers you can do after studying them, take a look at our subject and careers guides. If you're considering studying any of these subjects elsewhere, why not explore our subject league tables to see who else ranks highly for these subjects, or try Uniselect to find the best university for you?