Accessing the Academic Reputation Dataset
From the platform home screen, Academic Reputation data can be accessed in two ways:
Under the Institutional Performance menu on the home screen, or
From the left-hand side navigation menu.
Understanding the Overview
Once inside the Academic Reputation view, you’ll see a broad, top-down overview of rankings based on academic reputation.
Peer institutions from your master list will be highlighted.
Exploring the Highlights Report
Select the Highlights Report to get a more granular view of a chosen university.
You can pick your university from the drop-down menu at the top.
This report shows:
Subject-level strengths and weaknesses
Overall ranking and percentile information
A visual breakdown of nominations across broad subject areas such as Social Sciences & Management, Engineering & Technology, and Life Sciences.
Scrolling further down, you’ll also find:
The total number of respondents by subject
The percentage of respondents who nominated your selected institution for a specific subject.
Exploring Subject-Level Trends
For more granular insights, navigate to the Subject drop-down menu at the top of the page. Several reports are available here, including:
1. Subject Grid
For deeper insights, open the Subjects drop-down menu and select Subject Grid under the Reports section.
This grid shows:
Broader subject areas (e.g., Engineering & Technology, Social Sciences)
Total, domestic, and international nominations
Your institution (highlighted on the line graph) benchmarked against your selected Benchmarking Peers
You can also switch your peer comparison to:
Any of the QS curated lists
Your custom peer lists
2. Tree Map
Displays nominations by broad study area and specific subjects.
For example, you might see Petroleum Engineering with 989 nominations under Engineering & Technology.
3. Subject Columns
Compare nomination numbers at a glance.
Your selected university is represented by a dot, alongside other peers from your master list.
4. Subject Landscape
Provides a landscape-style overview for an alternative visual representation of your subject-level reputation data.