Top subjects to study at Cambridge 2025

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Top subjects to study at Cambridge 2025

Cambridge is known globally as an elite university with many famous alumni, but what are the best subjects to study there?

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Tamsin Mosse 14 May 2024

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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 in 2024 and holds onto the top spot again this year.

Cambridge has an astounding academic record appearing in 40 top ten subject tables and is the number one place to study 33 of those, including:

Archaeology
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Economics
Education
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
French
General Engineering
Geography & Environmental Science
Geology
German
History
History of Art, Architecture & Design
Iberian Languages
Italian
Law
Linguistics
Manufacturing & Production Engineering
Materials Technology
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medicine
Music
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Physics & Astronomy
Politics
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?