Editing SOAS University of London (section)

===Rankings===
{{Infobox UK university rankings
| ARWU_N =
| ARWU_W = 
| QS_N = 
| QS_W = 508=
| THE_N = 61
| THE_W = 401–500
| LINE_1 = 0
| Complete = 71
| The_Guardian = 90
| Times/Sunday_Times = 65
| LINE_2 = 0
| TEF = Silver
}}
[[File:SOAS 10 Years.png|thumb|upright=1.2|SOAS' [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|national league table]] performance over the past 10 years]]
The 2022 [[QS World University Rankings]] placed SOAS 2nd in the world for Development Studies,<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Development Studies |date=23 January 2025 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/development-studies |publisher=QS Top Universities}}</ref> 10th for Anthropology<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Anthropology |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/anthropology?&search=soas |publisher=QS Top Universities |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> and 15th for Politics.<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Politics | date=23 January 2025 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/politics?&search=soas |publisher=QS Top Universities}}</ref> For Arts & Humanities overall, it was placed 67th in the world by the same rankings.<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Arts and Humanities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/arts-humanities?&search=soas |publisher=QS Top Universities |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> As an institution, it placed 508th overall in the QS World University Rankings 2025, having fallen from a high of 252nd in 2017.<ref>[https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/soas-university-london QS Global World Rankings 2025]</ref> SOAS ranked 33rd globally for International Students and 49th for International Faculty in the 2023 QS World University Rankings.<ref>[https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/soas-among-worlds-best-attracting-international-talent SOAS among world's best for attracting international talent]</ref>

SOAS's Department of Financial and Management Studies (DeFiMS) is ranked within the top-60 for Business Studies in the 2023 [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|Complete University Guide]]'s League Table.<ref>{{cite web |title=Business & Management Studies |url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/business-and-management-studies |publisher=Complete University Guide |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> The research strength of the department has been previously recognised by the 2021 [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF) where 81 per cent was rated as world-leading and internationally excellent, placing it 41st in the country by GPA.<ref>{{cite news |title=REF 2021 Business and Management Studies |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/content/ref2021businessmanagementstudies |access-date=11 March 2023 |work=Times Higher Education}}</ref>

The results of the 2021 REF took the form of profiles spread across four grade levels. Hence, there are different ways to present them and to rank the departments. According to published tables by ''[[Times Higher Education]]'', SOAS is ranked 4th by GPA in the UK for Anthropology (an improvement from 16th in the previous exercise in 2014) and 25th in the UK for Development Studies.<ref>{{cite news |title=REF 2021: Anthropology and development studies |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-anthropology-and-development-studies |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=Times Higher Education}}</ref>