About University of Essex:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 751-800 | - | - | - | - | 901-950 | 901-950 | 951-1000 | - |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agriculture | 252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | - | - |
| Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Life Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences | 279 | 253 | 283 | 250 | 226 | 237 | 267 | 280 | 279 | 265 | 266 | 252 | 242 | 247 | 223 | 216 | 225 | 233 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agricultural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 166 | 226 | 197 | 204 | 216 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 181 | 159 | 128 | 126 | 104 | 103 | 117 |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 |
| Environment / Ecology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geosciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | 261 | 238 | 253 | - | 251 | 263 | 294 | 300 | - | 256 | 278 | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 284 | 252 | 284 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | 240 | 289 | 253 | 301-350 | 297 | 278 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |