SMU reached its highest ever ranking for the study of business and management in the latest edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject. SMU was placed 41st globally. The rankings evaluate over 1,200 universities across 78 countries, providing students, policymakers, academic administrators, faculty, and employers with unique insight into institutional performance. QS, a London-based higher education analyst firm, said these results come amid a widespread Asian malaise at the very top, with China, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan all regressing.