 For sciences in general, the 2018 CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked Tsinghua University at 6th in the world for the time period 2013–2016.In 2014, it was ranked 23rd in the "Times Higher Education Rankings by Subjects" for Engineering and Technology, which are historical strengths for Tsinghua.Since 2015, Tsinghua University has overtaken the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to top the list of Best Global Universities for Engineering published by the "U.S. News & World Report" and as of 2019, is also ranked number one globally in Computer Science and Civic Engineering.