University of Alberta — Rankings, Score and Subject Positions

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location: Edmonton, Canada

University of Alberta in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

QS World University Rankings 2027

#96

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2026-06-18

Times Higher Education 2026

#119

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2025-10-09

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025

#101-150

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2025-08-15

U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026

#156

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2025-06-25

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Alumni 10.2

Award 15.6

HiCi 20.8

N&S 18.2

PUB 53.4

PCP 26.3

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

Petroleum Engineering #3

Sports-related Subjects #7

Nursing #9

Engineering - Mineral & Mining #10

Pharmacy & Pharmacology #42

Agriculture & Forestry #43

English Language & Literature #65

Education #73

Linguistics #76

Engineering - Chemical #78

Environmental Sciences #88

Life Sciences & Medicine #93

Chemistry #95

Natural Sciences #98

Medicine #99

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #101

Mathematics #102

Engineering & Technology #103

Computer Science & Information Systems #103

Biological Sciences #125

Business & Management Studies #131

Materials Science #139

Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #141

Social Sciences & Management #159

Arts & Humanities #168

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Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —

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Performing Arts —

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence —

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Accounting & Finance —

Anthropology —

Hospitality & Leisure Management —

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Geography —

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Modern Languages —

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Economics & Econometrics —

Law —

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Sources & verification

Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.

QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
Times Higher Education · 2026 edition · Published 2025-10-09
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25

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