| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #68 | — | #18 | #19 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #27 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #207 | #76 | — | #27 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #37 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #48 | #41 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #42 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #98 |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Education | #251-300 | #126-150 | #401-500 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #173 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #151-175 | #151-200 | #190 |
| Sociology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Communication & Media | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #206 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Law | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #451-500 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #601-650 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | #307 |
| Psychology | — | #301-400 | #301-400 | #405 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | — | — |
Aalborg University ranks #306 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #276 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #295 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.