| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | #38 | — | #4 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #101 | — | #76-100 | #6 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #34 | — | #11 | #60 |
| Archaeology | #18 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #66 | — | #21 | — |
| Environmental Science | #66 | — | #25 | #22 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #32 | #77 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #190 | #39 | — | — |
| Anthropology | #40 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #114 | #46 | — | #70 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #50 | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | #92 |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #166 | — | #51-75 | #107 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #51-75 | #56 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | #64 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #120 | #65 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #129 | — | #101-150 | #67 |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #86 | #101-150 | #71 |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #80 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #190 | #94 | #201-300 | #287 |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Education | #101-150 | #101-125 | #151-200 | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Chemistry | #177 | — | #101-150 | #266 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #364 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #103 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #180 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Architecture | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #493 |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Law | #301-350 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #167 |
| Engineering & Technology | #279 | #176-200 | — | #186 |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #235 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #405 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #302 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #332 |
Aarhus University ranks #131 in QS 2026, #101 in THE 2026, #85 in ARWU 2025 and #117 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #85 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.