| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #24 | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #102 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #501-550 | — | — | #143 |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | — | #190 |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #201-250 | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #371 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #451-500 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | #301-400 | — | #214 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Education | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #601-650 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #501-600 | — | — |
Aston University ranks #395 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026 and #594 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #370 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.