| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | #123 | — | #51-75 | #32 |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #126-150 | #151-200 | #41 |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #85 | — | #76-100 | #108 |
| Public Health | — | — | #76-100 | #95 |
| Biological Sciences | #92 | — | #101-150 | #77 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #88 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #109 | #95 | — | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #277 | #126-150 | — | #171 |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #193 | — | #151-200 | #322 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #183 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #330 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Computer Science | #651-700 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mathematics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #201-300 | #409 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | #365 |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #463 |
University of Basel ranks #158 in QS 2026, #120 in THE 2026, #94 in ARWU 2025 and #180 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #108 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.