| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Management | #126 | — | #7 | — |
| Sports Science | #9 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #56 | — | #51-75 | #14 |
| Linguistics | #19 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #19 | — | #29 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #29 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #30 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #31 | — | — | — |
| Education | #43 | #90 | #51-75 | #100 |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | #44 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #44 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #76 | #86 | — | #51 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #62 | #93 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #154 | — | #76-100 | #66 |
| Chemical Engineering | #68 | — | #201-300 | #222 |
| Psychology | #82 | #68 | #76-100 | #124 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #70 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #96 | — | #76-100 | #72 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | #72 |
| Modern Languages | #73 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #74 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Materials Science | #76 | — | #151-200 | #279 |
| Law | #101-150 | #93 | #76-100 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Environmental Science | #108 | — | #76-100 | #143 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | #140 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #76-100 | #79 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #78 | — | #151-200 | #78 |
| Biological Sciences | #91 | — | #101-150 | #79 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #82 | — | #101-150 | #152 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | #98 |
| Business & Economics | — | #99 | — | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #151-200 | #164 |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #142 |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #119 | #101-125 | — | #193 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #124 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #112 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #115 | — | #201-300 | #308 |
| Computer Science | #127 | #176-200 | #151-200 | #206 |
| Chemistry | #130 | — | #201-300 | #217 |
| Mathematics | #150 | — | #151-200 | #384 |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #206 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #345 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
University of Birmingham ranks #76 in QS 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #94 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #122 globally.