| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Studies | #5 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | #16 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #38 | — |
| Education | #68 | #44 | #51-75 | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #125 | — | #51-75 | #100 |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #101-125 | #151-200 | #256 |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #246 | #126-150 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #201 | #151-175 | — | #178 |
| Law | #201-250 | #201-250 | #151-200 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #190 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | #366 |
| Biological Sciences | #651-700 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | — |
Boston College ranks #526 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #518 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #479 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.