| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | #57 | — | #6 | — |
| Archaeology | #24 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #34 | — | #28 | — |
| Mathematics | #56 | — | #30 | #37 |
| English Language & Literature | #44 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #86 | #46 | #76-100 | #68 |
| History | #49 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #50 | #99 |
| Performing Arts | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #51 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #137 | — | #51-75 | #108 |
| Arts & Humanities | #58 | #54 | — | #109 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #151 | #56 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #60 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #66 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #111 | #67 | #151-200 | #137 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #131 | #71 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #155 | — | #76-100 | #136 |
| Education | #81 | #126-150 | #101-150 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #98 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #118 | — | #101-150 | #122 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #157 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #225 | #101-125 | — | #395 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Law | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #324 |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #333 |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #391 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #401-500 | #311 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #451-500 | — | — | — |
Brown University ranks #69 in QS 2026, #65 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #150 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #87 globally.