| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #48 | #106 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #301-350 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Sports Science | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #108 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #315 | #201-250 | — | #178 |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #213 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Law | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #251-300 | #401-500 | #369 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #451-500 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #330 |
| Education | — | #301-400 | #401-500 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #401-450 | — | — | #341 |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #401-500 | #491 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | — | — |
Brunel University London ranks #385 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #601-700 in ARWU 2025 and #525 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #562 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.