| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | #52 | — | #51-75 | #4 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #8 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #21 | — | #10 | #28 |
| Biological Sciences | #33 | — | #26 | #10 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #24 | — | #51-75 | #15 |
| Environmental Science | #59 | — | #30 | #15 |
| Sports Science | #19 | — | — | — |
| Veterinary Science | #33 | — | #21 | — |
| Library & Information Science | #25 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | #25 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #25 | #65 |
| Public Health | — | — | #27 | #32 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #29 |
| Archaeology | #31 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #31 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #31 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #48 | #33 |
| Anthropology | #35 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #101-125 | #151-200 | #39 |
| Public Administration | #42 | — | #48 | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #44 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #83 | #63 | — | #44 |
| Sociology | #45 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #90 | — | #47 | #78 |
| Political Science & IR | #48 | — | #50 | — |
| Geography | #49 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Philosophy | #50 | — | — | — |
| Law | #100 | #50 | #101-150 | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #98 | — | #51-75 | #243 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #105 | #51 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #651-700 | #98 | #51-75 | #198 |
| Education | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #55 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #60 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #90 | — | #76-100 | #185 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | #161 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #87 | #96 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #94 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #276 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | — | #394 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Materials Science | — | — | — | #436 |
University of Copenhagen ranks #101 in QS 2026, #90 in THE 2026, #35 in ARWU 2025 and #41 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #54 globally.