| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #16 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #37 | #192 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #85 | #151-200 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #136 |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #193 |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #176-200 | #201-300 | #259 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #227 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #290 |
| Education | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #501-550 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #225 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #271 | #301-400 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #501-550 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #441 |
| Arts & Humanities | #401-450 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #401-450 | #401-500 | #401-500 | #439 |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
Dalhousie University ranks #283 in QS 2026, #375 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #385 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #336 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.