| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #3 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #11 | #12 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #14 | #23 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #18 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #19 | #19 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | — | — | #22 | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #51-75 | #26 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #30 | #359 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #301-400 | #30 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #32 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #32 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #305 | #201-250 | — | #34 |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | #36 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #351-400 | — | #76-100 | #38 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #51-75 | #38 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #41 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | #46 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | #48 |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #251-300 | #76-100 | #58 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | #58 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | #60 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | #80 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #91 |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #102 |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #133 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #167 |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #193 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | #240 |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | — | — | — | #474 |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #601-800 | — | — |
Dalian University of Technology ranks #482 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #261 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #291 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.