| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Studies | #4 | — | — | — |
| Archaeology | #5 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #6 | — | #8 | — |
| Anthropology | #25 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #26 | — | — | — |
| History | #29 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #31 | #50 | — | #64 |
| Philosophy | #39 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #40 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #101 | — | #45 | — |
| Law | #49 | #52 | #151-200 | — |
| Performing Arts | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | #63 |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #67 | — | #51-75 | #152 |
| Political Science & IR | #79 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #58 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Education | #66 | #126-150 | #101-150 | — |
| Psychology | #70 | #126-150 | #101-150 | #244 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #78 | #77 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #146 | — | #101-150 | #94 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #99 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | #420 |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Chemistry | #177 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #183 |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #301-400 | #301-400 | #407 |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #201-250 | — | — | #448 |
| Engineering & Technology | #297 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #326 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #501-550 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #301-350 | — | — | #479 |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #351-400 | — | — | — |
Durham University ranks #94 in QS 2026, #175 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #292 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #185 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.