| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science & IR | #21 | — | #16 | — |
| Law | #86 | #101-125 | #43 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Communication & Media | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Education | #201-250 | #201-250 | #76-100 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #93 |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #180 | — | #101-150 | #136 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #184 | — | #101-150 | #156 |
| Geography | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #201-250 | #151-200 | #210 |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #153 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #182 |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #501-550 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #234 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #237 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #301-400 | #401-500 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #305 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #412 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | #431 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #601-700 | — | — | — |
George Washington University ranks #358 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #245 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #288 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.