| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science & IR | #10 | — | #27 | — |
| Law | #21 | #19 | #13 | — |
| Linguistics | #20 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #36 | — | #20 | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #21 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #127 | — | #51-75 | #178 |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #102 | #101-125 | — | #69 |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #225 |
| Modern Languages | #83 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #99 | #91 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #120 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #123 |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Communication & Media | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Education | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #209 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #280 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #601-700 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #601-800 | — | — |
Georgetown University ranks #285 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #302 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #324 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.