| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | #88 | — | #48 | #10 |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #21 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #101-150 | #26 |
| Psychology | #36 | #28 | #43 | #37 |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #31 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #31 | — |
| Sociology | #89 | — | #32 | — |
| Geography | #37 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #149 | — | #76-100 | #40 |
| Arts & Humanities | #149 | #56 | — | #41 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #48 | — | — | — |
| Archaeology | #49 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #105 | — | #51-75 | #50 |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Education | #93 | #89 | #51-75 | #52 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #161 | #53 | — | — |
| Law | #101-150 | #59 | #76-100 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #63 | — | #151-200 | #113 |
| Business & Economics | — | #69 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #71 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #91 | — | #76-100 | #149 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #117 | — | #76-100 | #113 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #171 | #80 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #93 | #85 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #89 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #90 |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #157 |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #101-125 | #301-400 | #475 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #338 | #126-150 | — | #344 |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #200 |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #172 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #194 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | #286 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #211 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #367 |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #311 |
University of Groningen ranks #147 in QS 2026, #82 in THE 2026, #73 in ARWU 2025 and #75 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #73 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.