| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #201-300 | #79 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #401-450 | — | — | #184 |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | #401-500 | #236 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #247 |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #345 |
| Education | #251-300 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #398 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #369 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #385 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | — | #480 |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | #401-500 | — | #473 |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #411 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | — | #601-800 | — | — |
Hiroshima University ranks #480 in QS 2026, #700 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #628 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #568 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.