| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | — | — | #76-100 | #8 |
| Philosophy | #14 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #18 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Library & Information Science | #21 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #24 | #23 | — | #48 |
| Sociology | #25 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Psychology | #53 | #52 | #51-75 | #26 |
| History | #31 | — | — | — |
| Law | #37 | #31 | #151-200 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #32 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #101 | — | #76-100 | #37 |
| Modern Languages | #38 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #39 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #42 | #52 |
| Linguistics | #46 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #46 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #78 | #47 | — | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Mathematics | #99 | — | #51-75 | #214 |
| English Language & Literature | #55 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #68 |
| Political Science & IR | #72 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #175 | #74 | — | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #82 | #82 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #102 | — | #151-200 | #86 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #98 | — | #101-150 | #99 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #98 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #99 | — | #101-150 | #326 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #155 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Education | #101-150 | #176-200 | #101-150 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #101-150 | #101 |
| Computer Science | #149 | #251-300 | #301-400 | #231 |
| Chemistry | #151 | — | #201-300 | #270 |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #351 |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Management | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Materials Science | — | — | #401-500 | #358 |
Humboldt University of Berlin ranks #130 in QS 2026, #89 in THE 2026 and #47 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #63 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.