| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | #301-350 | — | #23 | #3 |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #6 | #7 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #451-500 | — | #51-75 | #8 |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | #126-150 | — | #12 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #46 | #16 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #17 | — |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #50 | #20 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #501-550 | — | #51-75 | #22 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #22 | #259 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #551-600 | — | #101-150 | #30 |
| Materials Science | #351-400 | — | #43 | #31 |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #76-100 | #36 |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #42 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #42 | #47 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #101-150 | #49 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #201-250 | #101-150 | #62 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #69 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | #201-300 | #77 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | — | — | — | #281 |
| Business & Management | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #472 |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #501-600 | — | — |
Hunan University ranks #504 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #109 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #224 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.