| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #68 | — | #31 | #118 |
| Chemical Engineering | #51 | — | #32 | #89 |
| Marketing | #33 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #34 | — | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #41 | #97 |
| Modern Languages | #46 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #50 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #50 | #74 |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | #76 |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #51 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Materials Science | #53 | — | #51-75 | #90 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #53 |
| Accounting & Finance | #57 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #57 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #58 | — | #151-200 | #82 |
| Linguistics | #60 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #61 | — | #76-100 | #89 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #107 | — | #151-200 | #66 |
| Engineering & Technology | #67 | #87 | — | #82 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Computer Science | #82 | #91 | #151-200 | #100 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #85 | — | #201-300 | #167 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #87 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #90 | — | #301-400 | #263 |
| Education | #351-400 | #90 | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #93 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Art & Design | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #301-400 | #421 |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #101-125 | — | #186 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Law | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #101-150 | #170 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Mathematics | #103 | — | — | #339 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #122 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #129 | — | #201-300 | #127 |
| Biological Sciences | #135 | — | #201-300 | #165 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #138 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #151-200 | — | #401-500 | #139 |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #551-600 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | #217 |
| Arts & Humanities | #218 | #301-400 | — | — |
Korea University ranks #61 in QS 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #288 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #207 globally.