| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | #2 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #83 | — | #29 | #41 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #31 | #157 |
| English Language & Literature | #39 | — | — | — |
| Education | #84 | #42 | #101-150 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #83 | #61 | — | #44 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #46 | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #96 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Sociology | #59 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Modern Languages | #71 | — | — | — |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #84 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #90 |
| Business & Economics | — | #90 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #127 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #126-150 | #201-300 | #284 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #143 |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #174 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #188 |
| Computer Science | #156 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #184 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #239 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #342 | #176-200 | — | #407 |
| Law | #201-250 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #249 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | — | #313 |
| Biological Sciences | #501-550 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #551-600 | — | — | — |
Lancaster University ranks #157 in QS 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #267 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #284 globally.