| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Management | #77 | — | #5 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #11 | — | #26 | #17 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #18 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #18 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #26 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #37 | #26 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #27 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #29 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #34 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #37 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #39 | — | #76-100 | #60 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #44 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #45 | #94 |
| Philosophy | #46 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #47 | #76 |
| Modern Languages | #51 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #53 | #63 | — | #63 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #93 | — | #301-400 | #64 |
| Law | #69 | #88 | #101-150 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #91 | — | #101-150 | #70 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #77 | #72 | — | — |
| Sociology | #73 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #76 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Education | #76 | #84 | #101-150 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #109 | — | #76-100 | #121 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #145 | — | #76-100 | #127 |
| Chemical Engineering | #83 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #85 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #93 | #97 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #97 | #101-125 | — | #156 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #100 | — | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #101-125 | #151-200 | #151 |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #275 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #215 |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #111 | — | — | #353 |
| Materials Science | #124 | — | #301-400 | #296 |
| Chemistry | #130 | — | #301-400 | #412 |
| Biological Sciences | #133 | — | #151-200 | #204 |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #291 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #452 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #151-175 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #188 | #201-250 | #301-400 | #237 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
University of Leeds ranks #86 in QS 2026, #118 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #133 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #120 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.