| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | #29 | — | #5 | — |
| Archaeology | #6 | — | — | — |
| History | #7 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #7 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #70 | — | #51-75 | #10 |
| Political Science & IR | #15 | — | #33 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #23 | — | #15 | #34 |
| Law | #23 | #18 | #27 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #42 | #18 | — | #36 |
| Linguistics | #22 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #22 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #23 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #28 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #30 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #120 | #43 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #65 | #55 | #51-75 | #57 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #78 | — | #51-75 | #184 |
| Biological Sciences | #83 | — | #51-75 | #53 |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #59 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #165 | #67 | — | — |
| Sociology | #69 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Modern Languages | #76 | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | #109 |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #78 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #79 | — | — | — |
| Education | #88 | — | #101-150 | #82 |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #93 |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #185 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #148 |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | — | #269 |
| Computer Science | #194 | — | #151-200 | #337 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Chemistry | #181 | — | #201-300 | #487 |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | — | — | #495 |
Leiden University ranks #119 in QS 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #56 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #93 globally.