| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Science | #1 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #22 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #24 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #38 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #42 | — |
| Art & Design | #48 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #169 | #95 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #100 | — | #151-200 | #193 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | #148 |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #151-175 | #201-300 | #331 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #253 |
| Engineering & Technology | #149 | #251-300 | — | #197 |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #167 |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #193 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Education | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #279 |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #251-300 | #401-500 | #323 |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #401-500 | #260 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Law | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #426 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #451-500 | — | — | — |
Loughborough University ranks #225 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026, #801-900 in ARWU 2025 and #521 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #583 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.