| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #18 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #29 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #114 | — | #41 | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #43 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #127 | — | #201-300 | #44 |
| Education | #101-150 | #101-125 | #101-150 | #46 |
| Computer Science | #101 | #151-175 | #48 | #145 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #49 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #69 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #112 | #126-150 | — | #58 |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #63 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #63 |
| Psychology | #68 | #89 | #76-100 | #80 |
| English Language & Literature | #76 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Modern Languages | #80 | — | — | — |
| Law | #93 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #96 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #110 |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #128 |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #201 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #252 | #151-175 | — | #218 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #255 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #188 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #191 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | #197 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #395 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #354 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #280 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #282 |
| Chemical Engineering | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #491 |
Macquarie University ranks #138 in QS 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #178 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #191 globally.