| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | #9 | — | #4 | — |
| Development Studies | #5 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #34 | — | #9 | #84 |
| Nursing | #10 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #12 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #48 | — | #12 | — |
| Business & Management | #41 | — | #14 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #14 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #17 | — | #101-150 | #116 |
| Materials Science | #17 | — | #51-75 | #95 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #18 | — | #101-150 | #85 |
| Anthropology | #20 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #20 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #21 | — | #51-75 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #22 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #23 | — | #101-150 | #65 |
| Library & Information Science | #23 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #24 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #26 | — | #51-75 | #44 |
| Marketing | #26 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #27 | — | #43 | #94 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #27 | #57 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #28 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #30 | #32 | — | — |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #30 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #31 | #48 | — | #97 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #31 | #51 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #33 | #182 |
| Linguistics | #34 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #34 | — | #76-100 | #58 |
| Education | #35 | #99 | #101-150 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #39 | #41 | — | #66 |
| History | #39 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #41 | — | — |
| Public Administration | #42 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #68 | — | #51-75 | #44 |
| Environmental Science | #45 | — | #51-75 | #79 |
| Computer Science | #58 | #76 | #47 | #127 |
| Biological Sciences | #48 | — | #76-100 | #53 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | #48 |
| Psychology | #49 | #101-125 | #201-300 | #102 |
| Public Health | — | — | #51-75 | #49 |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | #170 |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | #170 |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #53 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #53 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #54 | — | #76-100 | #155 |
| Law | #70 | #92 | #101-150 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | #95 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #145 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #107 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #197 |
| Philosophy | #201-225 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #325 |
University of Manchester ranks #35 in QS 2026, #56 in THE 2026, #46 in ARWU 2025 and #68 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #44 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.
Yes. University of Manchester is a member of the Russell Group.
University of Manchester was founded in 1824.
Approximately 38% of University of Manchester's students are international.