| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy & Physiology | #18 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #31 | — | #48 | #22 |
| Nursing | #24 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Sports Science | #25 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #34 | #37 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #42 | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #56 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #101-125 | #101-150 | #100 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #227 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #301-400 | #330 |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Education | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #170 | — | #151-200 | #107 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #125 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Materials Science | #141 | — | #301-400 | #403 |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #249 |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #279 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #347 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #180 | #176-200 | — | #307 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #279 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | — | #401 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #313 | #251-300 | — | #215 |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #251-300 | #401-500 | #466 |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #262 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | — | #396 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #468 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #491 |
McMaster University ranks #173 in QS 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #146 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #134 globally.