| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | #34 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #184 | — | #101-150 | #38 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #49 | #148 |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #80 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | #101-150 | #192 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #124 |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #301-400 | #401-500 | #133 |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #401-450 | — | #151-200 | #265 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #151-200 | #193 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #195 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Philosophy | #201-225 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #601-800 | #201-300 | — |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | — | #411 |
| Law | #251-300 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #326 | #251-300 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Education | #301-350 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #360 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #401-475 | — | — | #433 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #401-450 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #501-550 | — | — | — |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks #390 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #216 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #422 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.