| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Education | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #319 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #401-450 | — | — | #381 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #388 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | — | #476 |
| Arts & Humanities | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #601-800 | — | — |
National Sun Yat-Sen University ranks #439 in QS 2026, #700 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #1072 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #733 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.