| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #2 | #3 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #4 | #172 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #5 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #251-300 | — | #16 | #13 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #13 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #24 | #13 |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #14 | #25 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #14 | #15 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #18 | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #26 |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #151-175 | #101-150 | #34 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #451-500 | — | #201-300 | #34 |
| Engineering & Technology | #305 | #101-125 | — | #39 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #50 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #50 | #66 |
| Chemical Engineering | #301-350 | — | #51-75 | #55 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #59 |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #401-500 | #68 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #88 |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #118 |
| Medicine / Clinical | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #370 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | — | — | — | #374 |
| Biological Sciences | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | #496 |
Northwestern Polytechnical University ranks #499 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #207 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #221 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.