| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #1 | — | — | — |
| Law | #7 | #2 | #4 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #11 | — | #4 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #10 | #16 | — | #6 |
| Political Science & IR | #18 | — | #7 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #31 | — | #7 | #29 |
| Performing Arts | #8 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #10 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #12 | — | #10 | #12 |
| Sociology | #17 | — | #10 | — |
| Psychology | #13 | #16 | #15 | #15 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #14 | #26 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #18 | — | #14 | #30 |
| English Language & Literature | #15 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #15 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #15 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #16 | — | #43 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #18 | — | — |
| History of Art | #20 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #22 | — | #20 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #32 | #20 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #21 | — | #24 | #88 |
| Anthropology | #21 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #22 | #29 | #51-75 | #60 |
| Biological Sciences | #31 | — | #31 | #22 |
| Education | #56 | #23 | #45 | #50 |
| History | #24 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #24 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #24 | — | #30 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #25 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #33 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | #34 | — |
| Art & Design | #36 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #51 | #40 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #41 | — |
| Statistics | #46 | — | #43 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #107 | #46 | — | — |
| Geography | #48 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #49 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #49 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #110 | — | #51-75 | #127 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | #263 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #151-200 | #80 |
| Engineering & Technology | #129 | #96 | — | #198 |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #103 | — | #151-200 | #114 |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Chemistry | #169 | — | #301-400 | #175 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #454 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #397 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #394 |
New York University ranks #55 in QS 2026, #26 in THE 2026, #28 in ARWU 2025 and #32 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #28 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.
New York University was founded in 1831.
Approximately 27% of New York University's students are international.