| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics & Econometrics | #31 | — | #47 | #211 |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #42 | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Linguistics | #54 | — | — | — |
| Law | #101-150 | #74 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #77 |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #82 |
| Business & Economics | — | #83 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #112 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #176 | #101-125 | — | #162 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | — | — | #201-300 | #164 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | — | — | #400 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #301-400 | #414 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #333 |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | — | — | — |
Pompeu Fabra University ranks #265 in QS 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #276 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #312 globally.