| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | #26 | #201-250 | — | #236 |
| History of Art | #26-50 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #34 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #34 | — | — | — |
| Education | #37 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #38 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Development Studies | #38 | — | — | — |
| Law | #38 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #40 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #41 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #46 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #49 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #62 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #64 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #71 | — | — | — |
| Art & Design | #76 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #79 | #201-250 | — | #281 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #87 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #89 | — | — | #291 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #91 | — | — | #302 |
| Engineering & Technology | #99 | #501-600 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #121 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #139 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | — | #143 |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | — | #326 |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | — | #378 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | — | #298 |
| Biological Sciences | #175 | — | — | #436 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #201-225 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #210 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #286 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ranks #116 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026 and #390 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #232 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.