| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #76-100 | #304 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #194 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #290 |
| Business & Economics | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | #239 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #262 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #216 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #246 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | #250 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #251-300 | — | — | #461 |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #350 |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #284 |
| Engineering & Technology | #371 | #301-400 | — | #291 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | — | #294 |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #351 |
| Computer Science | #701-750 | #301-400 | — | #346 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #380 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #501-550 | — | — | #408 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #451-500 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Education | — | #501-600 | — | — |
Pusan National University ranks #473 in QS 2026, #550 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #709 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #550 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.