| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #2 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #9 | — | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | — | #15 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #151-200 | — | — | #23 |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #68 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #125 | — | — | #76 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | #81 |
| Arts & Humanities | #175 | #101-125 | — | #88 |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #176-200 | — | #97 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | — | #143 |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | — | #107 |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #107 |
| Biological Sciences | #184 | — | — | #108 |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #251-300 | — | #119 |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | — | #126 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | — | #131 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | — | #134 |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | — | #154 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #176 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | — | #183 |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | — | #284 |
| Geography | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | — | #218 |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Education | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #264 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | — | #203 |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | — | #238 |
| Chemical Engineering | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #311 | #251-300 | — | #345 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #325 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | — | #320 |
| Law | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
Rutgers University–New Brunswick ranks #328 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026 and #156 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #188 globally.