| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #2 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #4 | #4 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #101-150 | — | #301-400 | #6 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #7 | #22 |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #9 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #15 | #21 |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #15 | #37 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #17 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #20 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #21 | #23 |
| Chemistry | #142 | — | #30 | #22 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #23 |
| Engineering & Technology | #224 | #126-150 | — | #25 |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #47 | #25 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #25 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #26 | #27 |
| Materials Science | #141 | — | #30 | #44 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | #31 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #35 | — |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #35 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #36 | — |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #301-400 | #44 | #49 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | #74 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #83 |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Geography | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #199 |
| Business & Management | #551-600 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #258 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #264 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | #297 |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #315 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | #318 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #401-500 | #350 |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | — | — | #493 |
South China University of Technology ranks #377 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #166 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #187 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.