| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #38 | — | #10 | #42 |
| Nursing | #13 | — | #40 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #15 | — |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #23 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #113 | — | #101-150 | #24 |
| Archaeology | #30 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #87 | — | #36 | #97 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #81 | — | #41 | #178 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #101 | — | #76-100 | #43 |
| Philosophy | #44 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #45 | #124 |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #47 |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #163 | — | #201-300 | #55 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #87 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #164 |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #112 | #101-125 | — | #202 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #117 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #101-125 | #201-300 | #105 |
| Education | #151-200 | #101-125 | #151-200 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Computer Science | #178 | #126-150 | #101-150 | #192 |
| Law | #201-250 | #176-200 | #101-150 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #240 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #366 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #137 | — | #151-200 | #116 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #131 | #126-150 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #256 |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | — | #475 |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #167 | #176-200 | — | #157 |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #455 |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #249 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #397 |
University of Southampton ranks #87 in QS 2026, #129 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #118 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #119 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.