| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | #1 | — | #2 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #3 | — | #1 | #2 |
| Education | #3 | #1 | #1 | #22 |
| Chemistry | #4 | — | #1 | #5 |
| Law | #5 | #1 | #10 | — |
| Mathematics | #6 | — | #7 | #1 |
| Engineering & Technology | #2 | #3 | — | #20 |
| Computer Science | #2 | #6 | #3 | #8 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #2 | — | #10 | #47 |
| Chemical Engineering | #2 | — | #51-75 | #112 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #2 | — | #4 | #83 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #2 | — | #25 | #135 |
| Accounting & Finance | #2 | — | #10 | — |
| Business & Management | #2 | — | #40 | — |
| Psychology | #3 | #2 | #2 | #3 |
| Arts & Humanities | #4 | #2 | — | #8 |
| Biological Sciences | #4 | — | #2 | #3 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #4 | — | #3 | #2 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #5 | #2 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #6 | — | #2 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #2 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #2 | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #3 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #3 | — | #7 | #11 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #3 | #3 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #3 | — | #4 | #3 |
| Sociology | #3 | — | #15 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #9 | #3 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #4 | #4 | — | — |
| History | #5 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #5 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #5 | — | #12 | #7 |
| Communication & Media | #5 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Marketing | #5 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #5 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #5 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #7 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #14 | #7 |
| Linguistics | #8 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #8 | — | #24 | #17 |
| Archaeology | #9 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #9 | — | #201-300 | #166 |
| Anthropology | #11 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #12 | — |
| Development Studies | #16 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #16 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #16 | #21 |
| Philosophy | #17 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #51-75 | #21 |
| Architecture | #28 | — | — | — |
| Art & Design | #31 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #33 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #45 | #33 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #46 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | #92 |
| Dentistry | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Geography | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
Stanford University ranks #3 in QS 2026, #6 in THE 2026, #2 in ARWU 2025 and #3 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #3 globally.
Stanford University was founded in 1885.
Approximately 24% of Stanford University's students are international.