| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | #35 | — | #18 | #18 |
| Public Administration | #30 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #32 | #32 |
| Sociology | #38 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Geography | #45 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #136 | — | #76-100 | #149 |
| Biological Sciences | #87 | — | #151-200 | #77 |
| Linguistics | #81 | — | — | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #82 | #151-200 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #193 | #87 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #91 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #151-175 | #151-200 | #91 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #180 | #91 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #144 | #126-150 | — | #99 |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #99 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #147 | — | #101-150 | #218 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Chemistry | #133 | — | #201-300 | #177 |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #151-175 | #301-400 | #225 |
| Business & Economics | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | — | #418 |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #427 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #301-400 | #238 |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #355 |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #336 |
| Engineering & Technology | #328 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
Stockholm University ranks #147 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #100 in ARWU 2025 and #156 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #129 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.