| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality & Tourism | #32 | — | #4 | — |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #5 | #16 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #6 | #19 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #23 | #7 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #9 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #15 | #12 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #17 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #17 | #25 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #20 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #140 | — | #48 | #22 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #43 | #22 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #37 | #23 |
| Computer Science | #149 | #176-200 | #51-75 | #23 |
| Biological Sciences | #147 | — | #76-100 | #24 |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #51-75 | #26 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #26 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #26 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #26 | — |
| Chemistry | #104 | — | #31 | #27 |
| History | #29 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #46 | #31 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #38 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #39 | #40 |
| Materials Science | #146 | — | #51-75 | #41 |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #44 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #50 | #93 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #50 | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #62 |
| Engineering & Technology | #262 | #201-250 | — | #69 |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #301-350 | — | #76-100 | #85 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | #81 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #88 |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #92 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #151-200 | #111 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #123 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #145 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Education | #351-400 | #151-175 | #401-500 | — |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #301-400 | #201-300 | #162 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #176 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #203 | #401-500 | — | #223 |
| English Language & Literature | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Law | #301-350 | #251-300 | — | — |
Sun Yat-sen University ranks #276 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #65 in ARWU 2025 and #85 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #126 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.