| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #147 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Geography | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #251-300 | #101-150 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #401-500 | #124 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | — | #136 |
| Materials Science | #145 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #201-250 | #301-400 | #223 |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #226 |
| Education | #251-300 | #201-250 | #301-400 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #318 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #257 | #251-300 | — | #476 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #266 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #379 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | — | #438 |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #439 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #398 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #495 |
Swansea University ranks #292 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026, #701-800 in ARWU 2025 and #427 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #518 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.