| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality & Tourism | #15 | — | #1 | — |
| Business & Management | #52 | — | #1 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #1 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #18 | — | #3 | — |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #5 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #8 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #53 | — | #12 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | #16 | — |
| Nursing | #18 | — | #19 | — |
| Architecture | #21 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #73 | — | #23 | — |
| Art & Design | #24 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #24 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #25 | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | #28 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #30 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #31 | — |
| Computer Science | #70 | #70 | #32 | — |
| Environmental Science | #34 | — | #44 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #34 | — |
| Marketing | #36 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #64 | — | #36 | — |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #36 | — |
| Statistics | #40 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #40 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #51 | — | #43 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #70 | #43 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #44 | — |
| Linguistics | #45 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #139 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Chemistry | #167 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Education | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #62 | #52 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #68 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #72 | #77 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #160 | #99 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Communication & Media | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #229 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #401-475 | — | — | — |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks #54 in QS 2026, #80 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #109 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.