| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation & Control | — | — | #14 | — |
| Computer Science | #33 | #25 | #201-300 | #19 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #25 | — | #201-300 | #34 |
| Civil Engineering | #27 | — | #51-75 | #40 |
| Materials Science | #47 | — | #76-100 | #28 |
| Business & Management | #30 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #30 | — | — |
| Statistics | #31 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #33 | — | #301-400 | #62 |
| Accounting & Finance | #33 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Marketing | #36 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #40 | #38 | — | #36 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #37 | — | #101-150 | #78 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #41 | — | #37 | #66 |
| Chemistry | #52 | — | #45 | #48 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | #48 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #50 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | #147 |
| Environmental Science | #80 | — | #51-75 | #90 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #53 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #83 | — | #76-100 | #53 |
| Mathematics | #56 | — | #201-300 | #114 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #72 | #57 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #70 | — | #101-150 | #78 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | #76 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #100 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #156 | — | #201-300 | #365 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #254 |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranks #44 in QS 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #101 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #150 globally.