| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | #34 | — | #2 | #14 |
| Chemistry | #66 | — | #17 | #7 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #10 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #10 | #11 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #11 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #13 | #34 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #14 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #22 | #14 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #15 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #128 | — | #18 | #16 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #31 | #16 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #17 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #149 | #76 | — | #22 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #23 | #23 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #51-75 | #26 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | #29 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #31 | #176 |
| Materials Science | #118 | — | #32 | #40 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #36 |
| Architecture | #40 | — | — | — |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #43 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #50 | #68 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Computer Science | #351-400 | #151-175 | #151-200 | #58 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Business & Management | #501-550 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #142 |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Education | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #201-300 | #187 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #199 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #501-550 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #201-300 | #252 |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #240 |
| Biological Sciences | — | — | — | #253 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #301-350 | — | — | #358 |
| Arts & Humanities | #316 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #321 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | — | — | — | #460 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #651-700 | — | — | — |
Tianjin University ranks #257 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #182 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #161 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.