| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | #3 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #5 | #53 |
| Sports Science | #7 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #9 | — | #45 | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #10 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #125 | — | #21 | #74 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #22 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #43 | — | #25 | #37 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #34 | #101 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #42 | — | #101-150 | #179 |
| Public Health | — | — | #42 | #195 |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | #133 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Veterinary Science | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #78 | — | #51-75 | #145 |
| Environmental Science | #88 | — | #51-75 | #108 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #99 | — | #51-75 | #51 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #101 | — | #51-75 | #71 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #141 | — | #51-75 | #83 |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #51-75 | #57 |
| English Language & Literature | #65 | — | — | — |
| Education | #73 | #82 | #151-200 | #78 |
| Linguistics | #76 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #76-100 | #89 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Computer Science | #103 | #77 | #101-150 | #103 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #77 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #103 | #90 | — | #78 |
| Mathematics | #102 | — | #101-150 | #83 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #93 | #96 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #95 | — | #101-150 | #140 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #98 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #126-150 | #201-300 | #181 |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Materials Science | #139 | — | #101-150 | #201 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #124 |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #131 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #137 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #147 |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Law | #201-250 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #220 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #159 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #168 | #176-200 | — | #192 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #181 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #207 |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
University of Alberta ranks #94 in QS 2026, #119 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #156 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #106 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.