| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | #13 | — | #7 | #5 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #24 | — | #5 | #21 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #6 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #11 | #12 | #6 | #13 |
| Anthropology | #7 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #14 | — | #7 | #86 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #15 | — | #7 | #148 |
| Materials Science | #19 | — | #8 | #14 |
| English Language & Literature | #9 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #9 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #10 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #10 | — | #25 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #15 | — | #13 | #10 |
| Arts & Humanities | #11 | #13 | — | #12 |
| Mathematics | #12 | — | #16 | #23 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #14 | — | #12 | #46 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #12 | #32 |
| Archaeology | #13 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #13 | #23 | — | — |
| History | #14 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #14 | — | #20 | — |
| Education | #17 | #14 | #49 | #83 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #23 | #14 | — | — |
| Dentistry | #26 | — | #14 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #14 | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #15 | — | #38 | — |
| Chemistry | #16 | — | #51-75 | #38 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #16 | — | #22 | #23 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #22 | #17 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #19 | #18 | #76-100 | #52 |
| Statistics | #19 | — | #18 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #27 | #18 | — | #82 |
| Public Health | — | — | #19 | #27 |
| Business & Economics | — | #20 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #21 | — | #51-75 | #36 |
| Law | #31 | #22 | #48 | — |
| Communication & Media | #25 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Public Administration | #25 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #28 | — | #26 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #27 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #28 | — | #42 | — |
| Architecture | #32 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #32 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #33 | — | #76-100 | #92 |
| Performing Arts | #35 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #45 | — | #37 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #38 |
| Art & Design | #43 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #43 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #44 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Marketing | #46 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #151-200 | #69 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #116 |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
University of California, Los Angeles ranks #46 in QS 2026, #19 in THE 2026, #16 in ARWU 2025 and #13 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #21 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.
University of California, Los Angeles was founded in 1919.
Approximately 16% of University of California, Los Angeles's students are international.