| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | #4 | — | #1 | — |
| Sociology | #13 | — | #2 | — |
| Psychology | #14 | #11 | #5 | #18 |
| Education | #22 | #9 | #5 | #24 |
| Public Health | — | — | #13 | #8 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #29 | — | #15 | #9 |
| Business & Management | #36 | — | #9 | — |
| Law | #42 | #24 | #9 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #47 | #9 | — | — |
| Anthropology | #10 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #21 | — | #12 | #79 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #13 | — | #27 | #39 |
| Sports Science | #14 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #18 | — | #14 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #15 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #45 | #16 |
| Library & Information Science | #17 | — | #22 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #34 | — | #18 | — |
| History | #19 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #43 | — | #30 | #19 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #19 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #36 | — | #51-75 | #20 |
| Arts & Humanities | #44 | #21 | — | #20 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #20 | — |
| Nursing | #21 | — | #25 | — |
| Communication & Media | #32 | — | #21 | — |
| Materials Science | #45 | — | #21 | #76 |
| Business & Economics | — | #21 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #22 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #34 | — | #30 | #22 |
| Engineering & Technology | #49 | #22 | — | #50 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #30 | — | #23 | #33 |
| Music | #26-50 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #27 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #49 | #27 | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #28 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #28 | — | #34 | #37 |
| Public Administration | #28 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #38 | #28 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #52 | #31 | #51-75 | #53 |
| English Language & Literature | #33 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #34 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #35 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #38 | — | #35 | #151 |
| Civil Engineering | #36 | — | #76-100 | #58 |
| Accounting & Finance | #37 | — | #48 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #40 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Architecture | #49 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #51 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | #110 |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | #172 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Chemistry | #53 | — | #76-100 | #72 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | #58 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #139 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #122 |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ranks #45 in QS 2026, #23 in THE 2026 and #21 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #23 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 Michigan-Ann Arbor was founded in 1817.
Approximately 16% of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's students are international.