| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Studies | #33 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | #74 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | #186 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #451-500 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #384 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #204 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #234 |
| Arts & Humanities | #279 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #451-500 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #172 |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #201-250 | #401-500 | #411 |
| Education | #351-400 | #251-300 | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #401-450 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #334 |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #376 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | #323 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #601-650 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | — | #391 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #601-675 | — | — | — |
University of Aberdeen ranks #262 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #371 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #251 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.