| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Science | #13 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #31 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #38 | #141 |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #82 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Psychology | #57 | #80 | #201-300 | #159 |
| Education | #101-150 | #77 | #401-500 | #60 |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #307 |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #119 | — | #151-200 | #203 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #123 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #139 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Chemistry | #140 | — | #201-300 | #326 |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #184 | #201-250 | — | #324 |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #192 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #200 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #201 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #221 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Materials Science | — | — | #201-300 | #397 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #340 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | — | #410 |
University of Bath ranks #132 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #403 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #323 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.