| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | — | #32 | #51-75 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #37 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #39 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #39 | — | #93 |
| Physics & Astronomy | — | — | #51-75 | #88 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #51-75 | #53 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #76-100 | #56 |
| Biological Sciences | — | — | #101-150 | #57 |
| Medicine / Clinical | — | — | #101-150 | #60 |
| Geography | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #76-100 | #104 |
| Public Administration | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #76 | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | #85 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #101-150 | #87 |
| Economics & Econometrics | — | — | #101-150 | #92 |
| Psychology | — | #151-175 | #201-300 | #94 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #95 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #184 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Computer Science | — | #101-125 | #151-200 | #241 |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #201-300 | #147 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #160 |
| Education | — | #176-200 | #401-500 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Mathematics | — | — | #301-400 | #178 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | #180 |
| Chemistry | — | — | #201-300 | #183 |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | #235 |
| Materials Science | — | — | #201-300 | #416 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #207 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #209 |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #251-300 | — | #230 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #395 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | — | #349 |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
University of Bologna ranks #138 in QS 2026, #130 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #141 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #160 globally.