| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #18 | #10 |
| Law | #101-150 | #101-125 | #16 | — |
| Sociology | #66 | — | #24 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | #30 | — |
| Education | #101-150 | #60 | #31 | #34 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #37 | — |
| Philosophy | #43 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #60 | #51-75 | #47 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | #127 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | #139 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #220 | #101-125 | — | #61 |
| Computer Science | #121 | #80 | #76-100 | #116 |
| Biological Sciences | #165 | — | #76-100 | #97 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #83 |
| Geography | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #160 |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #76-100 | #215 |
| Nursing | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #187 | #79 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #234 | #94 | — | #214 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #388 | #98 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #199 |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #113 |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #124 |
| Chemistry | #160 | — | #101-150 | #108 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #214 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #172 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #137 |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | #268 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #301-400 | — |
University of California, Irvine ranks #293 in QS 2026, #97 in THE 2026, #79 in ARWU 2025 and #96 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #107 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.