| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Forestry | #83 | — | #401-500 | #36 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | #140 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #141 |
| Materials Science | #351-400 | — | #76-100 | #371 |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #226 |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | #101-150 | #417 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #295 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #176-200 | #151-200 | #293 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #158 |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #176-200 | — | #314 |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #192 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #247 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #241 |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | — | #201-250 | #201-300 | #263 |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #451-500 | — | #401-500 | #284 |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #501-550 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Education | — | #401-500 | #301-400 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #430 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #651-700 | — | — | — |
University of California, Riverside ranks #440 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #242 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #285 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.