| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #209 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #146 |
| Law | #151-200 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #168 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #170 |
| Arts & Humanities | #289 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #180 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #201-250 | — | #349 |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Education | #401-450 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #271 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #451-500 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #451-500 | — | #401-500 | #282 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #286 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #344 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #311 |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | — | #461 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #315 | #301-400 | — | #427 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #350 |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #453 |
| Materials Science | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #393 |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #451-500 | #501-600 | — | #410 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #501-550 | — | — | — |
University of Coimbra ranks #347 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #490 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #467 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.