| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #8 | — | #1 | #3 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #13 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #57 | — | #15 | #49 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #16 | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #22 | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #23 | — |
| Sociology | #251-300 | — | #33 | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #34 | — | — | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #101-125 | #51-75 | #48 |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #56 | — | #51-75 | #53 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #65 | #51 | — | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #151-175 | #51-75 | #125 |
| Business & Management | #301-350 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | #140 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #224 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #469 |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #237 |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #200 |
| Law | #351-400 | #126-150 | #101-150 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | #117 |
| Engineering & Technology | #212 | #126-150 | — | #214 |
| Materials Science | #146 | — | #151-200 | #144 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #229 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #333 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #166 |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #168 |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #176-200 | #201-300 | #233 |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #239 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #374 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #249 |
| English Language & Literature | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #441 |
University of Colorado Boulder ranks #299 in QS 2026, #159 in THE 2026, #62 in ARWU 2025 and #107 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #121 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.