| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | #14 | — | #43 | — |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #251-300 | #301-400 | #21 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #124 | — | #51-75 | #26 |
| Public Administration | — | — | #26 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | #28 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #41 | #35 |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #39 | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #94 |
| Education | #151-200 | #201-250 | #101-150 | #95 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #116 |
| Law | — | #101-125 | #101-150 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #284 | #151-175 | — | #125 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #314 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #141 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | #276 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #301-400 | #248 |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #360 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #433 |
| Business & Management | #551-600 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #301-400 | #454 |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #451-500 | #601-800 | #401-500 | — |
University of Gothenburg ranks #202 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #164 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #164 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.