| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | — | — | #50 | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | #85 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #146 | — | #51-75 | #56 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #76 | — | #76-100 | #57 |
| Law | #81 | #73 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #138 | #77 | — | #136 |
| Education | #151-200 | #96 | #201-300 | #80 |
| Biological Sciences | #167 | — | #151-200 | #80 |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #101-125 | #101-150 | #94 |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #103 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #347 |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #230 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #153 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #168 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #172 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #175 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #294 |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | #482 |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #232 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | — | #456 |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #301-400 | #301-400 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | — | — | — |
University of Hamburg ranks #193 in QS 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #141 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #202 globally.