| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality & Tourism | #38 | — | #13 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #19 | #294 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #24 | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #251-300 | #51-75 | #249 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | #59 |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #76-100 | #194 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #351-400 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Management | #451-500 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #101-150 | #244 |
| Education | — | #201-250 | #101-150 | — |
| Communication & Media | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #185 |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | #151-200 | #281 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #401-450 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #274 |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #176-200 | — | #221 |
| Computer Science | #401-450 | #301-400 | #201-300 | #300 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | #242 |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #247 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #378 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Law | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #601-800 | — | — |
University of Houston ranks #556 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #416 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #368 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.