| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #28 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #32 | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #48 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #48 | #106 |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Education | #86 | #126-150 | #51-75 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #101-150 | #62 |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | #211 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #111 |
| Computer Science | #127 | #126-150 | #101-150 | #116 |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #175 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #151 | — | #151-200 | #167 |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #251-300 | #201-300 | #152 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #193 | — | #151-200 | #256 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #191 |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #173 | — | #301-400 | #315 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #180 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #289 | #301-400 | — | #189 |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #204 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #204 |
| Engineering & Technology | #221 | #201-250 | — | #300 |
| Law | #251-300 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #305 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #219 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #328 |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #401-500 | — |
University of Illinois Chicago ranks #334 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #261 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #326 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.