| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation & Control | — | — | #2 | — |
| Library & Information Science | #6 | — | #17 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #8 | #44 |
| Communication & Media | #38 | — | #14 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #30 | — | #15 | #154 |
| Civil Engineering | #17 | — | #48 | #85 |
| Materials Science | #33 | — | #17 | #112 |
| Accounting & Finance | #43 | — | #18 | — |
| Computer Science | #32 | #19 | #29 | #34 |
| Psychology | #31 | #37 | #21 | #72 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #22 | — | #47 | #43 |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #23 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #29 | — | #32 | #24 |
| Business & Management | #126 | — | #25 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #26 | #26 | — | #75 |
| Education | #46 | #27 | #51-75 | #60 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #33 | — | #30 | #82 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #30 | #255 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #42 | — | #35 | #71 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #44 | #38 |
| Chemistry | #41 | — | #101-150 | #60 |
| Environmental Science | #49 | — | #45 | #90 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #47 | #50 | — | — |
| Sports Science | #48 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Veterinary Science | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mathematics | #60 | — | #51-75 | #104 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #69 | — | #51-75 | #98 |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Law | #201-250 | #126-150 | #51-75 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #59 |
| Linguistics | #56 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #57 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #60 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #161 | #62 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #62 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #126 | #101-125 | — | #66 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #215 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #127 | — | #101-150 | #79 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #192 | #89 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #99 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #158 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #111 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #151-200 | #114 |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | — | — |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #211 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign ranks #70 in QS 2026, #53 in ARWU 2025 and #109 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #67 globally.