| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #24 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #151-175 | #51-75 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | #76-100 | #100 |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #101-150 | #163 |
| Business & Management | #551-600 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #126-150 | #151-200 | #102 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #151-200 | #189 |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #239 |
| Law | — | #251-300 | #151-200 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | #156 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #601-675 | — | #201-300 | #189 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #501-550 | — | #201-300 | #302 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | #401-500 | #238 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #247 |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #261 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #501-550 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Computer Science | #751-850 | — | #301-400 | #433 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #401-500 | — | — |
University of Iowa ranks #530 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #238 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #345 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.