| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #251-300 | #126-150 | #51-75 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | #174 |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #145 |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #201-250 | #151-200 | #220 |
| Environmental Science | #501-550 | — | #301-400 | #193 |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #309 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #501-550 | — | #201-300 | #388 |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | #206 |
| Arts & Humanities | #391 | #301-400 | — | #230 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #251-300 | — | — | #346 |
| Law | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | #267 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #291 | #301-400 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #451-500 | — | — | #380 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Computer Science | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #551-600 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #601-800 | — | — |
University of Kansas ranks #465 in QS 2026, #375 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #340 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #357 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.