| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | #101-150 | #92 | #76-100 | #160 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Law | #201-250 | #89 | #101-150 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #451-500 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #260 | #301-400 | — | #191 |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | #227 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #353 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | #401-500 | #254 |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #321 |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #401-500 | #401-500 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #651-700 | — | — | — |
University of Kent ranks #397 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #618 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #465 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.