| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | — | — | #44 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Communication & Media | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | #144 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #501-550 | — | #101-150 | #339 |
| Education | — | #301-400 | #101-150 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | #306 |
| Computer Science | #601-650 | #401-500 | #151-200 | #484 |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #151-200 | #239 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | #154 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #451-500 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #336 |
| Psychology | — | #301-400 | #201-300 | #240 |
| Business & Management | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #251-300 | — | #456 |
| Law | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | #261 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #374 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | #312 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | — | #356 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #551-600 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Materials Science | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #457 |
| Business & Economics | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #601-700 | — | — | — |
University of Kentucky ranks #781-790 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #407 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #458 globally.