| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | — | — | #40 | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #422 |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #76-100 | #212 |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | #76-100 | #341 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Psychology | — | #401-500 | #401-500 | #86 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #88 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | #147 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | — | #151 |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #201-300 | #250 |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #296 |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #217 |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #456 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #295 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #366 |
| Arts & Humanities | #316 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #391 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #323 | #801-1000 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #395 | #601-800 | — | #336 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | #343 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | — | #379 |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #451-500 | #501-600 | #401-500 | #403 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #448 |
| Business & Economics | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Education | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #601-800 | — | — |
University of Lille ranks #654 in QS 2026, #700 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #349 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #532 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.