| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | #4 | — | #44 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #5 | — | #26 | #31 |
| Dentistry | #18 | — | #10 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #10 | #15 |
| Nursing | #14 | — | #16 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #57 | — | #14 | #27 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #60 | — | #51-75 | #16 |
| Sociology | #36 | — | #18 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #98 | — | #19 | — |
| Statistics | #50 | — | #20 | — |
| Psychology | #60 | #39 | #51-75 | #22 |
| Education | #101-150 | #59 | #28 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #127 | #34 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #34 | — | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #36 | — |
| Chemistry | #81 | — | #36 | #125 |
| Sports Science | #38 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #44 | #58 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #44 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Philosophy | #46 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #95 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #126 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Law | #251-300 | #176-200 | #51-75 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #54 |
| Arts & Humanities | #176 | #74 | — | #82 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #161 | — | #76-100 | #113 |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #101-125 | #76-100 | #157 |
| Public Administration | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #90 |
| Business & Economics | — | #95 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #227 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #127 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #137 |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #149 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #189 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #285 | #151-175 | — | #462 |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #429 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #233 |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks #140 in QS 2026, #78 in THE 2026, #39 in ARWU 2025 and #51 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #61 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.