| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Studies | #1 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #20 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #251-300 | — | #42 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #84 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #141 | #51 | — | #105 |
| Law | #101-150 | #70 | #101-150 | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #126-150 | #101-150 | #209 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #180 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | #410 |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #126-150 | #201-300 | #258 |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | #260 |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | #310 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | #416 |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #341 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #389 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #386 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Education | — | #251-300 | #201-300 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | #202 |
| Chemical Engineering | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Chemistry | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #416 |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #423 |
| Biological Sciences | #451-500 | — | — | — |
University of Notre Dame ranks #294 in QS 2026, #194 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #407 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #302 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.