| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #244 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #105 |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Psychology | — | #251-300 | #301-400 | #158 |
| Philosophy | #201-225 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #201-300 | #400 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #263 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | #218 |
| Biological Sciences | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #227 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #269 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Law | #351-400 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | #308 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #330 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #401-475 | — | — | #419 |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #701-750 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
University of Pavia ranks #423 in QS 2026, #375 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #340 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #392 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.