| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #5 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #28 | — | #7 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #66 | — | #11 | #7 |
| Biological Sciences | #147 | — | #12 | #19 |
| Library & Information Science | #24 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #126-150 | #39 | #28 |
| Education | #151-200 | #96 | #31 | #57 |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #36 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #41 | #122 |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | #48 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #48 | #142 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #94 | — | #51-75 | #59 |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Law | #301-350 | #151-175 | #51-75 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #183 | #79 | — | #56 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #75 | #99 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #75 | — | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #201-300 | #190 |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #149 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #216 |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Management | #401-450 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | #109 |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #149 |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #265 |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #163 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #353 | #176-200 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #251-300 | #201-300 | #209 |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #295 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #298 |
| Chemical Engineering | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #324 | #301-400 | — | #382 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | — | #364 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | #393 |
University of Pittsburgh ranks #281 in QS 2026, #88 in ARWU 2025 and #52 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #115 globally.