| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | #188 | — | #151-200 | #15 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #38 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #40 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #69 | — | #76-100 | #43 |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | #155 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | #60 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #81 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #191 | — | #201-300 | #91 |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #100 |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #223 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #112 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #174 |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #251-300 | #401-500 | #193 |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #319 |
| Education | #151-200 | #601-800 | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #306 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #151-200 | #160 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #154 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #185 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #191 | #1001-1250 | — | #188 |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | #258 |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #301-400 | #201-300 | #433 |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Law | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | #226 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #233 |
| English Language & Literature | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | — | #266 |
| Arts & Humanities | #301 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #282 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #341 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | — | #399 |
| Business & Economics | — | #801-1000 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #801-1000 | — | — |
University of Porto ranks #237 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #271 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #272 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.