| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | — | — | #38 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #47 | — | #76-100 | #58 |
| Linguistics | #87 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #101-125 | #101-150 | #218 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #501-550 | #151-175 | — | #123 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #348 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Education | #251-300 | #176-200 | #201-300 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #177 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #191 |
| Biological Sciences | #551-600 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Computer Science | #751-850 | #251-300 | #201-300 | #397 |
| Materials Science | — | — | #201-300 | #366 |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #353 |
| Chemistry | #601-700 | — | — | #364 |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #701-850 | — | — | — |
University of Potsdam ranks #477 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #333 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #330 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.