| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | #15 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #19 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #134 | — | #101-150 | #61 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #105 |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #84 | #101-150 | #89 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #151 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #101-150 | #116 |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #167 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #295 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Education | #301-350 | #151-175 | #301-400 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #274 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #351-400 | #176-200 | #301-400 | #265 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #401-450 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #396 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #358 |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #401-500 | #324 |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
University of Rochester ranks #236 in QS 2026, #127 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #201 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #183 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.