| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #97 | — | #45 | #145 |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | #151-200 | #445 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #151-200 | #161 |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #401-450 | — | — | #167 |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #330 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | — | #229 |
| Law | #351-400 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #282 |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #501-600 | #301-400 | #490 |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | #467 |
| Education | #301-350 | #501-600 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #383 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #322 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #365 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #651-700 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #801-1000 | — | — |
University of Santiago Compostela ranks #628 in QS 2026, #700 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #514 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #627 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.