| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | #15 | — | #6 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #43 | — | #9 | #43 |
| History of Art | #12 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #32 | — | #12 | #18 |
| Environmental Science | #51 | — | #20 | #35 |
| Biological Sciences | #60 | — | #51-75 | #23 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #24 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #25 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #28 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #29 | — | — | — |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #33 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #42 | #33 |
| Public Health | — | — | #35 | #52 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #43 | — | #76-100 | #60 |
| Architecture | #48 | — | — | — |
| Veterinary Science | #51-100 | — | #48 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #49 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Sociology | #50 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | — | #241 |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | #241 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | #119 |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Development Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Law | #56 | #52 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #54 | — | — | — |
| Education | #75 | #61 | #301-400 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #62 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Psychology | #64 | #151-175 | #301-400 | #98 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #64 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #65 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #69 | #96 | — | #228 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #69 |
| Computer Science | #71 | #301-400 | #401-500 | #239 |
| Engineering & Technology | #74 | #251-300 | — | #228 |
| Mathematics | #74 | — | #101-150 | #93 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #75 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #81 | — | #76-100 | #121 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #87 | — | #76-100 | #176 |
| Accounting & Finance | #78 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #81 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #81 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #86 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #88 | — | #301-400 | #133 |
| Business & Management | #93 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #95 |
| Art & Design | #96 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #138 | — | #401-500 | #306 |
| Materials Science | #148 | — | #301-400 | #229 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | — | #298 |
University of Sao Paulo ranks #108 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #146 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #128 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.