| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #18 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #24 | — |
| Law | — | — | #37 | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | #50 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #51-75 | #268 |
| Education | #251-300 | #251-300 | #51-75 | #85 |
| Biological Sciences | #501-550 | — | #201-300 | #74 |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | #146 |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #150 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #473 |
| Statistics | #251-275 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #251-300 | #201-300 | #199 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #249 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #501-550 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | #372 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | #230 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #390 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #501-550 | #251-300 | — | #410 |
| Business & Economics | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #551-600 | #301-400 | #401-500 | #422 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | — | #371 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #401-475 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #601-675 | — | — | #468 |
University of South Florida ranks #654 in QS 2026, #375 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #357 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #440 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.