| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication & Media | #8 | — | #17 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #63 | — | #14 | — |
| Business & Management | #88 | — | #17 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #111 | — | #21 | #58 |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #22 | — |
| Music | #26-50 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #28 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #28 | — |
| Performing Arts | #30 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #98 | — | #30 | #30 |
| Computer Science | #73 | #54 | #31 | #91 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #33 | — | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #34 | — |
| Psychology | #62 | #82 | #76-100 | #37 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #102 | #42 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #51-75 | #42 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #43 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #128 | — | #45 | #175 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #47 | — | #51-75 | #117 |
| Business & Economics | — | #47 | — | — |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #181 | — | #51-75 | #53 |
| Law | #201-250 | #101-125 | #51-75 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #56 | — | — |
| Education | #101-150 | #58 | #76-100 | #92 |
| Arts & Humanities | #82 | #87 | — | #72 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #104 | — | #76-100 | #162 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | #139 |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #76-100 | #391 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #82 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #177 | #91 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #96 |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #192 |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #155 | #101-125 | — | #138 |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #341 |
| Geography | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #291 | #126-150 | — | — |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #256 |
| Chemical Engineering | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
University of Southern California ranks #146 in QS 2026, #68 in ARWU 2025 and #77 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #79 globally.