| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #57 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #191 | — | #151-200 | #58 |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Business & Management | #401-450 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #119 |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | #260 |
| Environmental Science | #351-400 | — | #151-200 | #264 |
| Psychology | — | #176-200 | #401-500 | #251 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #224 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #356 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #451-500 | — | #301-400 | #212 |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #301-400 | — | #299 |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Law | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | #436 |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Computer Science | #751-850 | #401-500 | #401-500 | — |
| Education | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | — | — |
University of Southern Denmark ranks #303 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #255 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #289 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.