| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #10 | — |
| Library & Information Science | #16 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #25 | — | #151-200 | #78 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #48 | — | #33 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #39 | #368 |
| Marketing | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #124 | — | #51-75 | #108 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #139 | — | #51-75 | #178 |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #84 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #335 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | #120 |
| Architecture | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Law | #201-250 | #176-200 | #151-200 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #188 | #201-250 | — | #156 |
| Chemistry | #184 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #219 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Education | #301-350 | #301-400 | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #451-500 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | — | #301-400 | #201-300 | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | — | #241 |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #279 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #301-400 | #301-400 | #463 |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | — | #334 |
| Arts & Humanities | #451-500 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #398 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | — | — | — |
University of Strathclyde ranks #251 in QS 2026, #375 in THE 2026, #701-800 in ARWU 2025 and #427 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #519 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.