| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #68 | — | #46 | — |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #165 | #101-125 | — | #324 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #126-150 | #201-300 | #313 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #243 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #170 |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #356 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #383 |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | #401-500 | #376 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #255 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #501-550 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Management | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #401-500 | #411 |
| Biological Sciences | #551-600 | — | — | — |
University of Stuttgart ranks #310 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #781 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #397 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.