| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality & Tourism | #18 | — | #3 | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #14 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #101-150 | #46 |
| Veterinary Science | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Computer Science | #190 | #126-150 | #51-75 | #94 |
| Business & Management | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Law | #201-250 | #68 | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #85 |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | #151-200 | #97 |
| Business & Economics | — | #100 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | #378 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #222 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #156 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #237 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #252 | #126-150 | — | #169 |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #151-175 | #301-400 | #343 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | #187 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #385 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #171 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #181 |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #185 |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #356 | #201-250 | — | #234 |
| Chemistry | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | #220 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Education | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #401-500 | — | — |
University of Surrey ranks #262 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #326 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #322 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.