| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Studies | #1 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #46 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #201-250 | — | #47 | — |
| History | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #60 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #91 | #61 | #101-150 | #131 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #301-400 | #75 |
| Political Science & IR | #88 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #192 | — | #76-100 | #104 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #193 | #76 | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | #312 |
| Public Health | — | — | #401-500 | #116 |
| Law | #301-350 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Education | #301-350 | #176-200 | #201-300 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #179 | #201-250 | — | #223 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #269 |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #228 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Computer Science | #351-400 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #501-600 | — | — | — |
University of Sussex ranks #278 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #259 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #230 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.