| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | #87 |
| Biological Sciences | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #101 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #101-150 | #310 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #201-250 | — | — | #147 |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #326 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #382 | #176-200 | — | — |
| History | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #251 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #451-500 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Education | #251-300 | #401-500 | #301-400 | — |
| Sociology | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Law | #351-400 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #401-500 | — | #289 |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | #333 |
| Public Health | — | — | #301-400 | #336 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #501-550 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #551-600 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #551-700 | — | — | — |
University of Tartu ranks #362 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026, #501-600 in ARWU 2025 and #236 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #387 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.