| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #15 | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | #39 | — |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #44 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Law | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #167 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Statistics | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #301-400 | #101-150 | #216 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #101-150 | #373 |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #401-450 | — | #151-200 | #452 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | #172 |
| Materials Science | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #275 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | #417 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #322 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | #401-500 | #401-500 | #324 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #401-450 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Education | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #601-800 | — | — |
University of Texas at Dallas ranks #597 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #537 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #505 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.