| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine / Clinical | #201-250 | — | #36 | #48 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #39 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | #40 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #40 | — |
| Education | #251-300 | #201-250 | #44 | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #51-75 | #152 |
| Geography | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | #76-100 | #264 |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | #76-100 | #241 |
| Law | — | #201-250 | #76-100 | — |
| Psychology | — | #301-400 | #76-100 | #134 |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #101-150 | #78 |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #401-500 | #158 |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #401-450 | — | #101-150 | #176 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #401-450 | — | #101-150 | #257 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Management | #551-600 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #107 |
| Dentistry | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #351-400 | #301-400 | #151-200 | #403 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Political Science & IR | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #248 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #289 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #487 |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #301-400 | — | #465 |
| Materials Science | #351-400 | — | — | #423 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | — | #352 |
| Chemical Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #484 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #501-600 | — | — |
University of Utah ranks #540 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #141 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #227 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.