| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #34 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #35 | #180 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #38 | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #251-300 | #101-150 | #419 |
| Law | #201-250 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | #272 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #309 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #351-400 | — | #151-200 | #229 |
| Geography | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #403 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #287 |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #297 |
| Linguistics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Education | #401-450 | #251-300 | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #451-500 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Materials Science | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #365 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #501-550 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #494 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #501-575 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | — |
University of Victoria ranks #358 in QS 2026, #325 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #394 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #340 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.