| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication & Media | #13 | — | #2 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | #20 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #22 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #54 | #22 | — | #28 |
| Political Science & IR | #91 | — | #33 | — |
| Anthropology | #34 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #90 | — | #34 | #35 |
| Geography | #35 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Archaeology | #36 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #146 | #41 | — | — |
| Law | #101-150 | #46 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #149 | — | #46 | #59 |
| Philosophy | #49 | — | — | — |
| History | #50 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #109 | — | #51-75 | #230 |
| Psychology | #82 | #56 | #76-100 | #122 |
| Sociology | #59 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Linguistics | #65 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #65 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #74 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #84 | — | #76-100 | #82 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #76-100 | #160 |
| Education | #101-150 | #84 | #151-200 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #122 | #95 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #96 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #189 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #101-125 | #151-200 | #375 |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #232 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #183 | — | #151-200 | #279 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Chemistry | #156 | — | #201-300 | #246 |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | — | #468 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #328 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | — | — | — | #497 |
University of Vienna ranks #152 in QS 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #212 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #140 globally.