| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #8 | — | #1 | #185 |
| Library & Information Science | #2 | — | #8 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #25 | — | #9 | #6 |
| Dentistry | #21 | — | #7 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #7 | #43 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #25 | — | #10 | #11 |
| Psychology | #55 | #43 | #33 | #10 |
| Nursing | #12 | — | #18 | — |
| Statistics | #27 | — | #12 | — |
| Sociology | #55 | — | #12 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #18 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #19 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Education | #51 | #32 | #19 | — |
| Computer Science | #22 | #20 | #40 | #342 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #20 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #21 | #22 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #30 | — | #22 | #160 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #50 | — | #24 | #310 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #47 | #25 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #118 | #25 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #29 | #91 |
| Business & Management | #108 | — | #34 | — |
| Geography | #47 | — | #38 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #115 | — | #39 | — |
| Chemistry | #133 | — | #39 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #44 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #78 | — | #46 | #378 |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #50 | — |
| History | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #73 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #161 | — | #51-75 | #117 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Linguistics | #55 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #56 | — | #151-200 | #241 |
| Engineering & Technology | #88 | #56 | — | #387 |
| Arts & Humanities | #134 | #76 | — | #162 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #83 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Materials Science | #141 | — | #101-150 | #339 |
| Law | #151-200 | #101-125 | #151-200 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #151-200 | #255 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
University of Washington ranks #81 in QS 2026, #25 in THE 2026, #17 in ARWU 2025 and #31 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #27 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.