| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #6 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | — | #19 |
| Nursing | #36 | — | #24 | — |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #25 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | #33 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #34 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #76-100 | #35 |
| Materials Science | #87 | — | #101-150 | #36 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | #48 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #81 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Sports Science | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #185 |
| Education | #201-250 | #201-250 | #101-150 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #221 | #101-125 | — | #150 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #126-150 | #151-200 | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #267 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #213 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | #151-200 | #257 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #201 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #186 |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #203 |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #251-275 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #228 |
| Computer Science | #351-400 | #251-300 | #201-300 | #202 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #366 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #218 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #242 | #251-300 | — | #243 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #242 | #251-300 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #401-500 | #426 |
University of Wollongong ranks #184 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #212 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #241 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.