| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #24 | — | #51-75 | #74 |
| Public Administration | — | — | #30 | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #48 | — |
| Business & Management | #401-450 | — | #48 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #50 | — | #151-200 | #85 |
| Library & Information Science | #50 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #77 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | #163 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | #191 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #88 | #56 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #64 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #127 | — | #76-100 | #67 |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #221 |
| Chemistry | #81 | — | #151-200 | #154 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #272 | #83 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #168 | #84 | — | #97 |
| Sociology | #86 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Materials Science | #96 | — | #151-200 | #180 |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #141 | — | #101-150 | #101 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #111 | — | #151-200 | #115 |
| Psychology | #201-250 | #176-200 | #201-300 | #121 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #134 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #130 |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #298 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #151-200 | #238 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Education | #201-250 | #176-200 | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #176 |
| Computer Science | #201-250 | #251-300 | #201-300 | #403 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | #471 |
| Engineering & Technology | #293 | #201-250 | — | #403 |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
Uppsala University ranks #93 in QS 2026, #128 in THE 2026, #93 in ARWU 2025 and #141 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #89 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.