| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | #142 | — | #31 | #7 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #9 | — | #32 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #50 | — | #13 | #16 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #24 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #29 | #50 |
| Sports Science | #34 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #102 | — | #39 | #46 |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #48 | — |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | #81 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #133 | — | #51-75 | #122 |
| Business & Management | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #76-100 | #95 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #97 | #77 | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #96 | #101-150 | #85 |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #401-500 | #300 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Law | #101-150 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #101-125 | #151-200 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #106 |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #143 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #131 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #145 | — | #301-400 | #308 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #148 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #149 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Architecture | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #188 | #151-175 | — | #175 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #184 | — | #201-300 | #171 |
| Arts & Humanities | #193 | #201-250 | — | #171 |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #287 |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #201-250 | #401-500 | #223 |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #441 |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | — | — | #301-400 | #258 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | — | #320 |
The University of Western Australia ranks #77 in QS 2026, #153 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #98 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #96 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.