| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #21 | #30 | #8 | #49 |
| Public Health | — | — | #51-75 | #13 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #59 | — | #28 | #17 |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #45 | #19 | #78 |
| Law | #151-200 | #126-150 | #28 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #61 | — | #37 | #100 |
| Biological Sciences | #111 | — | #51-75 | #37 |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #38 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #42 | — |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | #248 |
| Political Science & IR | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #58 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #88 | #69 | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #394 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #451-500 | #151-175 | #101-150 | #308 |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #379 | #251-300 | — | #134 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #451-500 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #501-550 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #167 |
| Engineering & Technology | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | #323 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | #285 |
| Chemistry | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | #464 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #416 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #501-550 | — | — | — |
Vanderbilt University ranks #250 in QS 2026, #62 in ARWU 2025 and #66 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #99 globally.