| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | #43 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #50 | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #73 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #90 | — | — | — |
| Law | #91 | #151-175 | #151-200 | — |
| Philosophy | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #201-250 | #301-400 | #233 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | #195 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #102 | #301-400 | — | #141 |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Education | #201-250 | #151-175 | #151-200 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #173 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #333 |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | — | #346 |
| Environmental Science | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #323 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #351 |
| Engineering & Technology | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #451-500 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #551-600 | — | — | — |
Victoria University of Wellington ranks #240 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #401-500 in ARWU 2025 and #506 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #407 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.