| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | #38 | #31 | #36 | #12 |
| Business & Management | #151-200 | — | #12 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | #15 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #101 | — | #16 | #18 |
| Law | #151-200 | #126-150 | #38 | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #40 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #40 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #46 | — | #76-100 | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #121 | — | #51-75 | #72 |
| Education | #251-300 | #151-175 | #51-75 | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Environmental Science | #140 | — | #76-100 | #52 |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #63 |
| Political Science & IR | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #179 | — | #76-100 | #79 |
| Dentistry | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #253 | #101-125 | — | #100 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | #324 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Nursing | #151-225 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #160 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #125 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Computer Science | #160 | #201-250 | #301-400 | #246 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #279 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #260 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #298 |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | — | — | — |
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ranks #194 in QS 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #79 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #143 globally.