| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Forestry | #1 | — | #3 | #3 |
| Environmental Science | #2 | — | #4 | #4 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #5 | #11 |
| Development Studies | #8 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #42 | — | #51-75 | #12 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #39 | #18 | — | — |
| Veterinary Science | #19 | — | #31 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #27 | — | #51-75 | #19 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #40 | #26 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #303 | #38 | — | — |
| Geography | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #57 |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #71 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #87 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #89 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #190 | — | #101-150 | #245 |
| Engineering & Technology | #216 | #101-125 | — | #431 |
| Communication & Media | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Sociology | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Statistics | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Education | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | — | #333 |
| Chemistry | — | — | #401-500 | #360 |
| Business & Management | #451-500 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Computer Science | #501-550 | — | — | #413 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #551-600 | — | — | — |
Wageningen University & Research ranks #153 in QS 2026, #66 in THE 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #115 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #118 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.