| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Art | #26-50 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #36 | — | — | — |
| Archaeology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #57 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #61 | #251-300 | — | #167 |
| Law | #72 | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #78 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #84 | — | #201-300 | #302 |
| Accounting & Finance | #90 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #92 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #92 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #109 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #149 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #278 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | — | #245 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #184 | #301-400 | — | #254 |
| Art & Design | #201-300 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #201-275 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | #205 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #285 |
| Education | #251-300 | #301-400 | #201-300 | — |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | — | #358 |
| Chemical Engineering | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #326 | #601-800 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | — | #375 |
| Biological Sciences | #401-450 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — | #443 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #501-550 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #601-800 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #601-800 | — | — |
Waseda University ranks #196 in QS 2026, #900 in THE 2026, #701-800 in ARWU 2025 and #578 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #686 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.