| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | #6 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #47 | — | #7 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #49 | — | #17 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #19 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #130 | — | #31 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #31 | — | — |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #38 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #51 | #40 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #43 | — |
| Law | #201-250 | #176-200 | #50 | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #97 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #56 | #51-75 | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Environmental Science | #301-350 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #288 | #74 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #389 | #126-150 | — | — |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #451-500 | #176-200 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Materials Science | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Computer Science | #401-450 | #201-250 | #201-300 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Education | #401-450 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #297 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Mathematics | #401-450 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
Washington University in St Louis ranks #167 in QS 2026, #67 in THE 2026, #26 in ARWU 2025. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #65 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.