| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #101-150 | — | #20 | #99 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #21 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #21 | #36 |
| Computer Science | #27 | #41 | #38 | #57 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #30 | — | #27 | #40 |
| Mathematics | #29 | — | #51-75 | #89 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #51-100 | — | #30 | — |
| Environmental Science | #92 | — | #34 | #105 |
| Water Resources | — | — | #35 | #55 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #36 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #38 | #78 | — | #49 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #40 | — | #38 | #107 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #78 | — | #45 | #85 |
| Materials Science | #82 | — | #49 | #110 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #49 | — |
| Architecture | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| History | #51-150 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | #83 |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #65 | — | #101-150 | #67 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #66 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #67 | #101-125 | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #126-150 | #76-100 | #284 |
| Chemistry | #137 | — | #76-100 | #105 |
| Public Health | — | — | #76-100 | #80 |
| Chemical Engineering | #89 | — | #151-200 | #104 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Development Studies | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #149 |
| Art & Design | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #222 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | #285 |
| Biological Sciences | #301-350 | — | #401-500 | #448 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #375 |
| Law | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #357 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #401-450 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
University of Waterloo ranks #119 in QS 2026, #151-200 in ARWU 2025 and #197 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #153 globally.