| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Management | #76 | — | #17 | — |
| Sports Science | #39 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #191 | — | #101-150 | #48 |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #90 | #94 | #51-75 | #162 |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | #127 |
| Geography | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #249 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #76 |
| Business & Economics | — | #85 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #100 |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Nursing | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #101-125 | #101-150 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #184 |
| Dentistry | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #105 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #110 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #149 | — | #151-200 | #122 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Archaeology | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #151-200 | — | #401-500 | #412 |
| Law | #151-200 | #176-200 | #151-200 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #216 |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #309 |
| Communication & Media | #251-275 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #212 | #176-200 | — | #173 |
| Engineering & Technology | #260 | #176-200 | — | #392 |
| Modern Languages | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #201-300 | #315 |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #460 |
| Materials Science | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #208 |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #435 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #222 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #245 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #361 |
Western University ranks #151 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #314 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #261 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.