| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #9 | #127 |
| Chemistry | #86 | — | #23 | #17 |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | #21 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #151-200 | #23 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #93 | — | #51-75 | #24 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #27 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #33 | #29 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #101-150 | #31 |
| Chemical Engineering | #201-250 | — | #47 | #34 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #36 | #38 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #39 | — |
| Environmental Science | #251-300 | — | #51-75 | #49 |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | #50 | — |
| Materials Science | #201-250 | — | #76-100 | #58 |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | #301-400 | #67 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #501-550 | — | #151-200 | #72 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #85 |
| Public Health | — | — | #401-500 | #90 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #94 |
| Statistics | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | #101-150 | #383 |
| Engineering & Technology | #328 | #201-250 | — | #103 |
| Computer Science | #251-300 | #201-250 | #201-300 | #105 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #199 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #126-150 | — | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #150 |
| History | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Law | #151-200 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #168 |
| Archaeology | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Architecture | #201-260 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #378 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Civil Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #201 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #246 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Education | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | — | — | #301-400 | #283 |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #301-375 | — | — | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #313 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | — | — | #422 |
Xiamen University ranks #341 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #189 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #182 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.