| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #62 | — | #5 | #1 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #3 | #3 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #5 | — |
| Environmental Science | #201-250 | — | #51-75 | #7 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #8 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #12 | #10 |
| Engineering & Technology | #127 | #70 | — | #11 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #12 | #20 |
| Materials Science | #96 | — | #15 | #16 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #85 | — | #20 | #23 |
| Chemistry | #177 | — | #51-75 | #23 |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #23 | #25 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #24 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #26 | #121 |
| Economics & Econometrics | #351-400 | — | #201-300 | #35 |
| Computer Science | #180 | #126-150 | #76-100 | #38 |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #43 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #46 | — |
| Library & Information Science | — | — | #48 | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #251-300 | — | #51-75 | #139 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #54 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #71 |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | #101 |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #76 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #551-600 | — | #301-400 | #99 |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #128 |
| Accounting & Finance | #301-375 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #101-125 | — | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Law | #301-350 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Dentistry | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | #175 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #229 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #501-550 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #399 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | — | — | #341 |
| Education | — | — | #401-500 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | — | — | — | #403 |
Xi'an Jiaotong University ranks #305 in QS 2026, #225 in THE 2026, #92 in ARWU 2025 and #141 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #148 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.