| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #451-500 | — | #32 | — |
| History | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #99 | #126-150 | #51-75 | #182 |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #144 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Law | #101-150 | #65 | #151-200 | — |
| Sociology | #99 | — | #76-100 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #78 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #201-250 | #301-400 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | #155 |
| Arts & Humanities | #160 | #301-400 | — | #188 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #193 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #368 |
| Computer Science | #301-350 | #201-250 | #301-400 | #482 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #451-500 | — | #201-300 | #454 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #501-550 | — | #201-300 | #334 |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | #201-300 | #242 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #243 |
| Statistics | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #451-500 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Environmental Science | #451-500 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Engineering & Technology | #501-550 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | — | #501-600 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #551-600 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #601-650 | — | — | — |
York University ranks #333 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026, #601-700 in ARWU 2025 and #514 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #530 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.