The 2008 Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) World University Rankings ranked Hunan University as 15th in China.[18] In the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Hunan University is ranked at 201–300th in the world and 48–77th in Asia and Oceania.[2] The U.S. News ranked Hunan University as 252nd in the world, 33rd in Asia and 14th in China, with its "Mechanical Engineering", "Chemistry", "Civil Engineering", "Electrical and Electronic Engineering", "Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology", "Energy and Fuels", "Engineering", "Chemical Engineering", and "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" subjects ranked in the global top 100 in the 2021 best global universities rankings.[3] It also ranks at 172nd in "Computer Science", at 250th in "Economics and Business", at 169th in "Biology and Biochemistry", at 142nd in "Environment/Ecology, at 115th in "Material Science", and at 208th in "Mathematics" according to the same ranking.[9] In the 2020 THE World University Rankings, Hunan University is ranked at 401–500th globally, 79th in Emerging countries, 73rd in Asia and 14th in China.[19] It ranks 176–200th worldwide in "Business and Economics" and "Engineering and Technology" subjects and 251–300th globally in "Life Sciences" and "Physical Sciences" subjects according to the same ranking.[20] Hunan university ranks in the global top 100 for several specific fields and subjects. In the ARWU by Subjects 2020, Hunan University ranks globally 17th in "Civil Engineering", 24th in "Remote Sensing", 34th in "Instruments Science & Technology", 40th in "Chemical Engineering", 45th in "Biotechnology", 51–75th in "Chemistry", 51–75th in "Mechanical Engineering", 51–75th in "Energy Science & Engineering", 76–100th in "Environmental Science & Engineering", 76–100th in "Nanoscience & Nanotechnology", 101–150th in "Electrical & Electronic Engineering", 101–150th in "Computer Science & Engineering", 101–150th in "Materials Science and Engineering", 101–150th in "Metallurgical Engineering", 151–200th in "Mathematics", 151–200th in "Automation & Control Engineering", 151–200th in "Telecommunication Engineering", 151–200th in " Water Resources Engineering", 201–300th in "Economics and Business Administration", 200–300th in "Earth Science", 300–400th in "Management" and 400–500th in "Physics".[21]