The World University Index

Melbourne, Australia

Australian Catholic University

Ranked in the world

6

Australian Catholic University is ranked 6th in the world for good health and well-being (SDG 3).

Source: THE Impact Rankings: Good Health and Well-being, 2025

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Full ranking profile

Australian Catholic University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
THE Impact 2025Headlinein the world for good health and well-being (SDG 3)Times Higher Education6
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University7
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University12
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EducationMETU (URAP Lab)16
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Theology, Divinity & Religious StudiesQuacquarelli Symonds18
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University19
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University32
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University42
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group171
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency189
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group256
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University295
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University334
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University346
THE 2026Times Higher Education401
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University401
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency433
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group439
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group459
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group466
NTU 2025National Taiwan University707
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency754
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency770
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC832
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds851
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University953
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency1206
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)1301
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University1561

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.