The World University Index

Melbourne, Australia

Deakin University

Ranked in the world

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Deakin University is ranked 1st in the world for Sport Science.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, 2024

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

RankingPublisherWorld rank
ARWU GRSSSD 2024Headlinein the world for Sport ScienceShanghaiRanking Consultancy1
ARWU GRSSSD 2025in the world for Sport ScienceShanghaiRanking Consultancy1
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related SubjectsQuacquarelli Symonds11
QS by Subject 2025in the world for Sports-related SubjectsQuacquarelli Symonds14
ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for NursingShanghaiRanking Consultancy14
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for NursingShanghaiRanking Consultancy14
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University17
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EducationMETU (URAP Lab)18
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency20
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University28
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Education & TrainingQuacquarelli Symonds33
THE Young 2024in the world for universities under 50 years oldTimes Higher Education37
QS by Subject 2026in the world for NursingQuacquarelli Symonds38
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University39
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University45
QS by Subject 2025in the world for Education & TrainingQuacquarelli Symonds50
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University54
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group67
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University68
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group77
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group82
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency98
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University99
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group103
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group136
US News 2026-2027U.S. News & World Report142
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group147
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University162
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group164
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University173
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney189
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University190
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University196
QS 2025Quacquarelli Symonds197
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University197
THE 2026Times Higher Education201
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy201
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University204
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC204
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds207
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University208
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University211
NTU 2025National Taiwan University218
QS 2027Quacquarelli Symonds227
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group230
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University237
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group263
Time 2026Time / Statista284
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University294
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature294
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group312
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group318
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group328
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency343
CWUR 2025Center for World University Rankings365
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group368
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University377
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)401
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University451
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature482
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group488
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency579
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency884

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