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
Full ranking profile
Deakin University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRSSSD 2024Headlinein the world for Sport Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 1 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2025in the world for Sport Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 11 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 14 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 14 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 14 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 17 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 18 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 20 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 28 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | 33 |
| THE Young 2024in the world for universities under 50 years old | Times Higher Education | 37 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 38 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 39 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 45 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | 50 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 54 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 67 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 68 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 77 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 82 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 98 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 99 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 103 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 136 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 142 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 147 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 162 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 164 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 173 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 189 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 190 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 196 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 197 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 197 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 201 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 201 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 204 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 204 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 207 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 208 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 211 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 218 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 227 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 230 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 237 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 263 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 284 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 294 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 294 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 312 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 318 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 328 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 343 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 365 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 368 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 377 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 401 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 451 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 482 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 488 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 579 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 884 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.