Brisbane, Australia
Griffith University
Ranked in the world
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Griffith University is ranked 1st in the world for life below water (SDG 14).
Source: THE Sustainability Impact Ratings: life below water (SDG 14), 2026
Full ranking profile
Griffith 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 |
|---|---|---|
| THE Impact 2026Headlinein the world for life below water (SDG 14) | Times Higher Education | 1 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 2 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for life on land (SDG 15) | Times Higher Education | 3 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 3 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 3 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 4 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) | Times Higher Education | 4 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for life below water (SDG 14) | Times Higher Education | 4 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) | Times Higher Education | 4 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Hospitality & Tourism Management | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) | Times Higher Education | 6 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) | Times Higher Education | 7 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for gender equality (SDG 5) | Times Higher Education | 9 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for life on land (SDG 15) | Times Higher Education | 9 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for gender equality (SDG 5) | Times Higher Education | 12 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for good health and well-being (SDG 3) | Times Higher Education | 13 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for partnerships for the goals (SDG 17) | Times Higher Education | 14 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 16 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2025in the world for Sport Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 18 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) | Times Higher Education | 18 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 20 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for good health and well-being (SDG 3) | Times Higher Education | 21 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 23 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Hospitality & Leisure Management | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 30 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 33 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 34 |
| THE Young 2024in the world for universities under 50 years old | Times Higher Education | 35 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 49 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 49 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 57 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 61 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 70 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 72 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 76 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 113 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 122 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 134 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 150 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 155 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 156 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 183 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 189 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 206 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 227 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 230 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 236 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 238 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 239 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 244 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 251 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 252 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 255 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 268 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 271 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 272 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 299 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 301 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 303 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 308 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 327 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 330 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 331 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 332 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 351 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 372 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 379 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 386 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 401 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 401 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 405 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 429 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 437 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 440 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 450 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 462 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 477 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 494 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 762 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 843 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.