Melbourne, Australia
RMIT University
Ranked in the world
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RMIT University is ranked 1st in the world for reduced inequalities (SDG 10).
Full ranking profile
RMIT 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 2024Headlinein the world for reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | 1 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) | Times Higher Education | 1 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | 3 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | 5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Business Administration | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) | Times Higher Education | 8 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Business Administration | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 10 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 15 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 15 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 15 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Art & Design | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 21 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Art & Design | Quacquarelli Symonds | 26 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 26 |
| THE Young 2024in the world for universities under 50 years old | Times Higher Education | 28 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 39 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 41 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 56 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 63 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 71 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 72 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 74 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 80 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 95 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 119 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 121 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 123 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 125 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 139 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 148 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 198 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 205 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 212 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 212 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 233 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 251 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 258 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 276 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 278 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 280 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 283 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 285 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 291 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 301 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 306 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 333 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 384 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 384 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 424 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 444 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 465 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 502 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 551 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 551 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 782 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.