Adelaide, Australia
University of Adelaide
Ranked in the world
4
University of Adelaide is ranked 4th in the world for Petroleum Engineering.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Petroleum Engineering, 2025
Full ranking profile
University of Adelaide's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2025Headlinein the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 12 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 16 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 17 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 18 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 18 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 42 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 47 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 50 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 64 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 67 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 71 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 79 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 80 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 82 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 82 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 85 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 85 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 89 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 89 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 94 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 103 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 117 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 119 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 119 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 123 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 133 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 139 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 147 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 151 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 151 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 152 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 164 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 167 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 171 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 177 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 188 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 198 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 199 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 212 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 213 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 224 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 245 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 245 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 250 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 250 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 253 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 254 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 264 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 268 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 290 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 296 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 297 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 318 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 325 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 340 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 358 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 376 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 388 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 394 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 410 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 413 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 417 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 574 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 612 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.