World Rankings
The University of Adelaide is ranked in the world's top 100 universities. We are recognised globally as a leading research university.
This is measured by the best-known world university ranking methodologies available – US News Best Global Universities Rankings, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities.
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74 in US News Best Global Universities Rankings
The University of Adelaide ranked 74th in the 2023 US News Best Global Universities. The 2023 rankings measured 1750 global universities over thirteen metrics including Research Reputation, Publication Output, Citations, Highly Cited Papers and International Collaboration.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ranking 184 152 122 102 80 73 66 74 -
109 in QS World University Rankings
The University of Adelaide ranked 109th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. The 2023 rankings measured 1300 global universities over five metrics – Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, International Faculty and International Students.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ranking 113 125 109 114 106 106 108 109 -
88 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The University of Adelaide ranked 88th in the 2023 THE World University Rankings. The 2023 rankings measured 1600+ global universities over five performance areas – Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income and International Outlook.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ranking 149 142 134 135 120 118 111 88 -
132 in ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities
The University of Adelaide ranked 132 in the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The 2022 rankings measured 1000 global universities over six metrics – Alumni Awards, Staff Awards, Highly Cited Researchers, Nature & Science Papers, Publication Output and Per-Capita Academic Performance.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Ranking 169 139 139 137 152 133 132 -
90 in UNSW Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities
The University of Adelaide ranked 90th in the 2022 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities
The 2022 rankings measured 2,052 global universities based on aggregating their most recent ranks in the Shanghai Ranking Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings schemes.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Ranking 117 114 116 104 108 102 90 -
Top 100 for 16 academic subjects in US News Best Global Universities Rankings
The University of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 16 subject areas in the 2023 US News Best Global Universities Subject Area Rankings.
At subject level, US News uses various bibliometric measures, including publications and citations, as well as indicators for global and regional reputation in each specific subject.
Top 100 Subject areas for 2023:
Subject area Ranking Artificial Intelligence 7 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 Computer Science 41 (tied) Physical Chemistry 45 Engineering 46 (tied) Water Resources 52 (tied) Plant and Animal Science 59 Chemistry 65 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 71 Physics 74 (tied) Geosciences 88 Civil Engineering 93 Public, Environmental and Occupational Health 95 Environment/Ecology 96 (tied) Energy and Fuels 97 (tied) Chemical Engineering 98 -
Top 100 for 14 academic subjects in QS World University Rankings by Subject
The University of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 14 subject areas in the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject. At subject level, QS assesses universities over five metrics – Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations, H-Index and International Research Network which are weighted according to subject area.
Top 100 subject areas for 2023:
Subject Area Ranking Petroleum Engineering 7 Mineral & Mining Engineering 19 Dentistry 33 Agriculture & Forestry 72 Veterinary Science 51-70 Classics & Ancient History 51-90 Philosophy 51-100 Civil & Structural Engineering 51-100 Anatomy & Physiology 51-100 Nursing 51-100 Earth & Marine Sciences 51-100 Geology 51-100 Geophysics 51-100 Development Studies 51-100 -
Top 100 for 6 academic subjects in Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject
The University of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 6 subject areas in the 2023 THE World University Rankings by Subject. At subject level, THE assesses universities over the same five performance areas as per their World University Rankings, with the weightings recalibrated for each subject area.
Top 100 subject areas for 2023:
Subject Area Ranking Clinical & Health 59 Computer Science 75 Education 75 Engineering 87 Law 87 Physical Sciences 94 -
Top 100 for 15 academic subjects in ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
The University of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 15 subject areas in the 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. At subject level ShanghaiRanking assesses universities over five metrics - Q1 Journal Impact Factor Publications, Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI), International Collaboration, Papers Published in Top Journals and Staff Awards.
Top 100 subject areas for 2022:
Subject Area Ranking Mining & Mineral Engineering 11 Automation & Control 32 Dentistry & Oral Sciences 32 Water Resources 33 Civil Engineering 36 Agricultural Sciences 45 Computer Science & Engineering 50 Veterinary Sciences 61 Electrical & Electronic Engineering 84 Energy Science & Engineering 84 Earth Sciences 85 Clinical Medicine 86 Public Health 90 Nursing 91 Mechanical Engineering 92