World Rankings

The University of Adelaide is consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s 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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66 in US News Best Global Universities Rankings
The University of Adelaide ranked 66th in the 2022 US News Best Global Universities. The 2022 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 Ranking 184 152 122 102 80 73 66 -
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 -
111 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The University of Adelaide ranked 111th in the 2022 THE World University Rankings. The 2022 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 Ranking 149 142 134 135 120 118 111 -
133 in ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities
The University of Adelaide ranked 133rd in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The 2021 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 Ranking 169 139 139 137 152 133 -
102 in UNSW Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities
The University of Adelaide ranked 102nd in the 2021 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities. The 2021 rankings measured 2052 global universities based on an aggregation of their most recent ranks in the ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings schemes.
Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Ranking 117 114 116 104 108 102 -
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 2022 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 2022:
Subject Area Ranking Petroleum Engineering 10 Engineering - Mineral & Mining 19 Dentistry 25 Nursing 46 Agriculture & Forestry 70 Pharmacy & Pharmacology 70= Computer Science & Information Systems 96= Veterinary Science 51-60 Philosophy 51-100 Engineering - Civil & Structural 51-100 Anatomy & Physiology 51-100 Earth & Marine Sciences 51-100 Geology 51-100 Development Studies 51-100 -
Top 100 for 3 academic subjects in Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject
The University of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 3 subject areas in the 2022 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 2022:
Subject Area Ranking Clinical & Health 73 Education 90 Engineering 92 -
Top 100 for 16 academic subjects in ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
The University of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 16 subject areas in the 2021 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 2021:
Subject Area Ranking Mining & Mineral Engineering 7 Automation & Control 25 Water Resources 31 Civil Engineering 35 Agricultural Sciences 42 Dentistry & Oral Sciences 44 Computer Science & Engineering 48 Instruments Science & Technology 61 Earth Sciences 70 Nursing 72 Electrical & Electronic Engineering 76 Veterinary Sciences 79 Energy Science & Engineering 80 Mechanical Engineering 86 Clinical Medicine 94 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 99