Perth, Australia
Curtin University
Ranked in the world
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Curtin University is ranked 4th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Mineral & Mining Engineering, 2026
Full ranking profile
Curtin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 8 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2024in the world for Sport ScienceSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 13 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2025in the world for Sport ScienceExercise and Sport Science Program | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 13 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 13 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Business Administration | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 18 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 20 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 32 |
| THE Young 2024in the world for universities under 50 years old | Times Higher Education | 33 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 43 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 54 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 81 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 87 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 105 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 108 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 110 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 111 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 151 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 152 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 174 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 179 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 179 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 183 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 183 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 189 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 190 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 192 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 199 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 201 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 201 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 203 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 206 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 219 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 234 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 235 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 241 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 241 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 243 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 251 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 274 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 287 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 309 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 329 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 334 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 359 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 378 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 384 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 393 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 404 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 469 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 497 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 501 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 501 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 507 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 719 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 738 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.
In their own words
Curtin on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
Curtin is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide in the highly regarded Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025.
source · retrieved 2026-09-06
The Index records ARWU 2025 at 201st in the world.
Curtin ranked fourth in the world for Mineral and Mining Engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
source · retrieved 2026-09-06
The Index records QS by Subject 2026 at 4th in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering.