Ranked 1st in the world for Sport Science
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, 2024 Placement won by its School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.
Full ranking profile 63 placements
Every placement the Index records for Deakin. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRSSSD 2024 Headline Sport Science School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =1 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2025 Sport Science School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =1 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | =11 |
| QS by Subject 2025 Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | =14 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024 Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =14 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025 Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =14 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =17 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Education | METU (URAP Lab) | =18 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =20 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =28 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | =33 |
| THE Young 2024 universities under 50 years old | Times Higher Education | =37 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | =38 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =39 |
| NTU 2025 Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | =45 |
| QS by Subject 2025 Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | =50 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =54 |
| SCImago 2025 Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =67 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =68 |
| SCImago 2025 Psychology | SCImago Research Group | =77 |
| SCImago 2026 Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | =82 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =98 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =99 |
| SCImago 2026 Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | =103 |
| SCImago 2025 Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | =136 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | =142 |
| SCImago 2025 Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | =147 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =162 |
| SCImago 2025 Engineering | SCImago Research Group | =164 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =173 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =189 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =190 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =196 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =197 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =197 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =204 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =204 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =207 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =208 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =211 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =218 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =227 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =230 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =237 |
| SCImago 2026 Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | =263 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =284 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =294 |
| Nature 2025 Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =294 |
| SCImago 2026 Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | =312 |
| SCImago 2025 Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | =318 |
| SCImago 2026 Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | =328 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =343 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | =365 |
| SCImago 2025 Medicine | SCImago Research Group | =368 |
| NTU 2025 Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | =377 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =401 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =451 |
| Nature 2025 health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =482 |
| SCImago 2025 Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =488 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =579 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =884 |
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
Deakin on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
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The accolade marks the sixth time Deakin has topped the list globally, with wins in 2016 and 2017 and consecutive wins in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Source , archived , retrieved The Index records ARWU GRSSSD 2024 at 1st in the world for Sport Science.