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- 12 institutions none for this edition
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- 13 institutions
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A total of 42 ANU subjects are now ranked among the world’s best, contributing another four with this prestigious status.
Australian National University , source , retrieved -
Curtin ranked fourth in the world for Mineral and Mining Engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Curtin University , source , retrieved -
Sports-related subjects jumped to 49, after being ranked 51-100 in 2025.
Griffith University , source , retrieved -
Sports-related subjects reached their highest-ever rank, climbing 18 places to 29 to enter the world’s top 50, rising from ninth to fifth place in Australia.
La Trobe University , source , retrieved -
RMIT also ranked 1st in Australia and 29th globally in Library & Information Management, an interdisciplinary subject area that spans data science, knowledge management and information science.
RMIT University , source , retrieved -
Among the subjects ranked, Architecture and Built Environment now places among the top 200 in the world, up from the top 240 in 2024.
Swinburne University of Technology , source , retrieved -
A total of 22 subjects were rated in the global top 100, a remarkable result in the first year of the institution.
University of Adelaide , source , retrieved -
The University of Melbourne is the only Australian university to have ranked in the top 50 in all broad subject areas in 2025.
University of Melbourne , source , archived , retrieved -
In total, 39 UNSW subjects placed in the global top 100, with rankings based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research citations.
University of New South Wales , source , retrieved -
In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, UQ maintained its position as first nationally and 2nd globally for sports-related subjects for the 6th year, and rose to 5th globally for mineral and mining engineering.
University of Queensland , source , retrieved -
UTS was placed between 51st and 100th in the world for a further 12 subjects.
University of Technology Sydney , source , retrieved -
UOW ranks 6th in the world for Philosophy in QS Subject Rankings 2026
University of Wollongong , source , retrieved
Recorded placements 13
Institutions the Index records in this table. A placement here is a placement anywhere: the Index reports each institution's best, whatever its scope.
| Rank | Institution | Claim |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | University College London | 1st in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =3 | Delft University of Technology | 3rd in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =4 | ETH Zurich | 4th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =5 | University of Manchester | 5th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =6 | Politecnico di Milano | 6th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =9 | Tsinghua University | 9th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =11 | EPFL | 11th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =15 | RMIT University | 15th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =19 | Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya | 19th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =23 | University of Melbourne | 23rd in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =28 | University of Sydney | 28th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =33 | University of New South Wales | 33rd in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |
| =34 | Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile | 34th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment |