Adelaide, Australia
University of Adelaide
Ranked in the world
4
University of Adelaide is ranked 4th in the world for Petroleum Engineering.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Petroleum Engineering, 2025
Full ranking profile
University of Adelaide'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 2025Headlinein the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 12 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 16 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 17 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 18 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 18 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 42 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 47 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 50 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 64 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 67 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 71 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 79 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 80 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 82 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 82 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 85 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 85 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 89 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 89 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 94 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 103 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 117 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 119 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 119 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 123 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 133 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 139 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 147 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 151 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 151 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 152 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 164 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 167 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 171 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 177 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 188 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 198 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 199 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 212 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 213 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 224 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 245 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 245 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 250 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 250 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 253 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 254 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 264 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 268 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 290 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 296 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 297 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 318 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 325 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 340 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 358 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 376 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 388 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 394 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 410 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 413 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 417 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 574 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 612 |
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
Adelaide on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
A total of 22 subjects were rated in the global top 100, a remarkable result in the first year of the institution.
source · retrieved 2026-09-06