Ranked 6th in the world for Philosophy
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Philosophy, 2026
Full ranking profile 59 placements
Every placement the Index records for Wollongong. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Philosophy | Quacquarelli Symonds | =6 |
| THE Impact 2025 clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) | Times Higher Education | =10 |
| THE Impact 2025 reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | =11 |
| THE Young 2024 universities under 50 years old | Times Higher Education | =16 |
| THE Impact 2026 reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | =20 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =20 |
| THE Impact 2025 climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | =21 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024 Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =23 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025 Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =24 |
| THE Impact 2025 decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) | Times Higher Education | =27 |
| THE Impact 2026 decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) | Times Higher Education | =30 |
| THE Impact 2025 advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | =31 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | =36 |
| THE Impact 2026 advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | =41 |
| THE Impact 2026 industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) | Times Higher Education | =45 |
| QS by Subject 2025 Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | =51 |
| QS by Subject 2025 Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | =51 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =65 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =104 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =135 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =140 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =167 |
| SCImago 2026 Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | =168 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =177 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =184 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =187 |
| SCImago 2025 Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | =194 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =195 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | =204 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =208 |
| SCImago 2026 Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | =225 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =227 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =246 |
| SCImago 2025 Engineering | SCImago Research Group | =254 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =256 |
| SCImago 2025 Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =256 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =278 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =289 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =295 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =296 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =301 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =304 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =314 |
| SCImago 2026 Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | =314 |
| SCImago 2025 Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | =324 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =347 |
| SCImago 2025 Psychology | SCImago Research Group | =353 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | =385 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =393 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =462 |
| SCImago 2026 Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | =464 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =472 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =479 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =501 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =501 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =633 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =652 |
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
Wollongong on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
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UOW is ranked at 188 in the world, and 11 in Australia, in the new Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities (ARTU) system created by the University of NSW Sydney (UNSW Sydney).
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UOW is consistently ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for the quality of our graduates.
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UOW ranks 6th in the world for Philosophy in QS Subject Rankings 2026
Source , retrieved The Index records QS by Subject 2026 at 6th in the world for Philosophy.