The World University Index

Melbourne, Australia

Victoria University

Ranked in the world

6

Victoria University is ranked 6th in the world for Sport Science.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, 2025via its College of Sport, Health & Engineering

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Victoria University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
ARWU GRSSSD 2025Headlinein the world for Sport ScienceCollege of Sport, Health & EngineeringShanghaiRanking Consultancy6
ARWU GRSSSD 2024in the world for Sport ScienceCollege of Sport and Exercise ScienceShanghaiRanking Consultancy7
THE Impact 2024in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)Times Higher Education19
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University25
QS by Subject 2025in the world for Sports-related SubjectsQuacquarelli Symonds43
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University57
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University113
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency139
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature203
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University220
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group340
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University384
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group409
THE 2026Times Higher Education501
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University501
Time 2026Time / Statista512
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University515
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University551
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency605
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds741
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency770
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC770
NTU 2025National Taiwan University851
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University852
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency881
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency886
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University1108
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)1201
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University1441

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.