University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #22
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #37
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #38
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #30

The publishers disagree by 16 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Founded

1853

Total students

≈ 54,000

International students

≈ 42%

Group

Group of Eight

Official site

www.unimelb.edu.au

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Law #11
2. Sports-related Subjects #11
3. Anatomy & Physiology #13
4. Life Sciences & Medicine #14
5. Education #15
6. Arts & Humanities #16
7. Geography #16
8. English Language & Literature #18
9. Sociology #18
10. Social Sciences & Management #19
11. Medicine #20
12. Psychology #20
13. Veterinary Science #20
14. Environmental Sciences #20
15. Communication & Media Studies #22
16. Architecture & Built Environment #23
17. Social Policy & Administration #23
18. Accounting & Finance #24
19. Linguistics #26
20. Performing Arts #28
21. Engineering - Civil & Structural #29
22. Nursing #29
23. Computer Science & Information Systems #31
24. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #31
25. Engineering - Mineral & Mining #31
26. Modern Languages #33
27. Anthropology #33
28. Biological Sciences #38
29. Earth & Marine Sciences #38
30. Marketing #38
31. Engineering - Chemical #39
32. Geophysics #39
33. Chemistry #40
34. Dentistry #41
35. Development Studies #41
36. Geology #42
37. Business & Management Studies #42
38. Archaeology #43
39. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #43
40. Economics & Econometrics #43
41. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #44
42. Mathematics #44
43. Engineering & Technology #45
44. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #45
45. History #47
46. Natural Sciences #49
47. Politics & International Studies #55
48. Physics & Astronomy #57
49. Art & Design #60
50. Agriculture & Forestry #60
51. Materials Science #80
52. Music —
53. Classics & Ancient History —
54. Philosophy —
55. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
56. Library & Information Management —
57. Statistics & Operational Research —