| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #4 | — | #8 | — |
| Business & Management | #201-250 | — | #18 | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #151-175 | — | #22 | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #32 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #47 | #33 |
| Earth & Geosciences | #38 | — | #51-75 | #64 |
| Education | #101-150 | #101-125 | #51-75 | #44 |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #46 |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Sports Science | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | #74 |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #75 |
| Communication & Media | #151-200 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #76-100 | #114 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #91 |
| Materials Science | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #97 |
| Architecture | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #101-150 | #126-150 | #151-200 | #101 |
| Geography | #201-250 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #201-250 | — | #201-300 | #102 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #109 |
| Engineering & Technology | #162 | #126-150 | — | #116 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | — | #421 |
| Accounting & Finance | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #161 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | #151-200 | #175 |
| Law | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #333 | #251-300 | — | #185 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #209 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #392 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #269 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #301-350 | — | #201-300 | #277 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Statistics | #251-275 | — | — | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #251-300 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #301-400 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Computer Science | #401-450 | #401-500 | — | — |
Curtin University ranks #183 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #201-300 in ARWU 2025 and #152 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #204 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.