| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | #42 | — | #23 | — |
| Sports Science | #29 | — | — | — |
| Archaeology | #48 | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #51-75 | #135 |
| Geography | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #201-250 | #101-150 | #96 |
| History | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #101-200 | — | — | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #101-150 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Linguistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #151-200 | #151-175 | #301-400 | #182 |
| Law | #201-250 | #151-175 | — | — |
| Computer Science | #401-450 | #201-250 | #151-200 | #427 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #151-175 | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #223 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #305 | #201-250 | — | #180 |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #269 |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #211 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #251-300 | — | #201-300 | #219 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #312 | #201-250 | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #301-350 | — | — | #261 |
| Mathematics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #351-400 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Environmental Science | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #351-400 | — | #401-500 | — |
| Chemistry | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | — | — | #401-500 | #396 |
| Materials Science | #401-550 | — | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #501-550 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #601-675 | — | — | — |
La Trobe University ranks #233 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #278 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #283 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.