| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | #11 | #8 | #51-75 | — |
| Geography | #16 | — | #9 | — |
| Sports Science | #11 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #20 | #19 | #37 | #11 |
| Veterinary Science | #20 | — | #12 | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #13 | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #14 | #33 | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #38 | — | #14 | #14 |
| Education | #15 | #16 | #29 | #26 |
| Public Health | — | — | #17 | #15 |
| Arts & Humanities | #16 | #44 | — | #20 |
| Public Administration | #23 | — | #16 | — |
| English Language & Literature | #18 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #18 | — | #41 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #19 | #50 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #20 | — | #19 | #26 |
| Business & Management | #42 | — | #19 | — |
| Environmental Science | #20 | — | #31 | #32 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #20 | — | — |
| Communication & Media | #22 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Architecture | #23 | — | — | — |
| Political Science & IR | #55 | — | #23 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #24 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #60 | — | #24 | #34 |
| Linguistics | #26 | — | — | — |
| Music | #26-50 | — | — | — |
| Performing Arts | #28 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #29 | — | #76-100 | #44 |
| Nursing | #29 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Computer Science | #31 | #53 | #76-100 | #75 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #31 | — | #151-200 | #154 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #31 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Dentistry | #41 | — | #32 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #32 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #33 | — | — | — |
| Anthropology | #33 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #45 | — | #35 | #152 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #35 | #38 |
| Statistics | #51-100 | — | #36 | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #38 | — | #51-75 | #43 |
| Marketing | #38 | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #39 | — | #101-150 | #250 |
| Chemistry | #40 | — | #101-150 | #182 |
| Development Studies | #41 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #43 | — | #42 | #47 |
| Archaeology | #43 | — | — | — |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #43 | — | #101-150 | #222 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #44 | — | #51-75 | #68 |
| Mathematics | #44 | — | #201-300 | #159 |
| Engineering & Technology | #45 | #62 | — | #114 |
| History | #47 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #47 | #71 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #49 | #75 | — | — |
| Philosophy | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Theology & Religious Studies | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Library & Information Science | #51-100 | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #76 |
| Marine/Ocean Engineering | — | — | #51-75 | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #57 | — | #201-300 | #100 |
| Art & Design | #60 | — | — | — |
| Materials Science | #80 | — | #201-300 | #153 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #101-150 | #220 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #185 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #151-200 | — |
University of Melbourne ranks #19 in QS 2026, #37 in THE 2026, #38 in ARWU 2025 and #30 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #24 globally.
Yes. University of Melbourne is a member of the Group of Eight.
University of Melbourne was founded in 1853.
Approximately 42% of University of Melbourne's students are international.