| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Management | #150 | — | #6 | — |
| Architecture | #15 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #32 | #18 |
| Art & Design | #19 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | #401-500 | #26 |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #26 | #92 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #102 | — | #34 | #28 |
| Library & Information Science | #29 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #172 | — | #151-200 | #50 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #51-100 | — | #151-200 | #120 |
| Communication & Media | #51-100 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #95 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #51-75 | #116 |
| Engineering & Technology | #123 | #126-150 | — | #64 |
| Materials Science | #70 | — | #101-150 | #92 |
| Arts & Humanities | #71 | #126-150 | — | #197 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Hospitality & Tourism | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Performing Arts | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Geography | #101-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Computer Science | #117 | #201-250 | #101-150 | #126 |
| Environmental Science | #151-200 | — | #101-150 | #118 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #112 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | #115 |
| Education | #151-200 | #126-150 | #151-200 | — |
| Chemistry | #201-250 | — | #151-200 | #141 |
| Public Health | — | — | #201-300 | #146 |
| Social Sciences & Management | #149 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #151-200 | — | #151-200 | #173 |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | #179 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #201-250 | — | — | #175 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #251 | #176-200 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Mathematics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Law | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Nursing | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Biological Sciences | #251-300 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Political Science & IR | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Psychology | #301-350 | #251-300 | — | #369 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #401-450 | #251-300 | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #301-400 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #351-400 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #417 |
| Medicine / Clinical | #451-500 | — | — | — |
RMIT University ranks #125 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #198 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #237 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.