Reputation and rankings

RMIT has a global reputation for excellence in professional and vocational education, applied research, and engagement with the needs of industry and communities world-wide. There are at least 15 global ranking schemas, of which (QS, ARWU and THE) are considered the most influential.

RMIT standing in the major ranking schemas

QS World University Rankings

=140^th globally (and 11^th in Australia) in QS World University Rankings 2024. Rankings published for 1,503 institutions.
74^th globally in QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022. RMIT ranks 1^st in Australia, 18^th in Asia Pacific and 43rd globally on the Graduate Employment Rate. RMIT also ranks 61^st globally and 13^th in Asia Pacific on Partnership with Employers. A ranking of which are the best universities at engaging with employers.
53^rd globally (and 5th in Australia) in QS Sustainability Rankings 2023. This ranking demonstrates how universities are taking action to tackle the world’s greatest Environmental, Social and Governance challenges.

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU, Shanghai Rankings)

322^nd globally in the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities. RMIT has moved up at least 170 places from outside the top 500 in 2015. RMIT is ranked in the 301-400 band. ARWU publishes rankings for 1,000 institutions.

Times Higher Education (THE)

=7^th globally in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. RMIT ranks 1^st globally in Reducing inequalities, =1^st globally in Supporting decent work and economic growth. RMIT also ranks =2^nd in Partnering for the goals. This ranking focuses on measuring universities’ social, environmental and economic impact and progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2023, 1,591 universities were included in the ranking.
251st globally (251-300 band) in the 2024 edition of Times Higher Education World University Rankings. RMIT ranks 86^th globally on international outlook. THE publishes rankings for around 1,800 universities globally.

Best Global Universities

209^th globally in Best Global Universities 2023. A ranking of the world’s top 2,000 universities, published by U.S. News & World Report. RMIT ranks 210^th globally on the global research reputation dimension. This is a ranking which heavily relies on bibliometrics and a reputation survey.

CWTS Leiden Rankings

87^th globally (and 5^th in Australia) on the mean normalized citation score, up from 315^th in 2018.
66^th globally on proportion of publications in top 1% cited journals, up from 301^st in 2018.
CWTS Leiden ranks which are deemed to be the most research-intensive universities in the world. Ranks 1,318 institutions in 2022 and derives a set of impact and collaboration measures but it does not produce an overall rank.

NTU Ranking

396^thglobally (and 20^th in Australia) in 2022. This ranking is published by the National University of Taiwan (NTU) and is designed to evaluate and compare research universities’ achievements in scientific research by using objective indicators. The NTU Ranking covers the world’s top 1,016 universities.

Webometrics

225^th globally in 2022, up 20 places from 245^th in the 2021 Ranking Web of Universities (Webometrics). The aim of this ranking is to promote academic web presence and support open access initiatives. It ranks over 28,000 universities globally.

Ranking by schema

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World Ranking	=190th (Top 200)
Ranking in Australia	11th
Employer reputation	146th globally, 8th in Australia
International faculty	35th globally, 1st in Australia
International students	91st globally, 15th in Australia

World Ranking	=53rd, 5^th in Australia
Environmental impact	=55th globally, 4th in Australia
Social impact	112th globally, 11th in Australia

Art and Design	15th globally (Top 20) and 1st in Australia
Architecture / Built Environment	31st globally (Top 50) and 3rd in Australia
Communication & Media Studies	=40th globally (Top 50) and 4th in Australia
Library and Information Management	=49th globally (Top 50) and 3rd in Australia
Development Studies	51-100 globally and =4th in Australia
Engineering - Civil & Structural	51-100 globally and =6th in Australia
Geography	51-100 globally and =4th in Australia
Materials Science	=87 globally and 7th in Australia
Accounting & Finance	=98 globally and 9th in Australia
Agriculture & Forestry	100 globally and 7th in Australia

QS Graduate Employability Rankings (2022)	74th globally, 7th in Australia
Graduate employment rate	43rd globally, 18th in Asia Pacific, 1st in Australia
Partnership with employers	61st globally, 13th in Asia Pacific, 4th in Australia
Employer reputation (Employability)	100th globally, 33rd in Asia Pacific, 8th in Australia

THE Impact Ranking
World ranking	251-300
International outlook	86th globally, 9th in Australia
Research impact	358th globally, 21st in Australia
World ranking	=7th globally, 3rd in Australia
Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10)	1st globally
Decent work and economic growth (SDG 8)	1st globally
Sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11)	19th globally
Partnership for the goals (SDG 17)	2nd globally
Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)	23rd globally
Responsible consumption and production (SDG 12)	43rd globally
Climate action (SDG 13)	=17th globally
Gender equality (SDG 5)	=99th globally

World ranking	301- 400 (est. 322nd globally (21st in Australia)
Publications	307th globally (16th in Australia)
Highly cited researchers	260th globally (19th in Australia)
Nature and Science	382nd globally (18th in Australia)
Per capita performance	206th globally (29th in Australia)

World ranking (Impact)
Mean normalised citation score	129th globally (7th in Australia)
Top 1% publications	66th globally (5th in Australia)
Top 10% publications	94th globally (5th in Australia)
Total citations	300th globally (15th in Australia)
World ranking (Collaboration)
Collaborative publications	352nd globally (17th in Australia)
International collaborations	285th globally (17th in Australia)
Long distance collaborations	41st globally (17th in Australia)
Industry collaborations	417th globally (11th in Australia)

World ranking	396th
Subject rankings – global standing
Civil Engineering	55th
Mechanical Engineering	40th
Economics & Business	80th
Electrical Engineering	98th
Materials Science	116th
Computer Science	124th
Chemical Engineering	145th
Environmental Science & Engineering	203th

World ranking	326th globally (16th in Australia)

Ranking by study area

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Architecture / Built Environment:

25th globally (Top 50) and 2nd in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Art & Design

19th globally (Top 20) and 1st in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Art and Humanities

99th globally and 7th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Engineering – Technology

=116^th globally and 9^th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Computer Science & Information Systems

151-200 globally (Top 200) and =9th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Engineering – Chemical:

151-200th globally (Top 200) and 8th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Engineering - Civil & Structural

51-100th globally (Top 100) and 6th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic

=133rd globally (Top 150) and 8th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing:

=124th globally (Top 150) and 6th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Agriculture & Forestry:

101-150th globally and =7th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Chemistry

251-300th globally and 13th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Environmental Sciences

151-200th globally and 11th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Geography

51-100 (Top 100) globally and =4th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Mathematics

301-350th globally and 15th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Materials Science

82nd globally (Top 100) and 4th in Australia for QS Rankings by Subject 2023

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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