World Rankings
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is ranked in the world's top 100 universities. We are recognised globally as a leading research university.
This is measured by the best-known world university ranking methodologies available – US News Best Global Universities Rankings,ÌýQS World ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Rankings, Times Higher Education World ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Rankings, and the ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide ranked 92nd in theÌý.ÌýThe 2024 rankings measured 1750 global universities over thirteen metrics including Research Reputation, Publication Output, Citations, Highly Cited Papers and International Collaboration.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide ranked 82nd in theÌý. The 2025 rankings measured 1500 global universities over five metrics – Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, International Faculty and International Students.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide ranked 128th in the . The 2025 rankings measured 2000+ global universities over five performance areas – Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income and International Outlook.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide ranked 151-200 in theÌý.ÌýThe 2024 rankings measured 1000 global universities over six metrics – Alumni Awards, Staff Awards, Highly Cited Researchers, Nature & Science Papers, Publication Output and Per-Capita Academic Performance.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide ranked 95thÌýin theÌý
The 2024 rankings measured 2,052 global universities based on aggregating their most recent ranks in the Shanghai Ranking Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Rankings and Times Higher Education World ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Rankings schemes.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide ranked 5th in the Best Universities Ranking. The ranking evaluates performance under five pillars: student satisfaction, research performance, global reputation, career impact, and equity and access.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 16 subject areas in theÌý.
At subject level, US News uses various bibliometric measures, including publications and citations, as well as indicators for global and regional reputation in each specific subject.
Top 100 Subject areas for 2023:
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| Subject area | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Ìý | Ìý |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 25 |
| Computer Science | 41 (tied) |
| Physical Chemistry | 45 |
| Engineering | 46 (tied) |
| Water Resources | 52 (tied) |
| Plant and Animal Science | 59 |
| Chemistry | 65 |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 71 |
| Physics | 74 (tied) |
| Geosciences | 88 |
| Civil Engineering | 93 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational HealthÌý | 95 |
| Environment/Ecology | 96 (tied) |
| Energy and Fuels | 97 (tied) |
| Chemical Engineering | 98 |
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 15 subject areas in the . At subject level, QS assesses universities over five metrics – Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations, H-Index and International Research Network which are weighted according to subject area.
Top 100 subject areas for 2025:
| Subject | 2025 Rank |
Petroleum Engineering |
4 |
Mining Engineering |
=28 |
Anatomy & Physiology |
42 |
Agriculture & Forestry |
68 |
Environmental Sciences |
87 |
Computer Science & Information Systems |
=94 |
Engineering - Chemical |
=96 |
Archaeology |
51 - 100 |
Earth Sciences |
51 - 100 |
Geology |
51 - 100 |
Geophysics |
51 - 100 |
Nursing |
51 - 100 |
Veterinary Science |
51 - 100 |
Dentistry |
51 – 120 |
Classics & Ancient History |
51 - 150 |
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 3 subject areas in the 2025 THE World ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Rankings by Subject. At subject level, THE assesses universities over the same five performance areas as per their World ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Rankings, with the weightings recalibrated for each subject area. Top 100 subject areas for 2025:
| Subject Area |
Ranking |
|---|---|
| Medical & Health | 89 |
| Education Studies | 91 |
| Computer Science | 92 |
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide was ranked in the global Top 100 for 11 subject areas in the . At subject level Shanghai Ranking assesses universities over five metrics - Q1 Journal Impact Factor Publications, Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI), International Collaboration, Papers Published in Top Journals and Staff Awards.
Top 100 subject areas for 2023:
| Subject | Rank |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | 15 |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 27 |
| Water Resources | 50 |
| Automation & Control | 51-75 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 51-75 |
| Veterinary Sciences | 51-75 |
| Civil Engineering | 76-100 |
| Chemical Engineering | 76-100 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 76-100 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 76-100 |
| Nursing | 76-100 |