RMIT University: Rankings
RMIT University ranked 13 in Australia, 327 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 67,175 academic publications and 1,761,078 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 327 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 13 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 15 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 201 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 238 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 254 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Engineering rankings
RMIT University ranked 12 for Engineering in Australia and 321 in the World with 39,722 publications made and 1,136,144 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | #2 | #2 | #30 |
| Construction Management | #3 | #3 | #41 |
| Engineering Management | #4 | #4 | #65 |
| Landscape Architecture | #7 | #8 | #124 |
| Renewable Energy | #7 | #7 | #138 |
| Architecture | #7 | #8 | #142 |
| Environmental Engineering | #8 | #8 | #171 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #7 | #7 | #188 |
| Automation and Control | #9 | #10 | #218 |
| Systems | #9 | #10 | #227 |
| Remote Sensing | #9 | #9 | #236 |
| Nanotechnology | #8 | #8 | #253 |
| Reliability and Quality | #9 | #10 | #271 |
| Telecommunications | #10 | #11 | #273 |
| Operations Research | #11 | #12 | #293 |
| Robotics | #11 | #12 | #309 |
| Metallurgy | #11 | #11 | #313 |
| Applied Physics | #8 | #9 | #332 |
| Optics | #12 | #13 | #382 |
| Computer Engineering | #12 | #13 | #415 |
| Biotechnology | #11 | #14 | #485 |
| Architectural Engineering | #4 | #4 | #63 |
| Firefighting and Fire Science | #4 | #6 | #58 |
Physics rankings
RMIT University ranked 13 for Physics in Australia and 406 in the World with 33,192 publications made and 974,640 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #8 | #8 | #253 |
| Applied Physics | #8 | #9 | #332 |
| Optics | #12 | #13 | #382 |
| Biophysics | #13 | #16 | #525 |
| Condensed Matter | #11 | #12 | #549 |
| Astrobiology | #15 | #20 | #564 |
| Molecular | #15 | #20 | #761 |
| Theoretical | #21 | #27 | #928 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
RMIT University ranked 18 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 388 in the World with 33,157 publications made and 782,635 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #15 | #16 | #41 |
| Social Work | #10 | #11 | #81 |
| Media Studies | #15 | #17 | #136 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #13 | #14 | #141 |
| Education | #18 | #21 | #184 |
| Anthropology | #20 | #23 | #192 |
| Aesthetics | #15 | #17 | #199 |
| Special Education | #16 | #17 | #208 |
| Law | #16 | #18 | #220 |
| Gender Studies | #20 | #25 | #236 |
| Archaeology | #16 | #18 | #254 |
| Political Science | #16 | #18 | #259 |
| History | #17 | #20 | #271 |
| Sociology | #21 | #24 | #286 |
| Genealogy | #20 | #26 | #295 |
| International Law | #21 | #25 | #377 |
| Forensic Science | #25 | #28 | #421 |
| Linguistics | #19 | #22 | #432 |
| Demography | #23 | #29 | #490 |
| Philosophy | #20 | #23 | #578 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #11 | #11 | #80 |
Biology rankings
RMIT University ranked 21 for Biology in Australia and 563 in the World with 31,373 publications made and 1,026,132 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #8 | #8 | #253 |
| Toxicology | #8 | #8 | #375 |
| Paleontology | #20 | #25 | #483 |
| Biotechnology | #11 | #14 | #485 |
| Evolutionary | #22 | #27 | #524 |
| Biophysics | #13 | #16 | #525 |
| Neuroscience | #21 | #23 | #531 |
| Ethics | #24 | #30 | #532 |
| Animal Science | #20 | #24 | #547 |
| Astrobiology | #15 | #20 | #564 |
| Pharmacology | #13 | #15 | #595 |
| Forestry | #27 | #32 | #620 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #20 | #23 | #630 |
| Botany | #25 | #30 | #652 |
| Microbiology | #19 | #22 | #660 |
| Biochemistry | #19 | #22 | #676 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #27 | #33 | #678 |
| Virology | #21 | #24 | #688 |
| Zoology | #27 | #34 | #703 |
| Genetics | #19 | #22 | #712 |
| Immunology | #18 | #21 | #737 |
| Entomology | #24 | #30 | #794 |
| Oncology | #22 | #24 | #841 |
| Molecular | #18 | #21 | #852 |
| Horticulture | #21 | #26 | #863 |
Environmental Science rankings
RMIT University ranked 19 for Environmental Science in Australia and 377 in the World with 30,224 publications made and 845,563 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineering | #8 | #8 | #171 |
| Environmental Management | #13 | #13 | #187 |
| Ecology | #19 | #22 | #351 |
| Oceanography | #18 | #22 | #370 |
| Geology | #18 | #22 | #433 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #23 | #24 | #441 |
| Paleontology | #20 | #25 | #483 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #18 | #23 | #508 |
| Forestry | #27 | #32 | #620 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #27 | #33 | #678 |
Computer Science rankings
RMIT University ranked 14 for Computer Science in Australia and 371 in the World with 29,814 publications made and 753,253 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | #2 | #2 | #47 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #9 | #10 | #98 |
| Multimedia | #10 | #11 | #135 |
| Software Engineering | #10 | #11 | #238 |
| Data Science | #16 | #19 | #253 |
| Telecommunications | #10 | #11 | #273 |
| Animation | #8 | #10 | #279 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #14 | #15 | #295 |
| Robotics | #11 | #12 | #309 |
| Machine Learning | #14 | #15 | #334 |
| Computational Linguistics | #13 | #15 | #380 |
| Computer Vision | #14 | #16 | #389 |
| Computer Engineering | #12 | #13 | #415 |
| Neuroscience | #21 | #23 | #531 |
| Cognitive Science | #21 | #25 | #533 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #20 | #23 | #630 |
Chemistry rankings
RMIT University ranked 12 for Chemistry in Australia and 492 in the World with 29,649 publications made and 1,004,815 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | #7 | #7 | #188 |
| Nanotechnology | #8 | #8 | #253 |
| Computational | #8 | #8 | #439 |
| Physical | #13 | #14 | #451 |
| Organic chemistry | #11 | #13 | #481 |
| Biochemistry | #19 | #22 | #676 |
| Radiochemistry | #12 | #13 | #722 |
| Pharmacy | #21 | #27 | #1217 |
Medicine rankings
RMIT University ranked 22 for Medicine in Australia and 556 in the World with 21,245 publications made and 655,994 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #10 | #11 | #81 |
| Occupational Therapy | #15 | #18 | #235 |
| Sports | #19 | #22 | #258 |
| Physical Therapy | #20 | #23 | #267 |
| Nursing | #22 | #24 | #276 |
| Health Science | #23 | #25 | #308 |
| Healthcare Administration | #23 | #26 | #318 |
| Optometry | #18 | #20 | #366 |
| Gerontology | #21 | #24 | #369 |
| Toxicology | #8 | #8 | #375 |
| Forensic Science | #25 | #28 | #421 |
| Cosmetology | #10 | #11 | #426 |
| Clinical Psychology | #25 | #29 | #441 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #24 | #27 | #447 |
| Psychiatry | #22 | #24 | #512 |
| Pathology | #20 | #22 | #527 |
| Ethics | #24 | #30 | #532 |
| Pharmacology | #13 | #15 | #595 |
| Epidemiology | #24 | #28 | #640 |
| Audiology | #24 | #27 | #649 |
| Radiology | #17 | #19 | #650 |
| Ophthalmology | #19 | #21 | #668 |
| Anesthesiology | #18 | #21 | #675 |
| Virology | #21 | #24 | #688 |
| Pediatrics | #24 | #28 | #703 |
| Radiation Therapy | #16 | #18 | #707 |
| Surgery | #21 | #23 | #708 |
| Cardiology | #19 | #21 | #712 |
| Immunology | #18 | #21 | #737 |
| Dermatology | #15 | #17 | #782 |
| Veterinary | #24 | #28 | #836 |
| Oncology | #22 | #24 | #841 |
| Dentistry | #21 | #25 | #903 |
| Urology | #24 | #28 | #1010 |
| Orthodontics | #25 | #30 | #1031 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #24 | #28 | #1150 |
| Pharmacy | #21 | #27 | #1217 |
Business rankings
RMIT University ranked 13 for Business in Australia and 201 in the World with 17,153 publications made and 409,086 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Management | #3 | #3 | #41 |
| Engineering Management | #4 | #4 | #65 |
| Project Management | #8 | #9 | #92 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #9 | #10 | #98 |
| Real Estate | #7 | #8 | #101 |
| Entrepreneurship | #5 | #7 | #165 |
| Accounting | #14 | #16 | #166 |
| Advertising | #17 | #19 | #177 |
| Risk Management | #14 | #14 | #191 |
| Management | #11 | #12 | #201 |
| Marketing | #16 | #17 | #201 |
| Finance | #16 | #17 | #268 |
| Operations Research | #11 | #12 | #293 |
| Actuarial Science | #14 | #15 | #309 |
| International Trade | #19 | #24 | #402 |
| Supply Chain Management | #1 | #1 | #67 |
Psychology rankings
RMIT University ranked 21 for Psychology in Australia and 400 in the World with 15,708 publications made and 434,363 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #10 | #11 | #81 |
| Education | #18 | #21 | #184 |
| Special Education | #16 | #17 | #208 |
| Occupational Therapy | #15 | #18 | #235 |
| Human Sexuality | #17 | #21 | #264 |
| Clinical Psychology | #25 | #29 | #441 |
| Psychiatry | #22 | #24 | #512 |
| Neuroscience | #21 | #23 | #531 |
| Cognitive Science | #21 | #25 | #533 |
Mathematics rankings
RMIT University ranked 19 for Mathematics in Australia and 427 in the World with 13,932 publications made and 356,492 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #11 | #12 | #293 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #14 | #15 | #295 |
| Actuarial Science | #14 | #15 | #309 |
| Mathematics Education | #26 | #32 | #320 |
| Statistics | #19 | #21 | #459 |
| Econometrics | #20 | #25 | #490 |
| Applied Mathematics | #22 | #26 | #888 |
Economics rankings
RMIT University ranked 19 for Economics in Australia and 254 in the World with 11,175 publications made and 252,330 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | #16 | #17 | #268 |
| Actuarial Science | #14 | #15 | #309 |
| International Trade | #19 | #24 | #402 |
| Econometrics | #20 | #25 | #490 |
Art & Design rankings
RMIT University ranked 17 for Art & Design in Australia and 238 in the World with 7,733 publications made and 146,759 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinematography | #3 | #3 | #20 |
| Photography | #5 | #5 | #62 |
| Landscape Architecture | #7 | #8 | #124 |
| Multimedia | #10 | #11 | #135 |
| Architecture | #7 | #8 | #142 |
| Acting and Drama | #11 | #11 | #161 |
| Interior Design | #9 | #10 | #179 |
| Music | #10 | #12 | #183 |
| Creative Writing | #17 | #21 | #190 |
| Aesthetics | #15 | #17 | #199 |
| Graphic Design | #10 | #11 | #209 |
| Literature | #17 | #20 | #228 |
| Animation | #8 | #10 | #279 |
| Sculpture | #16 | #18 | #511 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #7 | #7 | #53 |
