A history of excellence
Over our 50+ year history, Deakin has grown to be one of the top universities worldwide. Our passion and commitment to teaching, research and student success is recognised by local and international ranking bodies and our students.
#1 Victorian uni for graduate employment
Be in demand as soon as you graduate, with a degree from Victoria’s #1 university for graduate employment.*
#1 Victorian uni for teaching quality
To be the best, learn from the best at Victoria’s #1 university for postgraduate teaching quality.^
#1 Victorian uni for student support
We are committed to supporting you to ensure you are in peak study mode at all times.
World university rankings
International ranking bodies consistently place Deakin in the top 1% worldwide.
- Top 200 universities worldwide (#197), 2025 QS World University Rankings
- Top 200 universities worldwide (#177), 2024-2025 U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities
- Top 300 universities worldwide, ShanghaiRanking 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities, Times Higher Education 2024 World University Rankings
Top 200 worldwide
In 2024, Deakin University entered the top 200 in the prestigious QS World University Rankings. Deakin's rank of 197 is based on five key indicators – Research and Discovery, Employability and Outcomes, Learning Experience, Global Engagement and Sustainability.
Australian university rankings
Deakin consistently ranks #1 in Victoria university in the annual Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT) surveys.#
2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching
- #1 Victorian university for graduate employment
- #1 Victorian university for course satisfaction
- #1 Victorian university for student satisfaction
2023 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching
- #1 Victorian university for student support
- #1 Victorian university for facilities and resources
- #1 Victorian university for postgraduate educational experience
- #1 Victorian university for postgraduate teaching quality
Subject rankings
No matter your passion or area of expertise, you can be confident you're making the right choice when you choose to study at Deakin – we're highly regarded in local and international subject rankings across a wide variety of disciplines.#
#1 sport science school worldwide
#11 globally for education and educational research
#15 in the world for nursing
QS World University Rankings by Subject
- Top 1% worldwide for accounting and finance
- Top 1% worldwide for architecture and built environment
- Top 1% worldwide for arts and humanities
- Top 1% worldwide for business and management
- Top 1% worldwide for communication and media studies
- Top 1% worldwide for computer science and information systems
- Top 1% worldwide for life sciences and medicine
- Top 1% worldwide for psychology
- #11 in the world for sports-related subjects
- #4 in Victoria for medicine
- Top 3 law school in Victoria
ShanghaiRanking of Academic Subjects
- #15 in the world for nursing
- #20 in the world for hospitality and tourism management
- #27 in the world for business administration
- #30 in the world for textile science and engineering
- #42 in the world for education
- #43 in the world of public health
- Top 1% worldwide for computer science and engineering
- Top 1% worldwide for ecology
- Top 1% worldwide for law
- #1 sport science school worldwide**
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject
- Top 1% worldwide for computer science
- Top 1% worldwide for engineering
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Subject Rankings
- #2 in Australia for education and educational research, #11 globally
Australian Financial Review Best Universities 2024
- #1 in Victoria, #5 nationally for teaching
AFR BOSS Best Business Schools 2024
- Top 3 business school in Victoria overall
- #2 in business school Victoria for career impact
- #8 in business school in Australia for research quality
Research expertise
With a community of more than 2000 researchers, many ranked among the top 1% globally in their field, we are transforming bold ideas into solutions to global challenges.
Research rankings
- #2 university in Victoria for research quality, THE World University Rankings, 2025
- #3 university in Victoria for research impact, CTWS Leiden Ranking, 2024
- #7 young uni in Australia for research quality, Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, 2025
- #9 young uni for research quality worldwide, Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, 2024
- #9 university in Australia for research impact, CWTS Leiden Ranking, 2024
More great things about Deakin
- Ranked 66th globally in sustainability, QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024
- #1 university in Australia for equity held in start-up and spin-out companies according to the Survey of Commercialisation Outcomes from Public Research (SCOPR) 2022, Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia
Footnotes
*Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2023, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). The #1 graduate employment is based on overall employment for domestic undergraduates, 4–6 months after course completion, with an equal overall employment rate with Monash University.
^2023 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). This is the most recent QILT survey.
#Due to differences in when various agencies release their rankings, this can include rankings from 2022 to 2024 reports.
**ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2021, 2022, 2023.