General proof points
| Proof point | Source |
|---|---|
Top 200 universities worldwide | 2025 QS World University Rankings |
Join the #7 university in Australia | Australian Financial Review, Best Universities Ranking 2023 |
| Join the #2 university in Victoria | Australian Financial Review, Best Universities Ranking 2023 |
#1 Victorian university for educational experience | 2022 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) |
#1 Victorian university for teaching quality | 2022 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) |
#1 Victorian university for course satisfaction | Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2023, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) |
#1 Victorian university for student satisfaction | Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2022, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) |
#1 Victorian university for student support | 2022 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) |
| #1 Victorian university for facilities and resources | 2022 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) |
| #1 Victorian university for graduate employment | Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), based on overall employment for domestic undergraduates, 4–6 months after course completion, equal overall employment rate with Monash University |
Award-winning university career service in Australia | Australian Graduate Recruitment Industry Awards, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 winner for most popular career service in Australia; Employability award, 2021 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards |
Australia's top-rated tech support | According to the Voice Project IT Service Quality Support Benchmark Survey |
| 80% of Deakin students found studying had a positive impact on their career | Deakin Graduate Insights Survey 2018 (Global Engagement) |
| 90% of graduates say they'd recommend studying at Deakin to family, friends or colleagues. | Deakin Graduate Insights Survey 2018 (Global Engagement) |
| #1 university in Australia for equity held in start-up and spin-out companies | Survey of Commercialisation Outcomes from Public Research (SCOPR) 2022, Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia |
| Ranked 66th globally in sustainability | QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 |
Subject rankings
| Proof point | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 sport science school in the world | ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| #4 in Victoria for medicine | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 | |
| #11 in the world and #2 in Australia for education and educational research | U.S. News & World Report, Best Global Universities Subject Rankings 2024–2025 | |
| #11 in the world for sports-related subjects | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 | |
| #16 in the world for nursing | ShanghaiRanking's Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 | |
| #17 in the world and #1 in Australia for postgraduate sport business courses | SportBusiness Postgraduate Rankings 2024 | |
| Top 3 law school in Victoria | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 3 business school in Victoria | AFR BOSS Best Business Schools 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for accounting and finance | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for arts and humanities | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for architecture and built environment | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for business and management | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for communication and media studies | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for computer science and engineering | ShanghaiRanking's Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for computer science and information systems | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for computer science | Times Higher Education: World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for ecology | ShanghaiRanking's Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for engineering | Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for law | ShanghaiRanking's Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 (151-200 ranking out of 31,000 universities worldwide) | |
| Top 1% worldwide for life sciences and medicine | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for public health | ShanghaiRanking's Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 | |
| 1st in Australia to offer accredited forensic science courses | Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (www.csofs.org) | |
| Data Science ranked in the top 10 fastest growing jobs globally | World Economic Forum: The Future of Jobs Report 2023 | |
| Top 1% worldwide for psychology | QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 | |
| #1 Victorian university for course satisfaction for undergraduate and postgraduate psychology courses | 2022 Graduate Outcomes Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) | |
| #1 Victorian university for overall experience, teaching practices, facilities and resources for undergraduate and postgraduate psychology courses | 2020 - 2021 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) | |
| Earn above the national average, 93.4% employed within 4 months, Deakin engineering graduates enjoy above-average income | Graduate Outcomes Survey 2021-2023, income based on median reported graduate income one year after course completion. |
Research rankings
| Proof point | Source | |
|---|---|---|
#2 in Victoria for research quality | 2025 THE World University Rankings | |
#3 in Victoria for research impact | 2024 CTWS Leiden Ranking | |
#7 in Australia for research quality | 2025 THE World University Rankings | |
| #9 in Australia for research impact | 2024 CWTS Leiden Ranking | |
| 100% Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) | State of Australian University Research 2018–19: ERA National Report | |
| $110.4 million in research income in 2021 | ERA: Excellence in Research Australia - finalised 2021 data | |
| Top 1% of universities for global impact | Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021 | |
| World leader in engineering research | Ranked well above and above world standard in 2018 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) evaluations | |
World leader in environmental and biological science research | Ranked well above and above world standard in 2018 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) evaluations | |
World leader in environmental sciences research | Ranked well above world standard in 2018 | |
| Top 20 in Australia for academic reputation and journal citations | QS World University Rankings 2024 | |
| Top 20 rated international research network in Australia | QS World University Rankings 2023 | |
| #9 young uni for research quality worldwide | Young University Rankings, 2024 | |
| Researchers ranked among the top 1% globally | Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list |
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