QS Top Universities

The QS World University Rankings are designed to help prospective students make informed comparisons of universities. The rankings are compiled using six simple metrics to effectively capture university performance:

  • academic reputation
  • employer reputation
  • faculty/student ratio
  • citations per faculty
  • international faculty ratio
  • international student ratio

Overall

Top 250 globally

QS ranks La Trobe in the world’s top 250 universities

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings 2024

Arts, social sciences and communications

Top 150 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 150 for archaeology.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Archaeology

Top 200 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 200 for philosophy.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2022, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Philosophy

Top 150 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 150 for linguistics.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Linguistics

Top 300 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for English language and literature.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: English Language & Literature

Top 300 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for modern languages.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Modern Languages

Top 250 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 250 for communication and media studies.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Communication & Media Studies

Business and commerce

Top 300 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for accounting and finance.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Accounting & Finance

Top 400 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 400 for business and management.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Business & Management Studies

Top 350 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 350 for economics and econometrics.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Economics & Econometrics

Leading online MBA

Our online MBA is one of the best in Australia and ranks #41 globally.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2022, QS Online MBA Rankings 2022

Education and teaching

Top 250 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 250 for education and training

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Education & Training

Health

Top 100 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 100 for nursing.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Nursing

Top 50 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 50 for sport.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Sports-Related Subjects

Top 200 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 200 for psychology.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Psychology

Top 350 globally

We’re ranked in in the world’s top 350 for pharmacy and pharmacology

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Pharmacy & Pharmacology

IT and engineering

Top 400 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 400 for computer science and information systems.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Computer Science & Information Systems

Law

Top 250 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 250 for law and legal studies.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Law & Legal Studies

Science

Top 250 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 250 for agriculture and forestry.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Agriculture & Forestry

Top 300 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 300 for biological sciences.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Biological Sciences

Top 400 globally

We’re ranked in the world's top 400 for mathematics.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Mathematics

Top 450 globally

We’re ranked in the world's top 450 for chemistry.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Chemistry

Top 250 globally

We're ranked in the world’s top 250 for life sciences and medicine.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Life Sciences & Medicine