Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
THE has been providing trusted performance data on universities since 2004. In 2021, its rankings include almost 1,500 universities across 92 countries, using 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators grouped into five areas:
- teaching (the learning environment)
- research (volume, income and reputation)
- citations (research influence)
- international outlook (staff, students and research)
- industry income (knowledge transfer).
Overall
Top 250 globally
Times Higher Education puts La Trobe in the world’s top 250.
Time Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022
Top 50 in the Asia-Pacific
La Trobe is ranked as one of the best 50 universities across East Asia, South-East Asia and Oceania.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2019, Best universities in the Asia-Pacific region 2019
Top 50 'Golden Age' universities
La Trobe is ranked #45 and among the world’s best universities established between 1945 and 1967.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2020, Best 'Golden Age' universities
Top-rated globally
La Trobe is in the top 1% of universities worldwide.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2021, Ranking Web of Universities
Impact Rankings 2020
Universities ranked against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Top 10
Times Higher Education ranks La Trobe in the top 10 in the world and second in Australia for our efforts to promote economic growth and full, productive and decent work for all.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2022, Impact Rankings 2022: decent work and economic growth
#2 in Australia
Times Higher Education ranks La Trobe second in Australia for gender equality.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2022, Impact Rankings 2022: gender equality
Top 50
Times Higher Education ranks La Trobe in the top 50 universities in the world for our efforts to protect and restore life on land.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2022, Impact Rankings 2022: life on land
Top 20 worldwide
La Trobe ranks in the top 20 universities for our work to advance the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2022, Impact Rankings 2022
Arts, social sciences and communications
Top 200 globally
One of the world’s leading university ranking agencies ranks our arts and humanities subjects among the world’s best.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: arts and humanities
Business and commerce
Top 250 globally
Times Higher Education ranks our business and economics subjects among the world’s best.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: business and economics
Education and teaching
Top 150 globally
La Trobe's education subjects are ranked in the top 150 worldwide.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: education
Health
Realistic and safe spaces for students to put theory into practice
Our public clinics provide essential healthcare services and real-world learning experiences under the guidance of expert clinicians.
Top 250 globally
One of the world’s leading university ranking agencies ranks our psychology subjects among the world’s best.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: psychology
IT and engineering
Top 400 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 400 universities for computer science.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: computer science
Law and criminology
Top 200 globally
One of the world’s leading university ranking agencies puts our law subjects in the global top 200.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: law
Science
Top 200 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 200 universities for life sciences.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2021, World University Rankings 2022 by subject: life sciences