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 300 globally
Times Higher Education ranks La Trobe in the world’s top 300 universities.
Time Higher Education (THE), 2024, World University Rankings 2025
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), 2024, World University Rankings 2025; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2024, Ranking Web of Universities
Impact Rankings
Universities ranked against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Leaders in employability and economic growth
We're ranked 4th in Australia and 18th in the world for student skill development and promoting sustainable economic growth.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2024, Impact Rankings 2024: decent work and economic growth
#3 in Australia for gender equality
We’re ranked third in Australia and tenth in the world for eliminating forms of discrimination and violence against women, enhancing women’s access to reproductive rights and ensuring their effective participation in leadership and public life.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2024, Impact Rankings 2024: gender equality
Top 100 worldwide for life on land
We’re ranked in the world’s top 100 for our efforts to protect and restore life on land.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2024 Impact Rankings 2024: life on land
Arts, social sciences and communications
Top 250 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 250 for social sciences.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, University Rankings 2025 by subject: Social Science
Business and commerce
Top 250 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 250 for business and economics.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Business and Economics
Education and teaching
Top 250 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 250 for education studies.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Education Studies
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
We’re ranked in the world’s top 250 for psychology.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Psychology
IT and engineering
Top 300 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for computer science.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Computer Science
Law and criminology
Top 200 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 200 for law.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Law
Science
Top 200 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 200 for life sciences.
Times Higher Education (THE), 2025, World University Rankings 2025 by subject: Life Sciences