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), 2024, QS World University Rankings 2025

Arts, social sciences and communications

Top 100 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Archaeology

Top 150 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Linguistics

Top 300 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: English Language & Literature

Top 300 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Modern Languages

Top 250 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: 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), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Accounting & Finance

Top 400 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Business & Management Studies

Top 350 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Economics & Econometrics

Top 100 globally

Our online MBA is ranked in the world’s top 100.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS Online MBA Rankings 2024

Education and teaching

Top 200 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 200 for education and training.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Education & Training

Health

Top 50 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Nursing

Top 50 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Sports-Related Subjects

Top 200 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Psychology

Top 350 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Pharmacy & Pharmacology

IT and engineering

Law

Top 250 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Law & Legal Studies

Science

Top 300 globally

We’re ranked in the world’s top 300 for agriculture and forestry.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Agriculture & Forestry

Top 300 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Biological Sciences

Top 250 globally

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

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2024, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Life Sciences & Medicine