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
Top 200 for sustainability
La Trobe is ranked in the top 200 worldwide for tackling the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance challenges.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2023, QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024
Arts, social sciences and communications
Top 100 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 100 for archaeology.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Archaeology
Top 250 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 250 for linguistics.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Linguistics
Top 300 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for English language and literature.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: English Language & Literature
Top 250 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 250 for modern languages.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Modern Languages
Top 300 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for communication and media studies.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: 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), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Accounting & Finance
Top 350 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 350 for business and management.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Business & Management Studies
Top 300 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for economics and econometrics.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: 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), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: 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), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Sports-Related Subjects
Top 200 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 200 for psychology.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Psychology
Top 300 globally
We’re ranked in in the world’s top 300 for pharmacy and pharmacology.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: 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), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Law & Legal Studies
Science
Top 300 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 300 for agriculture and forestry.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Agriculture & Forestry
Top 300 globally
We’re ranked in the world’s top 300 for biological sciences.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Biological Sciences
Top 300 globally
We're ranked in the world’s top 300 for life sciences and medicine.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 2025, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Life Sciences & Medicine