Excellence at ACU

ACU enjoys an impressive list of accolades and achievements. Our exceptional staff, students and researchers have an outstanding reputation, and are recognised for their significant contributions to the local and international community.

Together, we achieve great things.

ACU ranks among the top universities in the world.

  • We are ranked in the top 3% of all universities worldwide.1
  • We are ranked in the top 100 in the Asia-Pacific region.2
  • We are ranked 501 – 600 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. 1
  • We are recognised as one of the world's top young universities, being ranked 101 – 150 globally.3
  • We are included in the top 50 of Generation Y universities.3
  • We are one of the most significant Catholic universities in the world, being ranked in the top 10 among Catholic universities globally.4

We are recognised globally as a leader in a range of subject specialisations.

  • We rank 40 in sport science globally. Within Australia, ACU holds seventh position. 6
  • We rank 41 in the world for nursing. 10
  • We rank 53 in the world for theology, divinity and religious studies.5
  • We are ranked in the top 75 for education worldwide. 10
  • We are ranked 201 – 300 for psychology.10
  • We are ranked 301 – 400 for arts and humanities worldwide. 11
  • We are ranked 301 – 400 for clinical, pre-clinical and health worldwide.11
  • We rank in the top 500 for public health worldwide. 10

Our institutes, centres and faculties boast internationally-renowned scholars and produce world-class research.

  • 94% of ACU research is at or above world standard.7
  • ACU ranks equal first for five fields of research in Australia:7
    • human movement and sports science
    • nursing
    • public health and health services
    • psychology
    • religion and religious studies

Why do we rank so highly?

Explore  the work of our research institutes and centres.

At ACU, we understand the importance of teaching excellence.

  • We rank among the top 10 universities in Australia for learner engagement.8
  • ACU is ranked in the top 10 nationally for overall satisfaction among undergraduate students.9
  • We were awarded five stars for overall experience, learner engagement and skills development in the Good Universities Guide 2018.
  • We are top three in Australia for undergraduate employment.12

Explore what ACU can offer you

  1. Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2017/2018
  2. Times Higher Education (THE) Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2018
  3. Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2018, where “young universities” are defined to be less than 50 years old and “Generation Y universities” are universities established between 1986 and 1999
  4. Based on International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) members ranked on Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2017/2018
  5. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
  6. Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Special Focus Institution Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2017
  7. Four-digit FoRs, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 
  8. Universities Australia, Student Experience Survey (SES) 2017 data 
  9. 2017 SES National Report, Figure 3: Quality of entire educational experience for undergraduate university students, 2016 and 2017 (% positive rating) 
  10. ARWU Subject Rankings 2018
  11. Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2017/18 by subject
  12. Overall employment rate, Federal Government's Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS), 2017

Page last updated: 2018-07-25

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