Queensland University of Technology rankings rose from a world position of #222 to #189 in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, making it an apt choice to study in Australia. Many leading ranking agencies such as QS Rankings, US News, and Times Higher Education, consider it  among the top 200 global institutions by looking at the Queensland University of Technology rankings. As per the US News, it resides at #11 among the Australian institutions.

Queensland University of Technology caters to a wide variety of courses occupying the top places in global academic rankings. Some of its top courses include ‘Mineral and Mining Engineering’, ‘Nursing’, and ‘Communication’. THE even ranks it among the top 30 young universities.

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: World Ranking Trends

The overall global rankings of the Queensland University of Technology of the last few years published in the top ranking lists are mentioned as follows:-

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: World Ranking Trends

Ranking Body 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
QS Rankings #224 #217 #213 #222 #189
US News Rankings #224 #197 #176 #171
CWUR #390 #412 #401 #382
THE Rankings #179 #186 #193 #201-250 #199
Shanghai Rankings #201-300 #201-300 #301-400

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Engineering Rankings

Queensland University of Technology’s ‘Mineral and Mining Engineering’ program currently ranks at #42 in QS World Subject Rankings. Moreover, the US News has placed the university’s Engineering programs just above the #175 marks. More such programs and their corresponding ranking trends are tabulated as follows:-

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Engineering Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Mechanical Engineering #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Civil and Structural Engineering #101-150 #51-100 #51-100
Mineral and Mining Engineering #42 #45 #51-60
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Engineering and Technology #195 #156 #169
Shanghai Rankings Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #76-100 #76-100 #101-150
Biotechnology #301-400 #301-400 #201-300
Transportation Science and Technology #51-75 #51-75 #51-75
Automation and Control #101-150 #101-150 #151-200
Biomedical Engineering #101-150 #76-100 #51-75
Energy Science and Engineering #101-150 #151-200 #151-200
Environmental Science and Technology #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
Materials Science and Technology #76-100 #101-150 #101-150
Chemical Engineering #151-200 #151-200 #101-150
Mechanical Engineering #301-400 #201-300 #151-200
Civil Engineering #101-150 #76-100 #76-100
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #101-150 #201-300 #201-300
THE Rankings Engineering and Technology #151-175 #151-175 #126-150 #151-75

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Computer Science Rankings

Here’s how the computer science program of Queensland University of Technology has been placed in the leading ranking lists:-

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Computer Science Rankings
Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Computer Science and Information Systems #151-200 #137 #132
THE Rankings Computer Science #151-75 #126-150 #151-75 #101-125
Shanghai Rankings Computer Science and Engineering #151-200 #201-300 #201-300

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Natural Science Courses

The US News has ranked the ‘Physical Chemistry’ program offered by Queensland University of Technology at #62. Various natural science courses available at the institution have been ranked as follows:-

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
Shanghai Rankings Earth Sciences #301-400 #301-400 #401-500
Chemistry #101-150 #101-150 #151-200
Atmospheric Sciences #301-400 #201-300 #201-300
Ecology #201-300 #201-300 #151-200
Mathematics #401-500 #301-400 #201-300
QS World Subject Rankings Biological Sciences #201-250 #201-250 #251-300
Mathematics #201-250 #151-200 #130
Psychology #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
Physics and Astronomy #351-400 #401-450 #401-450
Natural Science #351 #307 #369
Environmental Sciences #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Chemistry #201-250 #201-250 #201-250
Materials Sciences #151-200 #101-150 #101-150
THE Rankings Psychology #201-250 #301-400 #251-300 #251-300
Physical Sciences #201-250 #176-200 #201-250 #201-250

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Medical Science Courses

Queensland University of Technology’s ‘Nursing’ program occupies the 17th rank in the current Shanghai Rankings while 30th position in QS World Subject Rankings. Here’s how the medical science programs has performed in global academic rankings of the last few years:-

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Medicine #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Pharmacy and Pharmacology #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Nursing #30 #30 #31
Shanghai Rankings Public Health #201-300 #101-150 #101-150
Nursing #17 #19 #13
Clinical Medicine #301-400 #201-300 #201-300
Medical Technology #301-400 #301-400 #201-300
THE Rankings Clinical, pre-clinical, and health #176-200 #176-200 #201-250 #176-200

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Business Courses

Queensland University of Technology caters to a wide variety of business-related programs, some of which have been ranked as follows:-

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Business Courses
Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
QS World Subject Rankings Business and Management Studies #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Accounting and Finance #151-200 #101-150 #101-150
Economics and Econometrics #201-250 #151-200 #151-200
Shanghai Rankings Management #201-300 #151-200 #151-200
Economics #201-300 #201-300 #151-200
Business Administration #76-100 #151-200 #151-200
THE Rankings Business and Economics #101-125 #126-150 #126-150 #101-125

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Humanities Courses

Queensland University of Technology’s ‘Communication’ currently resides at 38th position in Shanghai Rankings and 19th rank in QS World Subject Rankings. More programs in the field of humanities and their respective ranking trends are given as follows:-

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
Shanghai Rankings Hospitality and Tourism Management #101-150 #101-150 #76-100
Education #151-200 #51-75 #76-100
Law #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
Communication #38 #51-75 #51-75
QS World Subject Rankings Hospitality and Leisure Management #101-150 #101-150
Law and Legal Studies #151-200 #151-200 #101-150
Arts and Humanities #211 #189 #185
Communication and Media Studies #19 #15 #16
Education and Training #72 #70 #63
Social Sciences and Management #204 #162 #202
Sociology #151-200 #151-200 #101-150
Art and Design #51-100 #51-100 #48
THE Rankings Education #151-175 #151-175 #151-175 #126-150
Social Sciences #101-125 #101-125
Law #101-125 #176-200 #126-150 #126-150
Arts and Humanities #176-200 #176-200 #201-250 #176-200

US News Subject Rankings:

The US News has recently ranked over 10 programs of Queensland University of Technology below the #150 mark, which is evident from the table present below:-

Subject Rankings 2022-23
Arts and Humanities #201
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #310
Clinical Medicine #246
Engineering #176
Economics and Business #120
Computer Science #186
Social Sciences and Public Health #100
Materials Science #97
Psychology #235
Chemical Engineering #105
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #85
Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health #57
Physical Chemistry #62
Physics #624

Queensland University of Technology Rankings: Miscellaneous

Here’s how Queensland University of Technology has asserted its dominance across the globe in academic and non-academic parameters:-

Ranking Body Parameter Ranking 2022-23
QS WUR Sustainability Ranking #100
QS WUR By Subject #151-200
US News Best Global Universities #171
Best Global Universities in Australia #11
THE World University Rankings World University Rankings #199
Young University Rankings #26
Impact Rankings: Gender Equality #82
Impact Rankings: Life on Land #77
Impact Rankings: No Poverty #201-300
Impact Rankings: Reducing Inequalities #101-200
Impact Rankings #101-200
CWUR National Rank #13
Employability Rank #1141
Research Rank #353


Queensland University of Technology has maintained its position among the top 200 institutions of the world from last year’s THE Impact Rankings. Moreover, it is ranked among the top 13% global institutions. Queensland University of Technology can easily be argued as being in the top 2 percent of the universities in the world as according to the recent rankings cemented its place in the top 220 global universities of the world.