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Australian Catholic University ranked 31st in Australia, 1047th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 110 research topics. Australian Catholic University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,762 academic publications and 459,917 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1047 of 14,131 In the World
#38 of 59 In Oceania
#31 of 40 In Australia
#102 of 1,029 For Publishing
#104 of 1,030 For Early Childhood Education
#166 of 1,346 For Sports / Exercise science
#2456 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1007 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 107 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 793rd in the World with 14,058 publications made and 336,652 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 54 In Oceania
#793 of 7,088 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 28 55
1994 29 36
1995 50 57
1996 87 77
1997 42 103
1998 73 117
1999 56 116
2000 62 185
2001 72 188
2002 77 249
2003 95 312
2004 102 391
2005 94 514
2006 130 610
2007 184 796
2008 155 1074
2009 213 1470
2010 284 1621
2011 392 2194
2012 517 2842
2013 614 3943
2014 781 5423
2015 907 7102
2016 971 9422
2017 1026 12639
2018 932 15790
2019 963 20860
2020 849 30127
2021 954 36298
2022 940 38316
2023 1011 43305
2024 762 39810
2025 662 39002

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Publishing 27 29 102
Early Childhood Education 12 14 104
Sports / Exercise science 17 20 166
Social Work 19 22 182
Education Majors 20 23 200
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 21 307
Special Education 21 25 318
Genealogy 22 28 343
Gender Studies 27 34 366
Human Rights Law 24 29 370
Political Economy 24 30 381
Communications and Public Relations 30 37 392
Occupational Safety and Health 28 32 393
Anthropology 26 33 425
Classics and Ancient History 22 27 484
Media Studies 32 39 504
Criminology and Criminal Justice 31 38 507
Sociology 30 37 528
Law 29 36 547
International Relations and Diplomacy 27 33 582
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 39 609
Political Science 28 35 625
Public Policy / Administration 30 36 629
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 27 33 642
Aesthetics 30 37 655
International Law 28 33 688
Military science 32 37 691
Journalism and Digital Media 33 40 765
History 32 39 780
Art History 29 36 816
Archaeology 34 42 894
Linguistics 31 38 962
Law Enforcement 36 43 971
Library and Information science 32 39 980
Philosophy 29 36 1005
Urban and Regional planning 33 41 1026
Demography 34 42 1042

Medicine rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 28th for Medicine in Australia and 922nd in the World with 11,286 publications made and 365,596 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 54 In Oceania
#922 of 6,793 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 12 26
1994 7 19
1995 17 35
1996 31 49
1997 25 55
1998 34 83
1999 38 64
2000 34 119
2001 33 121
2002 29 176
2003 43 197
2004 45 256
2005 44 348
2006 60 426
2007 73 536
2008 99 736
2009 122 944
2010 177 1234
2011 287 1752
2012 359 2396
2013 489 3478
2014 616 4901
2015 772 6952
2016 902 10021
2017 917 13690
2018 872 17623
2019 827 23376
2020 811 34526
2021 816 41442
2022 757 42898
2023 745 45695
2024 660 45296
2025 617 44270

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 17 20 166
Social Work 19 22 182
Sports Medicine 16 19 218
Physical Therapy 16 19 241
Occupational Therapy 18 21 264
Health Science 25 27 331
Nursing 24 27 343
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 25 404
Clinical Psychology 23 26 413
Gerontology 24 28 430
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 26 438
Healthcare Management (MHA) 27 31 457
Critical Care Nursing 25 27 651
Psychiatry 25 29 694
Family medicine 26 29 696
Public Health 33 40 827
Plastic Surgery 18 20 832
Epidemiology 29 33 866
Pathology 27 31 917
Pediatrics 28 33 920
Cardiology 23 26 933
Respiratory Therapy 29 35 971
Audiology 28 33 971
Anatomy and Physiology 28 33 974
Surgery 27 31 986
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 35 1133
Ophthalmology 27 32 1160
Anesthesiology 31 37 1294
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 35 1328
Orthodontics 29 36 1394
Biomedical Engineering 29 35 1565
Dentistry 28 35 1608
Virology 36 43 1796
Pharmacology 35 40 1870
Oncology and Cancer research 36 43 2011
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 35 41 2274
Immunology 39 48 2431

Psychology rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 25th for Psychology in Australia and 599th in the World with 10,183 publications made and 295,342 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 53 In Oceania
#599 of 6,663 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 17 45
1994 11 31
1995 21 50
1996 33 68
1997 28 84
1998 27 94
1999 25 91
2000 28 144
2001 32 139
2002 35 194
2003 60 227
2004 66 283
2005 52 385
2006 72 476
2007 103 642
2008 101 810
2009 140 1086
2010 194 1319
2011 269 1800
2012 376 2375
2013 448 3252
2014 626 4488
2015 712 6105
2016 784 8318
2017 765 11165
2018 730 14090
2019 742 18898
2020 648 26981
2021 703 32180
2022 662 33794
2023 720 37538
2024 515 35404
2025 488 35819

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 19 22 182
Education Majors 20 23 200
Occupational Therapy 18 21 264
Special Education 21 25 318
Child Psychology 21 25 345
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 24 28 383
Clinical Psychology 23 26 413
Social Psychology 24 29 450
Sexology 26 33 460
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 39 609
Psychiatry 25 29 694
Cognitive Science 27 34 811
Neuroscience 28 34 873

Biology rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 37th for Biology in Australia and 1770th in the World with 7,511 publications made and 237,081 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 54 In Oceania
#1770 of 6,841 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 9 22
1994 2 13
1995 14 20
1996 27 31
1997 17 56
1998 28 57
1999 22 53
2000 16 77
2001 15 90
2002 28 107
2003 34 165
2004 38 192
2005 29 250
2006 48 347
2007 49 418
2008 57 548
2009 82 744
2010 141 867
2011 186 1244
2012 231 1607
2013 313 2352
2014 426 3253
2015 505 4645
2016 575 6541
2017 588 8832
2018 564 11384
2019 548 15579
2020 572 22715
2021 555 27507
2022 518 28577
2023 529 31049
2024 417 28400
2025 377 26310

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 25 404
Neuroscience 28 34 873
Animal Science 31 38 1044
Biotechnology 31 38 1536
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 43 1593
Paleontology 37 45 1720
Virology 36 43 1796
Evolutionary Biology 38 46 1801
Pharmacology 35 40 1870
Forestry 37 48 1986
Oncology and Cancer research 36 43 2011
Molecular Biology 34 42 2017
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 46 2121
Biochemistry 37 45 2121
Zoology 37 47 2136
Botany 37 46 2192
Genetics 38 46 2333
Immunology 39 48 2431
Microbiology 37 47 2798
Nutrition and Food Science 38 48 3170
Horticulture 37 49 3456
Agricultural Science 37 49 3588
Nanotechnology 37 46 3804

Computer Science rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 33rd for Computer Science in Australia and 1302nd in the World with 7,405 publications made and 207,420 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 39 In Australia
#40 of 53 In Oceania
#1302 of 6,855 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 11 25
1994 9 22
1995 19 22
1996 26 45
1997 14 53
1998 31 58
1999 16 55
2000 20 94
2001 25 68
2002 33 122
2003 47 152
2004 55 189
2005 33 235
2006 60 319
2007 80 422
2008 77 513
2009 106 700
2010 145 828
2011 205 1213
2012 269 1552
2013 279 2208
2014 445 3155
2015 489 4299
2016 548 5923
2017 532 8054
2018 559 10157
2019 527 13776
2020 509 20042
2021 492 23911
2022 479 25698
2023 574 28469
2024 396 25592
2025 328 24340

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 27 34 811
Management Information Systems 33 40 836
Game Design and Development 32 38 870
Neuroscience 28 34 873
Library and Information science 32 39 980
Multimedia 35 42 994
Data Science 35 42 1110
Software Engineering 33 40 1154
Human-Computer Interaction 32 39 1189
Machine Learning 34 41 1543
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 43 1593
Cyber Security 37 44 1647
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 34 41 1731
Computer Networking 35 42 1944
Computational Linguistics 36 43 2177
Computer Vision 36 43 2446
Telecommunications 38 46 2781

Environmental Science rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Australia and 1487th in the World with 6,197 publications made and 138,135 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 54 In Oceania
#1487 of 6,888 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 10 22
1994 12 15
1995 16 17
1996 24 21
1997 21 42
1998 37 52
1999 26 40
2000 22 64
2001 31 79
2002 33 90
2003 38 143
2004 47 170
2005 37 247
2006 46 289
2007 67 345
2008 56 477
2009 89 669
2010 111 645
2011 173 912
2012 229 1213
2013 292 1752
2014 370 2449
2015 397 3118
2016 445 4402
2017 432 5613
2018 435 7325
2019 414 9516
2020 369 13920
2021 435 16689
2022 455 17611
2023 475 19236
2024 305 17321
2025 275 16279

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 33 41 1026
Geography and Cartography 35 43 1195
Paleontology 37 45 1720
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 46 1831
Ecology 37 46 1882
Geology 38 47 1961
Forestry 37 48 1986
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 46 2121
Geotechnical Engineering 37 45 2486
Oceanography 37 46 2648
Environmental Management 38 47 2855
Earth science and Geophysics 37 48 2926
Agricultural Science 37 49 3588

Mathematics rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 30th for Mathematics in Australia and 897th in the World with 5,473 publications made and 163,923 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 52 In Oceania
#897 of 6,434 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 13 32
1994 9 21
1995 15 35
1996 18 56
1997 14 61
1998 19 70
1999 13 65
2000 12 84
2001 21 84
2002 27 124
2003 36 137
2004 40 182
2005 24 238
2006 54 281
2007 67 386
2008 56 464
2009 89 571
2010 111 755
2011 150 1031
2012 189 1293
2013 238 1755
2014 306 2291
2015 361 3167
2016 423 4345
2017 415 5669
2018 392 7150
2019 375 9399
2020 367 13736
2021 390 17425
2022 360 18867
2023 406 21050
2024 265 18256
2025 204 17480

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 13 15 167
Statistics 32 39 1125
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 44 1845

Engineering rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 37th for Engineering in Australia and 2170th in the World with 4,518 publications made and 124,512 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#2170 of 6,795 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 3 3
1994 4 7
1995 8 14
1996 17 19
1997 13 26
1998 23 27
1999 13 27
2000 21 45
2001 23 38
2002 20 48
2003 32 94
2004 24 118
2005 26 146
2006 31 178
2007 38 239
2008 45 325
2009 67 414
2010 91 531
2011 125 779
2012 174 913
2013 207 1404
2014 254 1902
2015 278 2571
2016 299 3401
2017 321 4591
2018 387 6210
2019 322 8075
2020 288 11722
2021 326 14180
2022 289 14128
2023 334 15876
2024 240 15375
2025 198 15018

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 32 39 1189
Systems Engineering 32 39 1240
Acoustical Engineering 33 40 1504
Automotive Engineering 33 41 1515
Biotechnology 31 38 1536
Transportation Engineering 33 40 1537
Biomedical Engineering 29 35 1565
Mechanical Engineering 33 40 1610
Aerospace Engineering 35 42 1833
Civil Engineering 38 46 1848
Computer Networking 35 42 1944
Structural Engineering 37 44 2322
Geotechnical Engineering 37 45 2486
Optical Engineering 35 43 2533
Telecommunications 38 46 2781
Metallurgical Engineering 37 46 3165
Materials Science 37 46 3269
Electrical Engineering 38 47 3359
Nanotechnology 37 46 3804
Chemical Engineering 38 47 3939

Economics rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 32nd for Economics in Australia and 741st in the World with 4,317 publications made and 90,704 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 53 In Oceania
#741 of 6,188 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 8 23
1994 6 17
1995 15 24
1996 18 40
1997 13 43
1998 18 39
1999 14 43
2000 8 67
2001 21 76
2002 28 104
2003 28 114
2004 30 129
2005 32 197
2006 33 234
2007 62 276
2008 48 355
2009 66 526
2010 131 609
2011 131 769
2012 186 979
2013 233 1540
2014 267 1899
2015 313 2352
2016 308 2904
2017 311 3600
2018 241 4218
2019 230 5722
2020 228 8131
2021 270 9925
2022 311 10321
2023 372 11780
2024 198 9619
2025 145 8860

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Political Economy 24 30 381
Development Studies 28 34 461
International Relations and Diplomacy 27 33 582
International Trade 33 41 1114
Finance 37 45 1365
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 44 1845

Business rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 35th for Business in Australia and 916th in the World with 4,315 publications made and 122,982 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#916 of 6,366 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 6 15
1994 7 16
1995 7 15
1996 11 21
1997 12 36
1998 13 31
1999 13 37
2000 15 40
2001 16 46
2002 20 71
2003 37 102
2004 25 128
2005 26 188
2006 36 195
2007 58 278
2008 54 356
2009 73 468
2010 107 589
2011 145 817
2012 194 967
2013 210 1497
2014 258 2101
2015 323 2667
2016 330 3347
2017 298 4281
2018 274 5317
2019 243 6669
2020 243 9700
2021 276 11496
2022 280 12048
2023 300 13865
2024 237 11643
2025 181 10372

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 18 20 206
Occupational Safety and Health 28 32 393
Public Policy / Administration 30 36 629
Management Information Systems 33 40 836
Advertising 35 42 868
Management 30 37 873
Marketing 36 44 1056
International Trade 33 41 1114
International Business 33 42 1189
Finance 37 45 1365
Accounting 38 46 1370
Hospitality and Hotel Management 38 47 1407
Project Management 36 44 1448

Art & Design rankings

Australian Catholic University ranked 30th for Art & Design in Australia and 685th in the World with 2,877 publications made and 45,859 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 52 In Oceania
#685 of 6,010 In the World

Australian Catholic University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 4 2
1994 9 11
1995 18 13
1996 24 15
1997 14 16
1998 29 31
1999 16 23
2000 25 32
2001 24 35
2002 19 42
2003 30 62
2004 31 86
2005 22 123
2006 35 140
2007 46 155
2008 40 238
2009 67 284
2010 64 288
2011 85 429
2012 122 542
2013 130 680
2014 170 872
2015 169 1198
2016 163 1459
2017 170 1783
2018 184 2379
2019 215 3142
2020 152 4324
2021 179 5233
2022 192 5433
2023 209 6112
2024 120 5549
2025 104 5245

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian Catholic University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Creative Writing 25 32 403
Literature 25 31 521
Aesthetics 30 37 655
Fashion Design 30 37 785
Performing arts 33 40 786
Art History 29 36 816
Game Design and Development 32 38 870
Graphic Design 33 40 904
Cinematography 35 42 913
Multimedia 35 42 994

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Australian Catholic University

Speciality Australia Oceania World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 39 1349
Physics 34 42 2046
Quantum and Particle physics 34 41 2087
Chemistry 37 45 2494
Physical chemistry 37 45 2901
Organic Chemistry 37 46 3218
Nuclear Physics 38 47 3796