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Federation University Australia ranked 38th in Australia, 1466th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 110 research topics. Federation University Australia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,665 academic publications and 206,289 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1466 of 14,131 In the World
#46 of 59 In Oceania
#38 of 40 In Australia
#270 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#279 of 1,028 For Occupational Safety and Health
#309 of 1,011 For Publishing
#2509 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1561 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 107 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1425th in the World with 6,664 publications made and 124,664 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 54 In Oceania
#1425 of 7,081 In the World

Federation University Australia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 6 9
1993 7 16
1994 7 13
1995 9 16
1996 14 20
1997 25 33
1998 23 39
1999 44 85
2000 24 104
2001 34 146
2002 56 234
2003 65 294
2004 52 299
2005 61 475
2006 89 637
2007 111 727
2008 162 905
2009 196 1190
2010 194 1494
2011 208 1925
2012 205 2458
2013 240 2752
2014 385 3613
2015 359 4205
2016 380 4914
2017 426 5617
2018 451 6988
2019 404 8396
2020 481 11105
2021 554 14194
2022 505 15056
2023 505 16596
2024 347 14895

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 19 23 279
Publishing 38 45 309
Sports / Exercise science 25 29 331
Social Work 28 32 398
Early Childhood Education 31 38 463
Gender Studies 32 39 555
Communications and Public Relations 38 45 698
Education Majors 35 42 726
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 44 807
Media Studies 36 43 822
Political Economy 31 38 838
Anthropology 38 45 842
Criminology and Criminal Justice 37 44 863
Genealogy 35 44 885
Public Policy / Administration 36 44 988
Law 37 44 1044
Sociology 38 45 1082
Journalism and Digital Media 38 45 1193
Political Science 37 44 1202
History 37 45 1208
Archaeology 37 45 1219
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 44 1229
Aesthetics 36 44 1364
Art History 36 43 1383
Classics and Ancient History 36 44 1453
Library and Information science 36 44 1456
Linguistics 35 42 1456
Demography 38 46 1463
Philosophy 35 42 1639

Environmental Science rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 37th for Environmental Science in Australia and 1634th in the World with 4,947 publications made and 104,508 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 54 In Oceania
#1634 of 6,876 In the World

Federation University Australia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 15
1993 3 18
1994 8 24
1995 12 13
1996 5 25
1997 11 15
1998 12 38
1999 22 61
2000 13 80
2001 25 129
2002 35 153
2003 38 153
2004 38 213
2005 47 300
2006 56 397
2007 66 469
2008 87 542
2009 119 733
2010 146 985
2011 145 1305
2012 141 1628
2013 178 2002
2014 267 2624
2015 262 3059
2016 298 3763
2017 314 4358
2018 329 5422
2019 336 6377
2020 376 8620
2021 439 11288
2022 401 12065
2023 418 13317
2024 275 12725

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 18 19 270
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 36 1088
Forestry 35 43 1275
Geotechnical Engineering 33 40 1354
Geography and Cartography 37 45 1424
Geology 36 44 1665
Ecology 36 45 1670
Environmental Management 36 45 1710
Paleontology 37 45 1734
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 35 43 1741
Oceanography 36 45 1826
Agricultural Science 36 45 1946
Earth science and Geophysics 36 45 2074
Environmental Engineering 36 43 2090
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 47 2322
Environmental Chemistry 36 44 2720

Computer Science rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 34th for Computer Science in Australia and 1396th in the World with 4,775 publications made and 91,188 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#41 of 53 In Oceania
#1396 of 6,845 In the World

Federation University Australia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 3
1993 3 9
1994 6 14
1995 4 10
1996 11 11
1997 24 14
1998 18 26
1999 40 49
2000 17 77
2001 29 135
2002 34 184
2003 53 283
2004 40 282
2005 69 404
2006 71 521
2007 73 532
2008 114 701
2009 108 894
2010 131 1067
2011 153 1403
2012 136 1684
2013 148 1843
2014 255 2554
2015 244 2796
2016 220 3408
2017 267 4008
2018 262 4976
2019 305 5922
2020 363 8169
2021 468 10846
2022 418 12312
2023 400 13725
2024 269 12449

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Data Science 31 38 851
Cyber Security 29 36 859
Software Engineering 29 36 926
Management Information Systems 37 44 1025
Cognitive Science 35 42 1122
Machine Learning 33 40 1156
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 40 1255
Multimedia 38 45 1422
Robotics 26 32 1426
Computational Linguistics 32 39 1437
Library and Information science 36 44 1456
Neuroscience 37 44 1484
Computer Vision 33 40 1516
Computer Networking 33 40 1605
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 39 1788
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 44 1805
Computer Graphics 32 39 1860
Telecommunications 34 41 1936
Human-Computer Interaction 37 44 1983
Computer Engineering 32 40 2129

Medicine rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Medicine in Australia and 1399th in the World with 4,714 publications made and 112,126 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 54 In Oceania
#1399 of 6,775 In the World

Federation University Australia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 5
1993 5 11
1994 10 15
1995 6 14
1996 6 22
1997 16 23
1998 19 36
1999 26 41
2000 21 107
2001 19 133
2002 30 178
2003 36 228
2004 30 281
2005 32 387
2006 59 539
2007 70 598
2008 80 825
2009 109 985
2010 124 1293
2011 112 1583
2012 112 1978
2013 146 2187
2014 267 2807
2015 249 3387
2016 266 4085
2017 325 4743
2018 346 5960
2019 277 7137
2020 373 9658
2021 424 12586
2022 398 13260
2023 378 13920
2024 320 13483

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 25 29 331
Social Work 28 32 398
Sports Medicine 29 33 536
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 32 574
Physical Therapy 32 36 600
Clinical Psychology 31 37 644
Health Science 37 44 700
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 41 714
Nursing 38 44 742
Gerontology 34 39 833
Epidemiology 35 41 1046
Occupational Therapy 37 44 1054
Critical Care Nursing 32 38 1068
Public Health 38 46 1093
Psychiatry 36 42 1134
Anatomy and Physiology 35 40 1299
Family medicine 38 45 1354
Orthodontics 28 35 1364
Pathology 39 46 1558
Dentistry 28 35 1596
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 44 1606
Surgery 37 44 1652
Pediatrics 39 47 1773
Virology 36 43 1890
Cardiology 38 45 1917
Veterinary 34 41 2011
Immunology 37 46 2128
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 47 2202
Anesthesiology 39 48 2402
Oncology and Cancer research 38 46 2621
Pharmacology 39 47 2626

Biology rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Biology in Australia and 2063rd in the World with 4,555 publications made and 103,443 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#46 of 54 In Oceania
#2063 of 6,833 In the World

Federation University Australia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 8
1993 4 15
1994 12 25
1995 12 19
1996 10 38
1997 17 29
1998 16 54
1999 34 86
2000 21 107
2001 24 190
2002 29 227
2003 47 275
2004 37 358
2005 40 408
2006 56 536
2007 59 607
2008 84 705
2009 108 898
2010 124 1158
2011 105 1436
2012 120 1729
2013 150 2136
2014 228 2780
2015 250 3209
2016 254 3951
2017 294 4577
2018 303 5655
2019 292 6756
2020 345 9251
2021 411 11863
2022 385 12775
2023 397 13935
2024 263 12987

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 33 40 1201
Forestry 35 43 1275
Zoology 34 41 1380
Neuroscience 37 44 1484
Paleontology 37 45 1734
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 44 1805
Nutrition and Food Science 34 41 1862
Virology 36 43 1890
Animal Science 38 46 1942
Botany 36 44 1945
Agricultural Science 36 45 1946
Immunology 37 46 2128
Horticulture 36 45 2196
Genetics 37 45 2244
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 47 2322
Biotechnology 38 46 2337
Molecular Biology 37 45 2393
Biochemistry 38 46 2408
Oncology and Cancer research 38 46 2621
Pharmacology 39 47 2626
Microbiology 38 48 2826
Nanotechnology 35 43 3254

Engineering rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 35th for Engineering in Australia and 2107th in the World with 4,081 publications made and 77,640 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#2107 of 6,782 In the World

Federation University Australia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 4 9
1993 4 29
1994 6 17
1995 9 17
1996 9 20
1997 19 21
1998 13 41
1999 26 56
2000 18 73
2001 24 110
2002 25 144
2003 29 179
2004 25 202
2005 37 308
2006 51 369
2007 57 380
2008 98 519
2009 97 586
2010 111 821
2011 114 1138
2012 126 1350
2013 133 1577
2014 231 2067
2015 219 2379
2016 206 2762
2017 220 3434
2018 225 4105
2019 275 5139
2020 306 6933
2021 364 9099
2022 352 10423
2023 367 11406
2024 253 11195

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 18 19 270
Transportation Engineering 30 37 1075
Automotive Engineering 29 35 1162
Operations Research 28 35 1335
Geotechnical Engineering 33 40 1354
Reliability and Quality Engineering 32 38 1421
Robotics 26 32 1426
Computer Networking 33 40 1605
Aerospace Engineering 33 40 1654
Systems Engineering 37 44 1672
Automation and Control engineering 30 37 1699
Electronic Engineering 32 39 1736
Remote Sensing 36 44 1750
Civil Engineering 37 45 1753
Structural Engineering 31 38 1755
Acoustical Engineering 34 41 1766
Mechanical Engineering 34 41 1789
Renewable Energy Engineering 34 42 1869
Telecommunications 34 41 1936
Human-Computer Interaction 37 44 1983
Environmental Engineering 36 43 2090
Computer Engineering 32 40 2129
Electrical Engineering 34 42 2257
Biotechnology 38 46 2337
Optical Engineering 35 43 2540
Chemical Engineering 34 42 2635
Materials Science 36 44 2704
Metallurgical Engineering 35 43 2727
Nanotechnology 35 43 3254

Psychology rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 36th for Psychology in Australia and 1125th in the World with 3,795 publications made and 80,901 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1125 of 6,645 In the World

Federation University Australia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 2 4
1993 4 10
1994 4 9
1995 3 9
1996 8 16
1997 13 17
1998 19 27
1999 27 37
2000 12 63
2001 16 108
2002 27 146
2003 36 207
2004 33 240
2005 35 311
2006 50 428
2007 62 475
2008 76 673
2009 101 832
2010 106 1012
2011 111 1211
2012 119 1518
2013 142 1685
2014 196 2045
2015 193 2521
2016 198 3064
2017 228 3340
2018 234 4215
2019 252 5071
2020 294 6761
2021 336 8703
2022 308 9098
2023 294 9738
2024 235 8823

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 28 32 398
Sexology 28 35 518
Clinical Psychology 31 37 644
Education Majors 35 42 726
Child Psychology 34 41 744
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 44 807
Social Psychology 36 43 891
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 36 43 918
Occupational Therapy 37 44 1054
Cognitive Science 35 42 1122
Psychiatry 36 42 1134
Neuroscience 37 44 1484

Physics rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 36th for Physics in Australia and 2181st in the World with 3,391 publications made and 65,315 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#2181 of 6,713 In the World

Federation University Australia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 4 14
1993 2 25
1994 6 24
1995 7 19
1996 4 19
1997 11 20
1998 16 31
1999 20 45
2000 20 91
2001 20 119
2002 27 143
2003 28 171
2004 23 193
2005 30 260
2006 52 342
2007 58 399
2008 75 539
2009 80 599
2010 82 768
2011 98 1071
2012 103 1236
2013 123 1436
2014 195 1948
2015 194 2293
2016 176 2581
2017 194 3061
2018 186 3714
2019 223 4388
2020 251 5960
2021 303 7322
2022 280 8178
2023 285 8939
2024 189 8727

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 41 1606
Theoretical Physics 28 34 1685
Acoustical Engineering 34 41 1766
Quantum and Particle physics 35 42 2148
Optical Engineering 35 43 2540
Materials Science 36 44 2704
Nuclear Physics 36 44 3212
Nanotechnology 35 43 3254

Mathematics rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 35th for Mathematics in Australia and 1410th in the World with 2,870 publications made and 56,010 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#1410 of 6,418 In the World

Federation University Australia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 1
1993 2 5
1994 6 20
1995 1 19
1996 4 10
1997 10 8
1998 12 16
1999 25 38
2000 16 59
2001 15 87
2002 23 126
2003 33 177
2004 29 152
2005 27 234
2006 42 338
2007 46 380
2008 66 450
2009 73 596
2010 81 666
2011 70 897
2012 84 1077
2013 104 1216
2014 186 1614
2015 156 1923
2016 145 2125
2017 189 2618
2018 177 3215
2019 154 3804
2020 229 5262
2021 273 6776
2022 234 7514
2023 207 7933
2024 136 6272

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 35 42 954
Applied Mathematics 24 30 1027
Operations Research 28 35 1335
Statistics 35 42 1483
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 43 1691
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 39 1788

Business rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 37th for Business in Australia and 1239th in the World with 2,753 publications made and 52,541 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Occupational Safety and Health.

Business ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#1239 of 6,339 In the World

Federation University Australia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 3 2
1993 5 7
1994 5 15
1995 5 5
1996 1 9
1997 12 5
1998 9 13
1999 17 23
2000 15 53
2001 12 45
2002 25 106
2003 28 111
2004 23 128
2005 28 232
2006 45 330
2007 55 326
2008 87 482
2009 91 566
2010 92 663
2011 100 935
2012 72 1096
2013 93 1213
2014 172 1588
2015 127 1787
2016 154 2200
2017 172 2370
2018 180 2853
2019 144 3259
2020 181 4409
2021 230 5520
2022 204 5792
2023 210 6409
2024 148 5618

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 19 23 279
Hospitality and Hotel Management 34 43 385
Human Resource Management 33 40 663
Public Policy / Administration 36 44 988
Management Information Systems 37 44 1025
Accounting 36 44 1193
Finance 35 43 1301
Advertising 37 45 1301
Management 37 44 1334
Operations Research 28 35 1335
Marketing 37 45 1412
Project Management 38 46 1890

Chemistry rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 37th for Chemistry in Australia and 2518th in the World with 2,675 publications made and 57,344 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#2518 of 6,545 In the World

Federation University Australia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 13
1993 6 25
1994 6 19
1995 8 13
1996 6 22
1997 10 20
1998 9 46
1999 13 57
2000 12 72
2001 4 115
2002 15 131
2003 23 162
2004 13 168
2005 18 199
2006 23 263
2007 29 297
2008 36 370
2009 49 364
2010 62 591
2011 53 738
2012 66 931
2013 105 1162
2014 124 1466
2015 156 1800
2016 158 2202
2017 162 2602
2018 181 3327
2019 164 3883
2020 202 5392
2021 275 7019
2022 232 7833
2023 252 8424
2024 179 8447

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 36 1088
Nutrition and Food Science 34 41 1862
Biochemistry 38 46 2408
Physical chemistry 35 43 2500
Chemical Engineering 34 42 2635
Materials Science 36 44 2704
Environmental Chemistry 36 44 2720
Organic Chemistry 36 44 2916
Nanotechnology 35 43 3254

Economics rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Economics in Australia and 1184th in the World with 2,117 publications made and 35,665 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#46 of 53 In Oceania
#1184 of 6,167 In the World

Federation University Australia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 2
1993 3 10
1994 4 13
1995 4 3
1996 6 6
1997 7 5
1998 6 6
1999 14 27
2000 13 44
2001 7 48
2002 21 68
2003 28 64
2004 26 83
2005 17 125
2006 30 211
2007 42 235
2008 51 291
2009 64 395
2010 71 416
2011 66 564
2012 69 786
2013 75 800
2014 120 1003
2015 104 1169
2016 94 1352
2017 100 1570
2018 150 1902
2019 109 2357
2020 159 3034
2021 173 3793
2022 178 4191
2023 161 4549
2024 130 3825

The following table provides academic rankings for Federation University Australia in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Political Economy 31 38 838
Development Studies 38 45 925
Finance 35 43 1301
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 43 1691

Art & Design rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 36th for Art & Design in Australia and 1253rd in the World with 1,212 publications made and 18,751 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
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1253 of 5,966 In the World

Federation University Australia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 2
1995 2 9
1996 1 3
1997 6 4
1998 5 5
1999 10 15
2000 7 36
2001 12 19
2002 9 40
2003 13 48
2004 9 46
2005 8 92
2006 17 87
2007 24 109
2008 30 147
2009 40 210
2010 39 229
2011 40 342
2012 39 412
2013 51 484
2014 86 612
2015 59 654
2016 75 754
2017 65 933
2018 74 1077
2019 79 1294
2020 69 1646
2021 92 2056
2022 97 2024
2023 81 2241
2024 60 2103

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Creative Writing 36 43 826
Cinematography 34 41 925
Literature 35 42 1002
Aesthetics 36 44 1364
Art History 36 43 1383
Multimedia 38 45 1422
Fashion Design 36 44 1523
Computer Graphics 32 39 1860