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The University of Adelaide ranked 7th in Australia, 174th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 25 research topics. The University of Adelaide ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 109,741 academic publications and 3,040,128 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 226 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#174 of 14,131 In the World
#8 of 59 In Oceania
#7 of 40 In Australia
#1 of 4 In Adelaide
#20 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
#30 of 1,016 For Publishing
#44 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#450 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#171 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 22 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 8th for Biology in Australia and 175th in the World with 69,213 publications made and 2,291,218 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 54 In Oceania
#175 of 6,770 In the World

University of Adelaide
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 444 5532
1992 420 5776
1993 481 5751
1994 486 6381
1995 507 6866
1996 514 7325
1997 595 8429
1998 612 9189
1999 680 10271
2000 763 11848
2001 862 13539
2002 928 14929
2003 960 17456
2004 1085 19783
2005 1144 23365
2006 1297 26784
2007 1420 30609
2008 1518 34803
2009 1801 41241
2010 1980 47827
2011 2055 54513
2012 2374 63314
2013 2580 73324
2014 2823 83632
2015 3272 94913
2016 3376 104764
2017 3446 116197
2018 3568 135726
2019 3807 158088
2020 4189 190428
2021 4207 222646
2022 3850 236715
2023 3812 240333

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 3 3 45
Horticulture 3 3 54
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 7 65
Botany 6 6 81
Zoology 7 7 83
Nutrition and Food Science 3 4 96
Biotechnology 5 5 97
Animal Science 6 7 105
Paleontology 8 8 110
Forestry 6 8 113
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 8 129
Microbiology 6 6 160
Evolutionary Biology 8 9 178
Entomology 6 7 179
Genetics 6 6 188
Biochemistry 6 6 192
Pharmacology 6 7 197
Astrobiology 8 8 199
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 8 214
Immunology 7 7 229
Neuroscience 8 10 240
Toxicology 6 6 246
Virology 8 8 252
Oncology and Cancer research 7 7 254
Molecular Biology 7 7 260
Biophysics 8 9 269
Nanotechnology 9 9 304

Medicine rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 7th for Medicine in Australia and 162nd in the World with 55,569 publications made and 1,666,322 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#7 of 53 In Oceania
#162 of 6,680 In the World

University of Adelaide
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 318 3576
1992 306 3819
1993 354 3813
1994 393 4108
1995 375 4252
1996 411 5157
1997 406 5737
1998 448 6173
1999 482 7089
2000 603 8097
2001 653 9482
2002 682 10441
2003 721 12593
2004 861 14597
2005 916 17144
2006 1069 19637
2007 1145 22858
2008 1288 26399
2009 1503 31120
2010 1607 36343
2011 1760 41652
2012 2090 49015
2013 2204 56816
2014 2362 63986
2015 2685 71297
2016 2774 78052
2017 2898 85192
2018 2871 96530
2019 2956 110201
2020 3468 137240
2021 3491 159615
2022 3127 169302
2023 3138 171089

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 1 20
Dentistry 2 2 44
Orthodontics 2 2 55
Urology 4 4 83
Health Science 6 6 84
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 4 87
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 7 101
Family medicine 6 6 104
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 7 110
Public Health 8 10 113
Pediatrics 6 7 114
Nursing 9 10 116
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 8 129
Optometry 10 11 131
Epidemiology 8 10 132
Veterinary 7 8 141
Gerontology 10 12 144
Critical Care Nursing 7 7 144
Anesthesiology 6 7 149
Anatomy and Physiology 7 7 154
Cardiology 6 6 157
Pathology 7 7 159
Clinical Psychology 12 13 161
Physical Therapy 10 13 174
Psychiatry 7 9 177
Surgery 7 7 178
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 6 184
Respiratory Therapy 7 9 189
Pharmacology 6 7 197
Medical Physics 6 6 200
Sports Medicine 15 18 204
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 8 224
Ophthalmology 9 10 224
Immunology 7 7 229
Toxicology 6 6 246
Sports / Exercise science 22 25 251
Virology 8 8 252
Oncology and Cancer research 7 7 254
Radiation Therapy 7 7 258
Plastic Surgery 6 6 268
Neurosurgery 5 5 281
Occupational Therapy 17 20 283
Dermatology 7 8 326
Biomedical Engineering 9 11 333
Audiology 14 16 337
Pharmacy 8 9 367
Cosmetology 10 11 420
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 9 421
Social Work 28 32 464

Chemistry rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 7th for Chemistry in Australia and 212th in the World with 53,203 publications made and 1,859,473 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#7 of 52 In Oceania
#212 of 6,447 In the World

University of Adelaide
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 358 4716
1992 377 5140
1993 403 5122
1994 396 5448
1995 437 5817
1996 416 6349
1997 514 7201
1998 509 7785
1999 570 8716
2000 643 9736
2001 699 10974
2002 750 12273
2003 776 14194
2004 849 15912
2005 891 18813
2006 986 21017
2007 1083 24331
2008 1176 27040
2009 1340 32018
2010 1404 36709
2011 1525 41597
2012 1782 47878
2013 1880 56133
2014 2068 64151
2015 2428 73673
2016 2586 81100
2017 2551 90279
2018 2683 106332
2019 2947 124625
2020 3070 148598
2021 3144 175489
2022 2947 188020
2023 2943 192399

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 8 60
Nutrition and Food Science 3 4 96
Biochemistry 6 6 192
Biochemical Engineering 6 6 196
Physical chemistry 8 8 251
Materials Science 8 8 263
Inorganic Chemistry 6 6 274
Organic Chemistry 7 7 275
Environmental Chemistry 8 8 290
Nanotechnology 9 9 304
Chemical Engineering 10 10 306
Pharmacy 8 9 367
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 11 404
Computational Chemistry 8 8 469
Radiochemistry 9 10 549

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Australia and 121st in the World with 48,816 publications made and 1,407,891 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 53 In Oceania
#121 of 6,798 In the World

University of Adelaide
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 296 3469
1992 293 3727
1993 350 3907
1994 337 4279
1995 380 4298
1996 377 4669
1997 439 5458
1998 433 5492
1999 493 6277
2000 560 7655
2001 574 8276
2002 632 9305
2003 707 10624
2004 682 11858
2005 803 14183
2006 906 16066
2007 1057 18530
2008 1059 20850
2009 1250 24878
2010 1327 28796
2011 1426 33439
2012 1586 38201
2013 1795 44715
2014 1928 51128
2015 2307 57966
2016 2333 63580
2017 2429 71054
2018 2564 84094
2019 2745 100849
2020 3012 120565
2021 3070 142494
2022 2654 150958
2023 2676 153884

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 190th in the World with 48,239 publications made and 1,150,838 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 54 In Oceania
#190 of 7,020 In the World

University of Adelaide
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 241 1945
1992 233 1975
1993 305 2082
1994 320 2342
1995 348 2486
1996 372 2766
1997 382 3160
1998 438 3378
1999 435 4015
2000 522 5221
2001 585 6125
2002 657 6962
2003 658 8080
2004 670 9043
2005 715 10857
2006 847 12256
2007 939 14337
2008 977 16560
2009 1179 19637
2010 1360 23101
2011 1379 26688
2012 1625 30833
2013 1799 36427
2014 1918 41427
2015 2239 46878
2016 2333 51814
2017 2467 57187
2018 2525 67978
2019 2644 82601
2020 3172 102559
2021 3092 121981
2022 2608 128787
2023 2658 134254

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 7th for Engineering in Australia and 228th in the World with 45,217 publications made and 1,366,540 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 52 In Oceania
#228 of 6,684 In the World

University of Adelaide
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 259 2648
1992 261 2919
1993 287 3161
1994 305 3211
1995 359 3576
1996 331 3827
1997 358 4443
1998 428 4549
1999 445 5189
2000 550 6163
2001 604 7121
2002 755 8262
2003 673 9295
2004 650 10144
2005 722 12178
2006 795 13552
2007 885 15621
2008 954 17242
2009 1144 20767
2010 1171 23469
2011 1248 26855
2012 1491 30814
2013 1719 37560
2014 1818 43869
2015 2114 52363
2016 2272 59877
2017 2255 68943
2018 2337 83240
2019 2664 101861
2020 2791 121084
2021 2865 145042
2022 2597 155581
2023 2615 160498

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 4 4 46
Mining Engineering 8 8 72
Biotechnology 5 5 97
Petroleum Engineering 7 7 98
Geotechnical Engineering 7 7 126
Environmental Engineering 6 6 134
Landscape Architecture 9 10 139
Civil Engineering 9 10 180
Aerospace Engineering 7 8 186
Architectural Engineering 13 14 188
Renewable Energy Engineering 11 11 189
Biochemical Engineering 6 6 196
Structural Engineering 7 8 198
Marine Engineering 11 12 217
Acoustical Engineering 8 9 236
Systems Engineering 11 12 238
Mechanical Engineering 8 9 238
Metallurgical Engineering 9 9 239
Optical Engineering 7 8 253
Telecommunications 9 10 258
Materials Science 8 8 263
Remote Sensing 11 12 265
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 11 268
Computer Networking 10 11 289
Operations Research 11 12 293
Electrical Engineering 10 11 295
Nanotechnology 9 9 304
Chemical Engineering 10 10 306
Firefighting and Fire Science 19 21 311
Transportation Engineering 14 15 313
Nuclear Engineering 7 8 319
Computer Engineering 8 9 326
Engineering Management 18 20 328
Electronic Engineering 9 10 328
Automation and Control engineering 12 13 330
Biomedical Engineering 9 11 333
Construction Management 20 24 344
Robotics 12 13 367
Architecture 15 16 368
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 11 404
Automotive Engineering 16 18 425
Human-Computer Interaction 18 22 436
Aviation 18 23 447
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 14 459
Product and Industrial Design 19 22 560
Industrial Engineering 18 21 627
Technical Drawing 19 22 743

Physics rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 7th for Physics in Australia and 250th in the World with 42,114 publications made and 1,246,158 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#7 of 52 In Oceania
#250 of 6,603 In the World

University of Adelaide
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 263 2913
1992 270 3070
1993 302 3281
1994 319 3425
1995 346 3684
1996 352 4180
1997 374 4685
1998 438 4830
1999 477 5375
2000 560 6353
2001 567 7079
2002 713 8326
2003 647 9247
2004 624 10303
2005 702 12309
2006 750 13211
2007 797 14844
2008 809 16131
2009 983 18933
2010 1040 21225
2011 1125 24226
2012 1326 27294
2013 1484 32999
2014 1638 38467
2015 1909 46078
2016 2079 53733
2017 2019 61248
2018 2164 74462
2019 2423 90070
2020 2465 106844
2021 2492 127216
2022 2331 136647
2023 2357 141211

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 5 5 187
Astrobiology 8 8 199
Medical Physics 6 6 200
Theoretical Physics 5 5 222
Acoustical Engineering 8 9 236
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 8 238
Optical Engineering 7 8 253
Materials Science 8 8 263
Biophysics 8 9 269
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 6 280
Quantum and Particle physics 8 9 292
Nanotechnology 9 9 304
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 14 459
Condensed Matter Physics 9 9 502

Computer Science rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 9th for Computer Science in Australia and 230th in the World with 38,517 publications made and 998,553 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 53 In Oceania
#230 of 6,752 In the World

University of Adelaide
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 215 1781
1992 189 1753
1993 219 1837
1994 224 1904
1995 252 2162
1996 259 2346
1997 268 2714
1998 294 2929
1999 314 3506
2000 376 4071
2001 432 4848
2002 661 5905
2003 528 6841
2004 536 7495
2005 652 8788
2006 708 10106
2007 781 11443
2008 811 13172
2009 946 16081
2010 964 18391
2011 1103 21380
2012 1263 24809
2013 1443 29279
2014 1580 34322
2015 1790 39416
2016 1846 45602
2017 1935 51582
2018 1909 62642
2019 2166 75349
2020 2435 93770
2021 2423 112101
2022 2101 119251
2023 2133 121742

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Library and Information science 7 8 147
Machine Learning 10 11 185
Cognitive Science 10 11 201
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 8 214
Data Science 10 13 218
Computer Vision 10 10 232
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 11 234
Cyber Security 12 13 240
Neuroscience 8 10 240
Computational Linguistics 9 10 249
Telecommunications 9 10 258
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 9 266
Game Design and Development 17 21 269
Computer Networking 10 11 289
Software Engineering 13 15 294
Management Information Systems 20 23 304
Computer Engineering 8 9 326
Web Design and Development 18 21 345
Robotics 12 13 367
Computer Graphics 10 12 399
Multimedia 20 25 403
Database Administration 16 18 420
Human-Computer Interaction 18 22 436
Animation 14 17 491
UX/UI Desgin 25 32 779

Psychology rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 8th for Psychology in Australia and 181st in the World with 26,167 publications made and 729,621 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 52 In Oceania
#181 of 6,528 In the World

University of Adelaide
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 118 1147
1992 113 1245
1993 153 1330
1994 160 1335
1995 152 1528
1996 183 1825
1997 178 1933
1998 204 2081
1999 205 2679
2000 270 2956
2001 286 3746
2002 327 4205
2003 334 5072
2004 368 5721
2005 401 6887
2006 462 7639
2007 509 8763
2008 567 10280
2009 674 12339
2010 740 14469
2011 835 16802
2012 960 19955
2013 1057 23233
2014 1097 26647
2015 1269 29741
2016 1357 33971
2017 1386 37705
2018 1431 44980
2019 1593 53947
2020 1766 68520
2021 1858 81422
2022 1579 87645
2023 1600 90489

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Special Education 10 10 119
Clinical Psychology 12 13 161
Psychiatry 7 9 177
Cognitive Science 10 11 201
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 19 22 206
Social Psychology 13 15 215
Child Psychology 17 19 240
Neuroscience 8 10 240
Education Majors 25 30 263
Occupational Therapy 17 20 283
Sexology 18 23 298
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 21 24 306
Social Work 28 32 464

Mathematics rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 9th for Mathematics in Australia and 198th in the World with 20,229 publications made and 538,177 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 52 In Oceania
#198 of 6,305 In the World

University of Adelaide
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 68 581
1992 81 659
1993 100 729
1994 108 694
1995 107 748
1996 118 875
1997 137 1052
1998 137 1181
1999 137 1326
2000 209 1659
2001 202 1932
2002 308 2478
2003 290 2723
2004 293 3097
2005 356 3770
2006 384 4442
2007 406 5074
2008 404 5778
2009 526 6774
2010 539 8136
2011 626 9568
2012 697 11362
2013 825 13680
2014 915 16613
2015 1069 19365
2016 1137 22787
2017 1125 25435
2018 1129 30919
2019 1257 38273
2020 1388 46757
2021 1320 55470
2022 1223 60272
2023 1254 62037

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Statistics 8 9 186
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 10 230
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 9 266
Math Teachers 22 28 270
Operations Research 11 12 293
Actuarial Science 15 18 334
Applied Mathematics 11 12 402

Business rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 12th for Business in Australia and 200th in the World with 15,373 publications made and 348,786 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 52 In Oceania
#200 of 6,187 In the World

University of Adelaide
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 71 441
1992 83 424
1993 86 565
1994 101 603
1995 92 617
1996 104 703
1997 116 833
1998 133 809
1999 123 972
2000 171 1474
2001 188 1799
2002 244 2184
2003 220 2302
2004 243 2435
2005 251 2944
2006 275 3099
2007 365 3773
2008 312 4319
2009 423 4980
2010 453 5734
2011 413 6537
2012 559 7865
2013 598 9341
2014 647 11040
2015 774 12605
2016 795 14944
2017 784 16978
2018 854 20188
2019 877 24580
2020 1052 30250
2021 1058 35782
2022 870 37271
2023 870 39480

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 8 10 63
International Trade 7 7 96
International Business 7 7 104
Tax Law 6 7 117
Advertising 13 15 153
Accounting 15 17 173
Public Policy / Administration 11 13 188
Marketing 14 15 193
Management 14 15 228
Entertainment Industry Business 19 23 243
Finance 13 14 253
Human Resource Management 20 22 274
Project Management 17 18 276
Real Estate 14 16 276
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 18 287
Operations Research 11 12 293
Risk Management 18 19 298
Management Information Systems 20 23 304
Entrepreneurship 13 18 306
Hospitality and Hotel Management 29 37 315
Engineering Management 18 20 328
Actuarial Science 15 18 334
Construction Management 20 24 344
Supply Chain Management 16 19 526

Economics rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 12th for Economics in Australia and 165th in the World with 12,662 publications made and 273,133 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 52 In Oceania
#165 of 5,995 In the World

University of Adelaide
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 36 327
1992 50 341
1993 72 404
1994 76 478
1995 79 470
1996 108 581
1997 109 681
1998 98 663
1999 116 857
2000 136 1311
2001 164 1804
2002 183 1781
2003 182 1941
2004 208 2221
2005 191 2470
2006 222 2652
2007 285 3164
2008 276 3527
2009 339 4241
2010 442 5031
2011 370 5726
2012 472 6808
2013 471 8228
2014 497 9382
2015 602 10104
2016 690 11449
2017 652 12366
2018 743 14855
2019 702 17814
2020 927 22997
2021 893 28126
2022 741 30912
2023 749 32780

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
International Trade 7 7 96
Agricultural Economics 7 7 97
Development Studies 10 11 127
International Economics 6 6 137
Environmental Economics 14 14 215
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 10 230
Political Economy 12 15 233
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 17 245
Finance 13 14 253
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 18 287
Actuarial Science 15 18 334

Art & Design rankings

The University of Adelaide ranked 13th for Art & Design in Australia and 199th in the World with 7,224 publications made and 138,194 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#13 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 51 In Oceania
#199 of 5,720 In the World

University of Adelaide
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 47 286
1992 31 288
1993 48 289
1994 60 360
1995 46 349
1996 65 408
1997 75 503
1998 105 488
1999 91 561
2000 102 835
2001 142 932
2002 138 1022
2003 130 1177
2004 103 1230
2005 137 1547
2006 161 1743
2007 165 2062
2008 153 2225
2009 180 2635
2010 221 3178
2011 209 3703
2012 275 4389
2013 263 4687
2014 280 5207
2015 327 5890
2016 287 6558
2017 338 7246
2018 352 8171
2019 370 10101
2020 436 12652
2021 416 14219
2022 328 14366
2023 358 14894

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Fashion Design 8 9 136
Landscape Architecture 9 10 139
Photography 12 12 168
Aesthetics 12 14 192
Literature 13 14 196
Interior Design 10 12 227
Creative Writing 21 25 235
Entertainment Industry Business 19 23 243
Game Design and Development 17 21 269
Performing arts 17 20 289
Art History 13 16 291
Architecture 15 16 368
Cinematography 23 27 379
Computer Graphics 10 12 399
Multimedia 20 25 403
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 20 413
Animation 14 17 491
Music 23 29 570
Painting and Drawing 23 25 701
Sculpture 23 25 701
Illustration and Concept Art 22 26 708
UX/UI Desgin 25 32 779
Graphic Design 32 39 871