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The University of South Australia ranked 20th in Australia, 472nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 226 research topics. The University of South Australia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 44,226 academic publications and 1,058,252 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 38 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#472 of 14,131 In the World
#24 of 59 In Oceania
#20 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 4 In Adelaide
#34 of 1,002 For Game Design and Development
#49 of 1,016 For Publishing
#69 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#1461 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#519 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 223 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 19th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 410th in the World with 25,347 publications made and 549,858 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 54 In Oceania
#410 of 7,020 In the World

University of South Australia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 42 58
1992 51 74
1993 96 88
1994 84 146
1995 132 193
1996 153 251
1997 148 282
1998 177 431
1999 191 637
2000 231 850
2001 286 1127
2002 432 1480
2003 402 1934
2004 412 2379
2005 440 2953
2006 563 3835
2007 620 4612
2008 743 5684
2009 815 7437
2010 943 9338
2011 1100 11385
2012 1178 14386
2013 1290 18564
2014 1349 21378
2015 1433 24411
2016 1444 27574
2017 1529 30693
2018 1459 35552
2019 1475 44792
2020 1538 53495
2021 1503 62815
2022 1413 67830
2023 1498 69531

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

Biology rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 21st for Biology in Australia and 600th in the World with 23,310 publications made and 693,386 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 54 In Oceania
#600 of 6,770 In the World

University of South Australia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 32 201
1992 42 227
1993 71 258
1994 59 298
1995 104 423
1996 115 503
1997 150 691
1998 137 773
1999 159 1049
2000 180 1221
2001 246 1577
2002 297 1784
2003 310 2366
2004 294 2716
2005 326 3562
2006 430 4319
2007 421 4867
2008 563 6046
2009 565 7664
2010 713 9477
2011 891 12195
2012 1015 15407
2013 1154 19291
2014 1327 24146
2015 1468 29148
2016 1500 34853
2017 1507 39764
2018 1448 46785
2019 1526 57466
2020 1543 67920
2021 1607 80682
2022 1453 88217
2023 1395 88834

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Pharmacology 9 11 330
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 13 397
Nanotechnology 13 13 440
Neuroscience 17 19 472
Astrobiology 14 15 491
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 24 29 530
Paleontology 23 28 531
Nutrition and Food Science 18 22 560
Biotechnology 15 18 568
Agricultural Science 24 29 587
Toxicology 16 20 607
Evolutionary Biology 24 29 616
Animal Science 23 28 621
Microbiology 17 20 633
Oncology and Cancer research 14 16 636
Genetics 16 19 675
Biochemistry 19 22 696
Biophysics 18 21 725
Immunology 18 21 737
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 35 789
Forestry 30 36 796
Botany 26 33 810
Molecular Biology 17 20 815
Zoology 30 37 1011
Virology 27 31 1019
Horticulture 27 33 1083

Medicine rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 18th for Medicine in Australia and 477th in the World with 21,139 publications made and 553,848 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#20 of 53 In Oceania
#477 of 6,680 In the World

University of South Australia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 35 209
1992 38 217
1993 63 257
1994 52 294
1995 93 370
1996 108 436
1997 117 518
1998 113 664
1999 131 795
2000 173 1024
2001 215 1265
2002 230 1413
2003 268 1921
2004 268 2326
2005 317 2897
2006 348 3492
2007 419 4222
2008 446 5149
2009 509 6624
2010 653 8369
2011 822 10319
2012 921 12890
2013 1047 16494
2014 1115 19608
2015 1281 23507
2016 1332 27444
2017 1322 30743
2018 1348 36496
2019 1375 44358
2020 1437 54583
2021 1546 65520
2022 1384 72056
2023 1377 73020

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 6 6 69
Social Work 11 13 108
Occupational Therapy 8 11 119
Sports Medicine 10 13 138
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 18 166
Nursing 17 19 166
Health Science 14 16 169
Physical Therapy 11 14 175
Gerontology 14 16 215
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 18 233
Family medicine 15 17 294
Clinical Psychology 20 22 294
Forensic Science 20 21 295
Pharmacology 9 11 330
Medical Physics 12 14 334
Public Health 19 22 335
Critical Care Nursing 13 15 342
Epidemiology 18 21 365
Psychiatry 18 20 375
Audiology 18 21 399
Pediatrics 17 19 460
Optometry 19 22 471
Anesthesiology 10 12 477
Pathology 17 19 480
Biomedical Engineering 14 17 506
Ophthalmology 12 14 522
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 24 29 530
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 12 540
Surgery 16 18 562
Cardiology 14 16 594
Toxicology 16 20 607
Respiratory Therapy 21 25 609
Anatomy and Physiology 20 23 635
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 20 636
Oncology and Cancer research 14 16 636
Radiation Therapy 13 15 637
Urology 13 15 682
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 20 701
Immunology 18 21 737
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 16 763
Orthodontics 21 25 804
Dermatology 20 23 884
Veterinary 26 30 892
Pharmacy 17 22 931
Virology 27 31 1019
Dentistry 24 28 1064

Engineering rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 18th for Engineering in Australia and 513th in the World with 20,414 publications made and 526,711 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#20 of 52 In Oceania
#513 of 6,684 In the World

University of South Australia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 29 55
1992 42 82
1993 79 108
1994 81 146
1995 130 226
1996 152 349
1997 174 490
1998 145 528
1999 157 746
2000 185 971
2001 244 1281
2002 499 1908
2003 338 2213
2004 343 2523
2005 396 3237
2006 494 3910
2007 505 4306
2008 598 5337
2009 631 6803
2010 653 8221
2011 860 10604
2012 912 13025
2013 1078 16751
2014 1145 20153
2015 1254 24139
2016 1212 28302
2017 1172 32123
2018 1141 37373
2019 1144 44585
2020 1116 51131
2021 1165 59127
2022 1136 64204
2023 1055 63508

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 5 6 110
Construction Management 10 10 114
Engineering Management 10 11 124
Product and Industrial Design 5 6 186
Human-Computer Interaction 9 11 190
Transportation Engineering 9 10 206
Industrial Engineering 7 8 209
Environmental Engineering 11 11 214
Aviation 9 12 218
Agricultural Engineering 12 14 239
Mining Engineering 17 18 245
Automotive Engineering 11 12 250
Architectural Engineering 16 17 265
Operations Research 9 10 268
Systems Engineering 14 15 278
Nuclear Engineering 6 7 281
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 9 329
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 19 342
Architecture 14 15 353
Chemical Engineering 12 13 362
Computer Engineering 9 10 370
Computer Networking 16 17 406
Civil Engineering 20 23 409
Mechanical Engineering 16 17 413
Firefighting and Fire Science 22 25 421
Technical Drawing 14 15 432
Nanotechnology 13 13 440
Geotechnical Engineering 18 20 444
Telecommunications 17 19 448
Biochemical Engineering 14 16 472
Marine Engineering 20 23 486
Remote Sensing 19 22 498
Biomedical Engineering 14 17 506
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 14 517
Electronic Engineering 16 18 520
Biotechnology 15 18 568
Metallurgical Engineering 16 18 570
Reliability and Quality Engineering 20 23 578
Aerospace Engineering 20 23 606
Materials Science 18 20 613
Electrical Engineering 19 21 616
Robotics 17 20 617
Acoustical Engineering 21 26 682
Petroleum Engineering 24 28 714
Structural Engineering 20 23 736
Optical Engineering 20 23 758
Automation and Control engineering 21 23 863

Computer Science rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 19th for Computer Science in Australia and 456th in the World with 19,737 publications made and 472,477 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#21 of 53 In Oceania
#456 of 6,752 In the World

University of South Australia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 31 114
1992 37 104
1993 67 144
1994 68 160
1995 116 249
1996 132 271
1997 140 422
1998 138 557
1999 151 754
2000 176 846
2001 245 1232
2002 529 1917
2003 375 2096
2004 356 2491
2005 396 2920
2006 487 3700
2007 491 4014
2008 627 4999
2009 634 6015
2010 664 7441
2011 817 8978
2012 876 11254
2013 984 14156
2014 1033 16723
2015 1110 19287
2016 1152 22570
2017 1108 25634
2018 1127 29869
2019 1096 36713
2020 1112 43141
2021 1141 50785
2022 1091 55301
2023 1066 55267

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 1 1 34
Management Information Systems 12 13 127
Information Technology 15 16 131
Database Administration 8 9 146
Multimedia 13 14 186
UX/UI Desgin 10 12 187
Human-Computer Interaction 9 11 190
Data Science 11 14 237
Cyber Security 16 17 315
Computer Engineering 9 10 370
Software Engineering 15 19 387
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 13 397
Computer Networking 16 17 406
Web Design and Development 19 22 425
Telecommunications 17 19 448
Neuroscience 17 19 472
Cognitive Science 19 23 478
Library and Information science 22 28 482
Machine Learning 19 22 502
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 17 505
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 24 539
Animation 17 20 577
Computer Graphics 18 22 585
Computer Vision 19 21 608
Robotics 17 20 617
Computational Linguistics 22 27 727

Environmental Science rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 21st for Environmental Science in Australia and 454th in the World with 18,903 publications made and 519,148 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#25 of 53 In Oceania
#454 of 6,798 In the World

University of South Australia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 28 54
1992 30 74
1993 66 109
1994 59 133
1995 85 180
1996 111 251
1997 123 384
1998 118 430
1999 148 623
2000 162 788
2001 206 964
2002 273 1171
2003 274 1672
2004 272 1886
2005 327 2468
2006 390 3151
2007 389 3778
2008 558 4492
2009 570 6050
2010 667 7372
2011 793 9421
2012 883 12058
2013 1046 15522
2014 1079 18568
2015 1157 21680
2016 1145 25385
2017 1161 28970
2018 1079 33683
2019 1120 41428
2020 1110 48503
2021 1134 58107
2022 1103 62991
2023 1078 63025

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 10 139
Urban and Regional planning 13 14 199
Environmental Engineering 11 11 214
Mining Engineering 17 18 245
Environmental Management 19 20 298
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 21 307
Environmental Chemistry 11 11 371
Geography and Cartography 21 24 418
Ecology 23 27 429
Geotechnical Engineering 18 20 444
Geology 22 27 500
Paleontology 23 28 531
Oceanography 22 27 547
Earth science and Geophysics 22 28 581
Agricultural Science 24 29 587
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 23 595
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 35 789
Forestry 30 36 796

Chemistry rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 20th for Chemistry in Australia and 654th in the World with 17,168 publications made and 550,789 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 52 In Oceania
#654 of 6,447 In the World

University of South Australia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 33 143
1992 36 162
1993 61 213
1994 56 224
1995 98 345
1996 99 415
1997 140 604
1998 109 654
1999 116 905
2000 157 1044
2001 180 1267
2002 258 1474
2003 220 1881
2004 205 2157
2005 254 2913
2006 311 3426
2007 338 3791
2008 388 4507
2009 407 5897
2010 494 7024
2011 663 9140
2012 747 11359
2013 890 14419
2014 951 17944
2015 1119 22537
2016 1115 27153
2017 1092 30994
2018 1083 37000
2019 1120 44549
2020 1047 52442
2021 1151 62173
2022 1038 69164
2023 991 69369

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 21 307
Chemical Engineering 12 13 362
Environmental Chemistry 11 11 371
Nanotechnology 13 13 440
Physical chemistry 13 14 471
Biochemical Engineering 14 16 472
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 14 517
Nutrition and Food Science 18 22 560
Inorganic Chemistry 13 15 592
Materials Science 18 20 613
Radiochemistry 10 11 636
Organic Chemistry 19 22 694
Biochemistry 19 22 696
Pharmacy 17 22 931
Computational Chemistry 20 25 932

Physics rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 19th for Physics in Australia and 592nd in the World with 17,091 publications made and 476,259 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#592 of 6,603 In the World

University of South Australia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 26 56
1992 40 83
1993 74 110
1994 74 146
1995 108 213
1996 127 312
1997 176 470
1998 121 521
1999 133 755
2000 162 893
2001 218 1190
2002 362 1619
2003 258 1915
2004 279 2161
2005 311 2842
2006 382 3446
2007 375 3734
2008 478 4581
2009 508 5799
2010 570 7086
2011 712 8998
2012 760 11361
2013 910 14393
2014 980 17404
2015 1037 20815
2016 994 24289
2017 983 27183
2018 958 31682
2019 972 37261
2020 965 42900
2021 1014 49120
2022 955 53692
2023 924 53019

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 9 329
Medical Physics 12 14 334
Nanotechnology 13 13 440
Astrobiology 14 15 491
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 22 570
Materials Science 18 20 613
Quantum and Particle physics 19 22 629
Acoustical Engineering 21 26 682
Biophysics 18 21 725
Optical Engineering 20 23 758
Nuclear Physics 19 22 778
Atomic and Molecular physics 20 25 848
Condensed Matter Physics 21 26 1292
Theoretical Physics 27 33 1481

Psychology rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 19th for Psychology in Australia and 342nd in the World with 15,314 publications made and 385,364 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#21 of 52 In Oceania
#342 of 6,528 In the World

University of South Australia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 28 125
1992 29 121
1993 49 154
1994 49 160
1995 69 246
1996 73 302
1997 76 352
1998 79 455
1999 86 542
2000 124 696
2001 158 863
2002 166 946
2003 197 1338
2004 219 1622
2005 231 2004
2006 283 2513
2007 316 3027
2008 406 3725
2009 455 4757
2010 505 6123
2011 665 7372
2012 686 9555
2013 811 11962
2014 832 14278
2015 875 16491
2016 885 19260
2017 926 20665
2018 912 24373
2019 962 30370
2020 1022 37050
2021 1042 43695
2022 948 47770
2023 1000 49062

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 11 13 108
Education Majors 12 13 118
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 7 119
Occupational Therapy 8 11 119
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 17 19 177
Social Psychology 19 21 262
Special Education 19 21 263
Child Psychology 19 21 287
Clinical Psychology 20 22 294
Psychiatry 18 20 375
Sexology 22 28 381
Neuroscience 17 19 472
Cognitive Science 19 23 478

Business rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 17th for Business in Australia and 252nd in the World with 11,897 publications made and 271,840 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#252 of 6,187 In the World

University of South Australia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 16 17
1992 15 15
1993 30 16
1994 39 46
1995 66 60
1996 60 77
1997 77 114
1998 79 151
1999 102 241
2000 122 364
2001 156 475
2002 248 736
2003 218 866
2004 196 1058
2005 234 1333
2006 304 1848
2007 306 2110
2008 393 2778
2009 435 3617
2010 451 4445
2011 528 5500
2012 593 7232
2013 653 9240
2014 648 10676
2015 652 11359
2016 677 12548
2017 666 14014
2018 611 15796
2019 632 19750
2020 705 23264
2021 649 27420
2022 601 28661
2023 671 29330

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 6 26
Construction Management 10 10 114
Project Management 11 12 115
Human Resource Management 13 14 117
Engineering Management 10 11 124
Management Information Systems 12 13 127
Advertising 10 11 132
Occupational Safety and Health 15 17 140
Marketing 11 12 179
Accounting 17 20 190
Risk Management 13 13 202
Supply Chain Management 7 7 217
Entertainment Industry Business 17 21 226
Real Estate 12 14 234
Public Policy / Administration 18 21 249
Operations Research 9 10 268
International Trade 13 16 281
Management 18 19 292
International Business 17 20 303
Entrepreneurship 15 20 333
Finance 18 21 369
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 26 433
Actuarial Science 20 24 458
Tax Law 26 33 671

Mathematics rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 18th for Mathematics in Australia and 391st in the World with 11,828 publications made and 282,630 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#20 of 52 In Oceania
#391 of 6,305 In the World

University of South Australia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 15 16
1992 13 21
1993 29 24
1994 37 48
1995 54 80
1996 68 100
1997 71 149
1998 77 211
1999 91 308
2000 90 388
2001 108 567
2002 272 987
2003 187 1106
2004 203 1327
2005 215 1497
2006 284 2012
2007 316 2226
2008 369 2729
2009 375 3528
2010 434 4400
2011 527 5396
2012 538 6727
2013 584 8656
2014 612 9966
2015 641 11205
2016 727 13335
2017 719 14794
2018 683 17346
2019 706 21398
2020 667 25275
2021 725 29674
2022 634 31639
2023 683 31477

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 16 19 198
Operations Research 9 10 268
Statistics 18 20 410
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 18 21 416
Actuarial Science 20 24 458
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 17 505
Applied Mathematics 20 24 832

Economics rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 18th for Economics in Australia and 241st in the World with 9,146 publications made and 199,076 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#20 of 52 In Oceania
#241 of 5,995 In the World

University of South Australia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 17 16
1992 6 11
1993 31 12
1994 30 42
1995 35 34
1996 41 59
1997 46 63
1998 56 97
1999 68 160
2000 83 228
2001 107 360
2002 117 432
2003 142 561
2004 149 714
2005 198 884
2006 226 1157
2007 210 1351
2008 297 1849
2009 300 2378
2010 347 3060
2011 410 3721
2012 421 4834
2013 504 6189
2014 525 7164
2015 520 8128
2016 546 9025
2017 522 9924
2018 501 11657
2019 500 14352
2020 596 17460
2021 506 21127
2022 491 22692
2023 548 23249

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 11 11 162
Development Studies 17 18 173
Agricultural Economics 11 11 195
International Trade 13 16 281
Political Economy 22 26 333
Finance 18 21 369
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 18 21 416
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 26 433
Actuarial Science 20 24 458
International Economics 18 22 499
International Relations and Diplomacy 30 36 726

Art & Design rankings

The University of South Australia ranked 19th for Art & Design in Australia and 317th in the World with 5,232 publications made and 89,875 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Creative Writing.

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
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 51 In Oceania
#317 of 5,720 In the World

University of South Australia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 14 7
1992 11 7
1993 24 12
1994 15 28
1995 23 21
1996 38 48
1997 36 52
1998 33 84
1999 49 124
2000 55 154
2001 68 230
2002 120 346
2003 115 395
2004 109 486
2005 129 633
2006 131 810
2007 135 930
2008 155 1101
2009 195 1516
2010 191 1695
2011 229 2088
2012 261 2703
2013 241 3197
2014 241 3402
2015 296 3972
2016 240 4508
2017 286 5183
2018 291 5800
2019 298 7452
2020 321 8671
2021 270 10235
2022 293 10579
2023 280 10956

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 1 1 34
Landscape Architecture 5 6 110
Interior Design 7 8 121
Multimedia 13 14 186
UX/UI Desgin 10 12 187
Creative Writing 16 20 205
Entertainment Industry Business 17 21 226
Graphic Design 16 18 270
Literature 18 21 291
Fashion Design 17 19 315
Aesthetics 22 26 331
Cinematography 22 26 339
Architecture 14 15 353
Art History 22 28 493
Performing arts 25 30 495
Music 21 27 519
Animation 17 20 577
Photography 24 28 578
Computer Graphics 18 22 585
Singing and Vocal Performance 26 33 704