Macquarie University Ranking

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  Ranked 126 in the world and 11 in Australia in the QS World University Rankings 2027, consistently in the top 1% of universities globally.
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  Ranked 166 in the world and 10 in Australia in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, its best-ever THE position.
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  Ranked 50 overall in the THE Impact Rankings 2025 (measuring performance against the UN Sustainable Development Goals), with top-40 positions in four individual SDGs.
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  Recorded its strongest-ever QS subject performance in 2026: Philosophy entered the global top 20 for the first time, three subjects sit in the top 50 globally, and 12 subjects rank in the top 100, up from seven the previous year.
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  A total of 42 subjects are now ranked by QS, up from 27 five years ago, reflecting Macquarie's accelerating global research profile across disciplines.
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  Ranked within the top 10 in Australia for graduate outcomes and employer reputation (QS 2027) the only Sydney university outside the Group of Eight to achieve this.
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  100% of assessed research areas rated at world standard or above in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.
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  Macquarie Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS double accreditation; fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide hold both.

Macquarie University Rankings By Program

Macquarie's sharpest subject strengths are in business and finance (where its MGSM postgraduate programs lead Australia), the humanities (philosophy, linguistics), data science, and psychology. The table draws on the most current QS and THE subject editions.

Program / Measure	Source & Year	Ranking
Philosophy	QS World Rankings by Subject 2026	Top 20 globally (first time); 4 in Australia
Linguistics	QS World Rankings by Subject 2026	31 globally; 2 in Australia
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence	QS World Rankings by Subject 2026	48 globally; 5 in Australia
Master of Applied Finance	QS Business Masters Rankings 2026	40 globally; 1 in Australia
Master of Marketing	QS Business Masters Rankings 2026	25 globally; 1 in Australia
Master of Business Analytics	QS Business Masters Rankings 2026	Top 80 globally; 2 in Australia
Master of Management	QS Business Masters Rankings 2026	Top 100 globally; 2 in Australia
Psychology	THE World Rankings by Subject 2026	89 globally; top 10 in Australia
Arts & Humanities	THE World Rankings by Subject 2026	Global 126–150 band; top 10 in Australia
Business & Economics	THE World Rankings by Subject 2026	Global 101–125 band; top 10 in Australia
Computer Science	THE World Rankings by Subject 2026	Global 151–175 band; top 10 in Australia
Education	THE World Rankings by Subject 2026	Top 100 globally for 7 consecutive years