Adelaide University Ranking

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  Ranked 79th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026 up three places from its inaugural 82nd placing it firmly inside the global top 100 in its first year as a merged university.
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  8th in Australia overall and 2nd nationally for international research network in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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  22 subjects ranked in the global top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, a strong result for a first-year institution, with a further 21 subjects in the top 200.
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  133 in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, the confirmed inaugural position for the merged university.
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  A member of Australia's Group of Eight (Go8), the country's coalition of leading research-intensive universities.
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  Backed by around 5,000 researchers and roughly A$500 million in annual external research revenue, supported by a A$200 million perpetual state research fund.

Adelaide University Rankings By Program

Adelaide University performs strongest in research-intensive and health, science, agriculture and engineering disciplines, carrying forward the subject strengths of its founding universities. Selected recognitions:

Program / Measure	Source & Year	Ranking
Overall global position	QS World University Rankings 2026	79th in the world; 8th in Australia
Overall global position	Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026	133 in the world
Subjects in global top 100	QS World Rankings by Subject 2026	22 subjects
International research network	QS World University Rankings 2026	2nd in Australia
Agriculture & Forestry	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100
Dentistry	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100
Nursing	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100
Veterinary Science	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100
Earth & Environmental Sciences	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100
Petroleum Engineering	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100 (historically top 5)
Anatomy & Physiology	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100
Archaeology	QS World Rankings by Subject	Global top 100