Griffith University continues to excel across a broad range of subjects including Social Sciences and Management, Sport, Arts and Humanities, and Life Sciences and Medicine in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
The biggest leap was in social Sciences and Management with Griffith moving from 253 to 199.
Sports-related subjects jumped to 49, after being ranked 51-100 in 2025.
There was an improvement in Griffith’s environmental sciences subjects placing 149 after a ranking of 151-200 last year.
QS ranked in Music for the first time with Griffith being placed in the 26-50 band.
In the Health subjects, Psychology was ranked 151-200, up from 251-300 in 2026, and Nursing improved three places to be 30th overall.
Griffith continued to excel in the performing arts subjects with a 51-100 ranking, an increase on the 2026 ranking of 101-150.
Dean (Sustainability and Rankings) Professor Jennifer Boddy applauded Griffith’s success in the 2026 rankings.
“The 2026 rankings show Griffith’s strength in deliver world-class research and education for our students and our communities,” Professor Boddy said.
“Griffith will not rest on its laurels, and we will continue to strive for excellence in our teaching and research capabilities to further drive home our commitment to making it matter. Griffith is paving its own pathway in the world as a leading institute across a broad range of subject areas.”
The QS World University Rankings by Subject assesses academic programmes over five indicators – academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, H-index, and international research network (by broad faculty area).
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