A series of prestigious rankings systems place Griffith in the top 2% of universities worldwide
We also rank highly as a young university, ranking 35th in the 2019 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings and 37th in the 2020 QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50. By choosing to study at Griffith, students benefit from degrees informed by our world-class research, expert knowledge and industry connections.
World rankings
In four of the largest and most credible world university rankings, Griffith is rated in the top 300:
Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 251–300
University Ranking by Academic Performance: 279
US News Best Global Universities: 240
CWTS Leiden Ranking: 264
Griffith is also recognised in the world's top 400 rankings:
Academic Ranking of World Universities: 301-400
QS World University Rankings: 320
National Taiwan University Ranking: 313
Young and ambitious
Griffith ranks highly as a young university, ranking 35th in the 2019 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings and 37th in the 2020 QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50. Being a young university means we have the freedom to respect tradition without being restricted by it, which gives us the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing needs of students, industry and the community. We’ve introduced Australia’s first degrees in a wide range of important areas, from Asian studies and environmental science to dental technology and forensic science. We were also quick to adopt online education, and have offered online study options for almost 20 years.
Australia's top teachers
Griffith is the leading university in Australia for citations and fellowships from the Australian Government’s Office of Learning and Teaching. In the last five years, we have won:
3 Australian University Teacher of the Year awards *Since 2007
7 Teaching Excellence awards
3 Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
34 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
7 National Teaching Fellowships
Five stars for educational experience
Griffith holds a five star rating for overall educational experience from the Good Universities Guide, an independent guide to Australian higher education. We also have five star rankings for our highly qualified staff, skills development, and teaching quality.
Subject rankings
Griffith ranked in the top 300 in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 for a range of subjects.
Top 10
- Hospitality and Leisure Management (ranked 2nd)
- Nursing (ranked 4th)
Top 50
- Law (ranked 29th)
- Marine/Ocean Engineering (ranked 13th)
Top 50–100
- Education
- Energy Science and Engineering
- Oceanography
- Political Sciences
- Water Resources
Top 101–150
- Business Administration
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Dentistry and Oral Sciences
- Ecology
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Management
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Transportation Science and Technology
Top 151–200
- Clinical Medicine
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Psychology
Top 201–300
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Communication
- Economics
- Geography
Griffith MBA
Our MBA ranked among leading national and global MBA s in CEO Magazine's 2018 MBA Rankings. We ranked fourth in Australia in the 2017 Financial Review BOSS Magazine MBA survey and earned a five-star rating in the Graduate Management Association of Australia's 2017 MBA Star Rating. Find out more about our MBA credentials.
Research excellence
The 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia results highlight Griffith’s performance at world standard or above across more than 50 different disciplines. With over 1,700 experts conducting research across all major academic disciplines, Griffith is focused on understanding the world we live in and improving people’s lives.
Griffith was rated ‘well above world-standard’ for the following 24 fields of research:
- Chemical sciences
- Condensed matter physics
- Criminology
- Dentistry
- Ecological applications
- Ecology
- Environmental sciences
- Environmental science and management
- Evolutionary biology
- Inorganic chemistry
- Macromolecular and materials chemistry
- Materials engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Medical microbiology
- Nanotechnology
- Nursing
- Oncology and carcinogenesis
- Optical physics
- Physical chemistry (incl. structural)
- Physical sciences
- Political science
- Quantum physics
- Technology
- Tourism
Teaching and learning
Our innovative teaching methods and learning experiences set us apart